October 9, 2018

Air Force Academy cadets volunteer, support local children

U.S. Air Force Academy cadets from Cadet Squadron 35 pose for a group photograph at the Children Enrichment Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Oct. 4, 2018. The CEC supports Partners in Housing, an organization that provides transitional housing to homeless families, with free daycare for parents during on-site life skills classes. Story and photo by Jennifer Spradlin, Oct. 9, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Over the course of a few hours, children at the Child Enrichment Center in downtown Colorado Springs run, jump and play on a small playground with a group of Air Force Academy cadets, Oct. 4....

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October 5, 2018

Academy traffic impacts for Air Force v. Navy football game

By U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs, Oct. 5, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - Thousands of fans will attend the annual football game between Air Force and Navy at Falcon Stadium on Saturday, Oct 6. This will result in a huge increase in the volume of traffic normally seen on the Academy. To help alleviate congestion and reduce the risk of traffic accidents, the following measures will apply: Fans attending the game who do not have a Department of Defense ID card are subject to normal visitor access procedures. At the gate, they are expected to provide a valid...

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October 4, 2018

Academy cadets defeat Ca. State-Long Beach in Moot Court competition

By Ray Bowden, Oct. 4, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Cadets at the Air Force Academy took legal matters into their own hands by winning the top slot at a collegiate legal competition September 21. The Academy’s Moot Court Team hosted the Falcon Class International competition against California State-Long Beach. Cadets 1st Class Rachel Kester and Josh West took home the championship trophy. “It’s a significant victory,” said Prof. Doug McKechnie of the Academy’s Law Department. “After a grueling six hours of oral arguments before a mock supreme court, they won the invite.” Kester and West said the...

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October 3, 2018

Keeping the bears at bay

By U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs, Oct. 3, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- The bears on base might not be as concerned about daylight saving time as you are, but that’s because they have far better things to do. Like eat. That’s right. The bears living on or near the Air Force Academy are out-and-about looking for food before they hibernate for the winter. Here’s a few things base residents can do to keep the bears at bay. -- Close and latch the lids to your animal-proof dumpsters or trash receptacles -- Keep your trash in the garage...

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October 2, 2018

Academy grads speak to cadets on resilience, leadership skills

Joel Neeb, a former F-15 pilot, U.S. Air Force Academy grad and president of Afterburner, Inc., shares a photograph of his recent climb up Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa, while speaking to cadets in Fairchild Hall at the Academy, Sept. 28, 2018. While in the Air Force, Neeb was diagnosed with stage IV cancer and given a 10-percent chance to live more than five years. He used his diagnosis as inspiration to embrace opportunities outside his comfort zone and told the cadets to push beyond their boundaries. (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley) By Jennifer Spradlin, Oct. 2, 2018 U.S. AIR...

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September 27, 2018

Academy cadets honor 100th anniversary of Battle of Saint-Mihiel

Five cadets from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, and two French service members (left and right), pose for a photo at the Saint-Mihiel American Cemetery, France, Sept. 22, 2018. The cemetery is the resting place for more than 4,000 U.S. service members who died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel, Sept. 12-16, 1918, during the Great War. The cadets and some Academy faculty members traveled to France to take part in ceremonies honoring the 100th anniversary of the battle. (Photo courtesy of Cadet 1st Class Charles Estep) U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs staff report, Sept 27, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY,...

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September 25, 2018

Pulitzer Prize-winning author tells Academy cadets to ‘stand for the innocents’ at ‘War, Literature & Arts Conference’

Author Robert Olen Butler gives the keynote presentation during the U.S. Air Force Academy's "War, Literature & the Arts Conference" Sept. 21, 2018 in Arnold Hall. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Vietnam War veteran spoke about the importance of service members and cadets maintaining a hold on their humanity during conflict. (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley) Story by Ray Bowden, Sept. 25, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Author Robert Olen Butler’s military service in Vietnam as an enlisted intelligence officer and translator ended in 1971, but the country still has a hold on him. The Pulitzer-Prize winning novelist’s keynote...

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September 19, 2018

‘Team 10’ commander focuses on 10th ABW’s future

Col. Shawn Campbell, commander of the 10th Air Base Wing at the U.S. Air Force Academy, speaks to his military and civilian staff members in Arnold Hall during his commander's call, Sept. 14, 2018. Campbell praised his staff's teamwork and said their united focus on continual improvement will result in great things for the Air Force and the Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Darci Ibidapo) Story by Ray Bowden, Sept. 19, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- The 10th Air Base Wing’s top officer is examining the possibility of a wing reorganization to increase long-term effectiveness. Colonel Shawn...

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September 17, 2018

Cadets take resiliency to ‘HeART’ in Castle Rock

U.S. Air Force Academy Cadets run through the Epic Sky Trek Challenge course during Operation Falcon Frenzy in Castle Rock, Colo. Sept. 16, 2018.  The Falcon Frenzy is a resiliency initiative organized by HeART-C, the Helping Agency Resiliency Team for Cadets, a group that aligns the Academy’s helping agencies to strengthen cadets’ mental, physical, social and spiritual well being.   Story and photos by Tech. Sgt. Tabitha Lee, Sept. 17, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Cadets from the Air Force Academy showed their teamwork and resiliency Sept. 16 in Castle Rock. HeART-C, the Helping Agency Resiliency Team for Cadets,...

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September 17, 2018

Air Force senior leaders announce 2018 Spark Tank Competition

By Staff Sgt. Rusty Frank, Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Enlisted, officer and government employees may now submit their innovative ideas for the 2018 Air Force Spark Tank Competition. The competition calls for Airmen to pitch their innovative ideas to the Air Force’s senior leaders through the the IdeaScale Ideation platform at usaf.ideascalegov.com, and will culminate in a showcase of those ideas in Orlando, Florida, early next year at the Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium. “We challenge all Airmen to share their best ideas that build upon senior leader priorities to restore readiness, increase the...

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