November 16, 2018

More cadets given opportunity to fly

More than 530 U.S. Air Force Academy cadets from the 2019 graduating class have been matched to attend pilot training pending final qualifications and commissioning. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Charlie Rivezzo) Story by Jennifer Spradlin, Nov. 16, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – More than 530 Air Force Academy cadets from the 2019 graduating class have been matched to attend pilot training pending final qualifications and commissioning. This is a 26 percent increase over the 2018 class. “Airmanship is a large part of the Academy experience, and a core part of our identity as a service, and we...

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November 16, 2018

Air Force vice chief of staff presents honor to Cadet of the Year

By Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs, Nov. 16, 2018 WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Cadet 1st Class Kyle Haak was honored as the British Air Squadron’s 2018 Cadet of the Year during a ceremony Nov. 6, 2018, at the Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia. During the ceremony, presided over by Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen Wilson, Haak was recognized for his demonstrated excellence in academics, military skills, and athletics while enrolled at the U.S. Air Force Academy. “He is the epitome of a scholar, leader and an athlete; he is the epitome of the American Airman,” Wilson said....

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November 16, 2018

Air Force Academy cadets help family out of crashed car

  U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Brig. Gen. Kristin Goodwin (left), commandant of cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy, chats with a group of cadets on the Terrazzo, Nov. 13, 2018. The five cadets seen here helped a family out of an overturned vehicle after it lost traction and slid off the highway near Breckenridge, Nov. 11, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joshua Armstrong) Story by Jennifer Spradlin, Nov. 16, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -– Returning from a weekend ski trip in Breckenridge, Colorado, five Air Force Academy cadets witnessed the vehicle in front of them fishtail,...

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November 15, 2018

Update: Falcon SAT 6 satellite lifts off on Space X rocket, Dec. 3

Faculty members and cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy wait to receive "first contact" from the cadet-designed FalconSAT-6 satellite that successfully launched into space just before noon, Dec. 3, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joshua Armstrong) Story by Jennifer Spradlin, Dec. 3, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- A satellite designed and built by Air Force Academy cadets successfully launched into space just after 11:30 a.m. (MT), Dec. 3. The FalconSAT-6 satellite was originally slated for a Nov. 19 lift-off but modifications and a change of launch vehicles delayed the launch. Lt. Col. Luke Sauter, head of the Academy’s Astronautics...

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November 15, 2018

Commentary: Don’t let the ‘Stress Grinch’ steal your holidays

  The 10th Medical Operations Squadron's Family Advocacy Program, and it's Family Readiness Center at the U.S. Air Force Academy, offer a variety of helpful individual and group counseling services to Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force graphic) Commentary by Laurie Wilson, Nov. 15, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- They’re here. The holidays have recycled again and no matter where we look, we’re reminded we ought to be filled with boundless joy. So, we plaster on smiles and juggle schedules going through the roof, burning both ends of our candles. We negotiate unexpected travel hassles, maneuver extended family...

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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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