November 30, 2018

Air Force Academy officer helps Alpha Warrior team take 1st place at competition

Capt. Jennifer Wendland (top row, left), a physical education instructor at the U.S. Air Force Academy, poses for a photo with her Alpha Warrior teammates after they won the first Inter-Service Alpha Warrior Battle, Nov. 17, 2018, in Selma, Texas. Air Force took home the inter-service championship title with a team finish time of 2:17:33. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarayuth Pinthong) U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs, Nov. 29, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- A physical education instructor at the Air Force Academy was on a team of six Airmen who beat-out Army and Navy to take the...

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November 26, 2018

Cadet Candidates bring ‘dragon magic’ to elementary school

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Cadet Candidates from the Air Force Academy’s Preparatory School performed a chemistry magic show for elementary students at Stratmoor Hills Elementary, Nov. 13. The cadet candidates perform the show at multiple schools throughout the year as part of an outreach program to get local children excited about science and math. “We feel like the [cadet candidates] inspire a love of science in our students, and it’s good for the students to see how the principles of science they’re learning now can be used later on in life,” said Melissa Geffre, a literacy interventionist at...

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November 21, 2018

‘It’s your Air Force Academy too’: Chief Boyer hosts enlisted call Nov. 16

Story by Ray Bowden, Nov. 21, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- The top-enlisted Airman at the Air Force Academy announced his plans to retire late next year after nearly 32 years of military service. Chief Master Sgt. Rob Boyer, the Academy’s command chief, said this and more during his enlisted call, Nov. 16 in Fairchild Hall. “You can swap out all the senior leaders here, but the job will still get done because of you,” he said to the audience of enlisted Airmen. “You represent the Academy’s cradle of leadership. There is nothing that gets done here without...

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November 20, 2018

Cadet wins 1st place at Fort Collins equestrian show

U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 3rd Class Megan Craven won first place at the Sunrise Farms Equine Show in Fort Collins, Oct. 27. This was her first victory after just more than a year of riding horses. (U.S. Air Force Academy photo) Story by Jennifer Spradlin U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- An Air Force Academy cadet won first place at the Sunrise Farms Equine Show in Fort Collins, Oct. 27, notching her first victory after little more than a year of riding. “I was so excited. It was really nice to see all the hard work at the barn...

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November 19, 2018

2 Air Force Academy cadets earn Rhodes scholarships

By U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs, Nov. 19, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Two senior cadets at the Air Force Academy were elected to the American Rhodes scholar Class of 2019, on Nov. 17. Cadets 1st Class James Brahm, of Alabama, and Madison Tung, of California, are the 40th and 41st cadets to receive the scholarship. Brahm’s academic major is computer science, and Tung is double majoring in mathematics and humanities. Both are also pursuing academic minors in Chinese. At the Academy, Brahm studies cyber security and will pursue master’s degrees in computer science and public policy...

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November 19, 2018

Air Force Academy cadets teach self-defense to human trafficking victims

Cadet 3rd Class Hannah Schroeder (left) spars with an Aikido instructor at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Nov. 15, 2018. She and Cadet 3rd Class Lois Taylor and their coach, Neland North, volunteered to lead a two-day self-defense session at the Pathfinder Center in South Dakota, an organization that provides safe haven and empowerment to victims of human trafficking. (U.S. Air Force photo/Darcie Ibidapo) Story by Jennifer Spradlin, Nov. 19, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Two Air Force Academy cadets and their Aikido club coach traveled to central South Dakota to help victims of human trafficking learn self-defense techniques,...

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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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