November 14, 2017

Air Force leaders convene at Academy for Corona

  By Ray Bowden, Nov. 14, 2017 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Top Air Force officials got a chance to talk policy outside the Pentagon Oct. 30-Nov. 3 at the Air Force Academy. The annual Corona meeting gives service leaders, including the secretary, chief of staff and chief master sergeant of the Air Force, the chance to plot the future of the Air Force. The hot topics included the future of aviation, space operations and cyber security. "It's an honor our senior leaders hold this event here each year," said Col. David Harris, the Academy’s vice superintendent. "The strategic conversations...

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November 9, 2017

MILITARY LEGACY SPOTLIGHT: The Rhodes Family

U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs / Nov. 8, 2017 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Note: This week we are highlighting permanent party, cadets and family members whose families have served in the U.S. military for more than three generations. Meet Jeff Rhodes, 10th Air Base Wing Communications Squadron Jeffrey Rhodes was the top graduate in the Academy Class of 1987 and served on active duty until 1992. He returned to Civil Service in 2015 as a Senior IT Specialist here at the Academy. An interesting article was posted in the Los Angeles Times about him and his classmate Hoang Tran:...

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November 9, 2017

Unbroken Will: The Captain Lance P. Sijan Story

PACE Profession of Arms Center of Excellence, Nov 9, 2017 Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the day Capt. Sijan ejected over North Vietnam. Ejected from his fighter jet over Laos in 1967, Sijan spent 46 days and nights evading capture from the Viet Cong. When captured he was 80 pounds and close to death. But he was a million miles away from giving up. Lance believed in freedom and his fellow Airmen. He died on January 22, 1968 and was the first Air Force Academy graduate to receive the Medal of Honor. He lived the code of conduct to...

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November 9, 2017

USAFA supt: ‘Thank you’ veterans

By Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria, the Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, Nov. 9, 2017 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- This weekend we celebrate Veteran’s Day, an opportunity for us to spend time with our families and reflect on the service and sacrifice of the men and women that have worn our nation’s uniform. This week, I visited the VA hospital in Denver and was reminded that all of us serving today, in uniform or out, have inherited a proud legacy. Every veteran has a story.  Some served in war, others in peace; many were volunteers, others were called. Some...

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November 8, 2017

Academy completes investigation into prep school racist remarks

U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs, Nov. 8, 2017 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Air Force Academy officials have completed the investigation into the writing of racist remarks on the doors of five African American Air Force Academy Preparatory School cadet candidates and the individual found responsible is no longer at the Preparatory School. We can confirm that one of the cadet candidates who was allegedly targeted by racist remarks written outside of their dorm room was actually responsible for the act. The individual admitted responsibility and this was validated by the investigation. "Regardless of the circumstances under which...

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November 8, 2017

Military Legacy Spotlight: Service spans generations for Academy cadets

U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs / Nov. 8, 2017 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Note: This week we are highlighting permanent party, cadets and family members whose families have served in the U.S. military for more than three generations. C4C Alissa Till For Cadet 4th Class Alissa Till, her family's military service dates back to 1921, when her great, great-grandfather joined the U.S. Army. Andrew Julius Evans served a full career in the Army as a civil engineer officer, laying the foundation for generations of family members who served their nation. Her great, great-uncle, Andrew Julius Evans Jr.,...

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November 6, 2017

Military Legacy Spotlight: Cadet 2nd Class Griffin Gluck

C2C Griffin Gluck, Nov. 6, 2017 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Note: This week we are highlighting permanent party, cadets and family members whose families have served in the U.S. military for more than three generations.  This was harder to put together than I originally thought because I didn't want to leave anyone out. Here are some of the main people in my family who have served our country. This is my Great-Great Grandfather Samuel Gluck. His family emigrated here from Austria. We know they weren’t very well off as most census data shows his mother to be a...

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November 3, 2017

Close air support demo at USAFA shows capabilities

By Maureen Welch, Nov. 3, 2017 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. --Thousands of cadets and visitors at the Air Force Academy didn’t have to go overseas Nov. 3 to get a look at combat operations. All they had to do was look up. They got to see a close air support demonstration that included Joint Terminal Attack Controllers directing “flyovers” by two A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft and two F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft above the campus. Cadets 2nd Class Logan Frost and A.J. Miller watched the noisy demo from outside Vandenberg Hall. “The A-10s are awesome,” Frost said. “The F-16 was...

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November 3, 2017

Simon Sinek, popular thought leader, helps USAFA find its ‘why’

Simon Sinek addresses audience in Arnold Hall. (U.S. Air Force Academy photo) By Laurie Wilson, Nov. 3, 2017 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY --  At first handshake, his grin and the twinkle of genuine curiosity in his eyes grab you. He engages immediately and makes you his focus. You know you matter. His voice cadence invites you to simply chat with him. So you quickly relax. Don’t let the casual nature fool you. You aren’t just trading small-talk with the neighbor. You’re hanging with a real thought leader. Simon Sinek is regarded as an innovative visionary with unconventional intellectual views on...

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November 1, 2017

Human-machine research teaches cadets design, human factors, culture

Jenn Kuster, U.S. Air Force Academy Dean of Faculty research publicist, Oct. 31, 2017 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — The idea of an endearing, interactive and witty robot companion may elicit nostalgic flashbacks of Rosie and the Jetsons, but this is not 2062 and the star of the show is not a two-dimensional robot maid. The year is 2017 and autonomous systems are penetrating societies around the world: from self-driving vehicles and robot waiters in restaurants to robot wingmen flying alongside human pilots. Indeed, the United States Air Force’s vision is for humans and robots to partner as teammates for...

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