February 26, 2019

AF Academy invites public to grand opening of new planetarium March 2

(NASA photo) U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs, Feb. 26, 2019 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. --  If you like things that fizz, pop, and smoke, you’ll enjoy an afternoon with the Air Force Academy’s special science guest, Steve Spangler. To celebrate the grand opening of the Academy’s new planetarium, Spangler will host a show at Arnold Hall, 3-4 p.m., March 2, followed by an open house at the planetarium, 4-4:45 p.m. Spangler is well-known for showing millions how make a geyser out of soda and a roll of Mentos. He's a regular guest on Ellen DeGeneres's popular TV show, with 20 appearances so...

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February 19, 2019

Academy to host former SECDEF at Leadership Symposium

  U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs, Nov. 19, 2019 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.  – – Leon E. Panetta, former Secretary of Defense and director of the Central Intelligence Agency, is scheduled to be a keynote speaker for the annual National Character and Leadership Symposium at the Air Force Academy, Feb. 21-22. The annual event brings together thought leaders from diverse backgrounds to speak about the importance of sound moral character and leadership. Also scheduled to present are Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth Wright and Caryl Stern, president and CEO of United Nations International Children’s Emergency...

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June 25, 2019

AF Academy teams up with Test Pilot School in new candidacy program

Story by Jennifer Spradlin, June 25, 2019 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Two Air Force Academy graduates from the Class of 2019 have been nominated to attend the Air Force Test Pilot School in 2022 as part of a new training partnership between the two institutions. Test Pilot School is a highly competitive, 48-week, educational opportunity for aviators, combat systems officers, remotely piloted aircraft pilots and engineers. Graduates of the course receive a master’s of science in flight test engineering and go on to test a variety of aerospace weapon systems for use in the Air Force. Col. Brian Neff,...

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October 24, 2018

Cadet volunteer head-coaches children’s soccer team

Sara Burton (far right), a junior cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy, stands with the children and staff on the  Avengers soccer team, sponsored by the Colorado Springs youth sports program. Burton was the team's head coach until the season ended in October.  (Courtesy photo by Deb Gravelle) By Jennifer Spradlin, Oct. 24, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Sara Burton, a junior cadet at the Air Force Academy, grew up in a soccer family, the daughter of a soccer coach and one of five siblings who all played the sport. Sara started playing as a six-year-old in Martinsburg, West Virginia,...

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November 14, 2018

Air Force Academy cadets take Shell trophy, defeat Army at cyber competition

Brig. Gen. Andrew Armacost (right), the U.S. Air Force Academy's dean of the faculty, shares a moment with cadets on the Academy's Cadet Cyber Competition Team, Nov. 2, at the U.S. Military Academy, New York. The Academy beat their Army counterparts that day during the Capture the Flag Cyber Competition, hosted by Army. The competition pitted teams of cadets against each other in cyberspace, where they wrestled with software flaws and vulnerable servers allowing teams to exploit the system weaknesses of the opposing team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Justin Raynor) Story by Ray Bowden, Nov. 14, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE...

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November 14, 2018

Air Force Academy adds Master Sgt. Chapman to Medal of Honor wall

Master Sgt. John Chapman, an Air Force combat controller, was killed during a battle against al-Qaida fighters in Afghanistan, March 4, 2002. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in August and his name was added to the Medal of Honor Wall at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Nov. 8, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo) Story By Jennifer Spradlin, Nov. 14, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- The Air Force Academy added Medal of Honor recipient Master Sgt. John Chapman to the Medal of Honor portrait wall in Fairchild Hall Nov. 8. Special guests at the event included Chapman’s...

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November 14, 2018

High altitude responsibilities: Col. Cantwell reports on first 4 months as Academy’s vice superintendent

Col. Houston Cantwell, the vice superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, is shown here in his Harmon Hall office, Nov. 9, 2018, with drawings he made of fighter aircraft during his elementary school years. Cantwell said he always wanted to be a combat pilot. He's long-since achieved that goal and said he's equally pleased to play a role in fulfilling the Academy's mission of developing innovative leaders of character. (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley) Story by Ray Bowden, Nov. 14, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Imagine you’re seven-year-old Houston Cantwell growing up in Fairfax, Virginia. It’s 1979 and...

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November 14, 2018

Academy “Shows some love” through CFC

      The U.S. Air Force Academy kicked off this year's Combined Federal Campaign, Nov. 12, 2018. (Defense Department graphic) By Master Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes, Nov. 14, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- The Air Force Academy kicked off this year’s Combined Federal Campaign, Nov. 12. Col. Shawn Campbell, 10th Air Base Wing commander, said the campaign theme, “Show Some Love,” reminds him of Mother Teresa’s statement, “love is a fruit in season at all times and within reach of every hand.” “No matter the size of the hand, everyone can be involved, supporting great charities and sharing their...

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November 8, 2018

Special Ops pilot chosen for Jabara Award

  By Staff Sgt. Charles Rivezzo, Nov. 8, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The U.S. Air Force Academy formally recognized its 2018 Jabara Award for Airmanship recipient Nov. 8. The Jabara Award for Airmanship is awarded each year to the Academy graduate whose accomplishments demonstrate superior performance in fields directly involving aerospace vehicles. Maj. Marc Catalano, a 2006 Academy graduate, was chosen for the award for his actions while deployed as an aircraft commander to Iraq in support of Operations Inherent Resolve and Resolute Support. On the night of Oct. 21, 2016, Catalano and his AC-130U crew of 14...

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November 5, 2018

Air Force Academy preps for April accreditation visit

U.S. Air Force Academy staff and faculty are preparing for the institution's first accreditation visit in 10 years. The accreditation visit by the Higher Learning Commission is scheduled for April. (U.S. Air Force photo) Story by Ray Bowden, Nov. 5, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- There’s a lot riding on the accreditation process slated to begin in April at the Air Force Academy. It’s the first accreditation visit for the school in 10 years, said Col. Dan Uribe, point man for the Academy side of the accreditation and head of the school’s Foreign Language Department. “It’s not just the...

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