September 12, 2018

Combating hearing loss on and off duty

Lt. Col. William Uhl, assistant philosophy professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy, speaks to cadets in class in 2016. Uhl says it's equally important for all service members to protect their hearing while off duty as it is when they're at work. (U.S. Air Force photo/Darcie Ibidapo) Commentary by Lt. Col. Willian Uhl,  Air Force Academy Philosophy Department It’s a noisy world. On any given day, you can hear aircraft engines on the airfield, weapons fire, and generators at our numerous construction and repair sites here. When noise approaches or exceed 85 decibels, the sound of a common lawn mower,...

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August 30, 2018

Long Blue Line: Meet Cadet 3rd Class Faith Van Havel

  Cadet 3rd Class Faith Van Havel with her family on the Terrazzo.  By Staff Reports, Aug. 30, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — (Editor’s Note) For the 2018 Air Force Football season, we have designated theme weeks tied to our six home games, each highlighting a domain of strength and excellence at our Academy. This week, August 27 – September 8, we honor the Long Blue Line and showcase a proud history of selfless service in the Air Force and beyond. Interview with Cadet 3rd Class Faith Van Havel: What's your first memory associated with the Air Force? My first memory...

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August 29, 2018

USAFA cadet honored as AFA & USAF Cadet of the Year

[caption id="attachment_14399" align="aligncenter" width="800"] (From left to right) Billy Christopoulos, Matt Koch, Evan Giesler, Matt Serratore, Dan Bailey, Evan Feno and Kyle Haak, pose for a group photo after an Air Force Hockey game. (Courtesy photo)[/caption] By Staff Reports, Aug. 29, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Kyle Haak was recently selected as both the Air Force Association Cadet of the Year and U.S. Air Force Cadet of the Year for 2018. “Thank you to the family, friends, advisors, and teammates who helped me pursue my education and development,” said Haak. “I am...

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August 29, 2018

Long Blue Line: Meet Cadet 1st Class Brianna Martinez

         By Staff Reports, Aug. 29, 2018. Photos courtesy of Brianna Martinez. U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — (Editor’s Note) For the 2018 Air Force Football season, we have designated theme weeks tied to our six home games, each highlighting a domain of strength and excellence at our Academy. This week, August 27 – September 8, we honor the Long Blue Line and showcase a proud history of selfless service in the Air Force and beyond. Interview with Cadet 1st Class Brianna Martinez: What's your first memory associated with the Air Force? My first clear memory of the Air Force was when I...

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August 28, 2018

Long Blue Line: Meet Cadet 2nd Class James Roberts

By Staff Reports, Aug. 28, 2018. Photos courtesy of Cadet 2nd Class James Roberts. U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — (Editor’s Note) For the 2018 Air Force Football season, we have designated theme weeks tied to our six home games, each highlighting a domain of strength and excellence at our Academy. This week, August 27 – September 8, we honor the Long Blue Line and showcase a proud history of selfless service in the Air Force and beyond. Interview with Cadet 2nd Class James Roberts: What's your first memory associated with the Air Force? I originally was interested by an ad the University...

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August 27, 2018

Long Blue Line: Meet Cadet 3rd Class Thomas Chandler

By Staff Reports, Aug. 27, 2018. Photos courtesy of Cadet 3rd Class Thomas Chandler. U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo — (Editor's Note) For the 2018 Air Force Football season, we have designated theme weeks tied to our six home games, each highlighting a domain of strength and excellence at our Academy. This week, August 27 - September 8, we honor the Long Blue Line and showcase a proud history of selfless service in the Air Force and beyond. Interview with Cadet 3rd Class Thomas Chandler: What's your first memory associated with the Air Force? I was born at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona,...

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August 27, 2018

Letter from the Superintendent: Celebrating strength, excellence

Dear Academy Alumni, Friends, Family and Supporters, For the 2018 Air Force Football season, we have designated theme weeks tied to our six home games, each highlighting a domain of strength and excellence at our Academy. We celebrate these themes to honor our supporters and history, to initiate conversations on our programs and people, and to display how USAFA is actively driving innovation and shaping the future of modern warfare. This season, our themes include: Long Blue Line (Aug 27 – Sep 8): We deliver the future leaders of modern warfare, graduates who join the Long Blue Line and epitomize...

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August 24, 2018

Falcon Stadium gets a facelift

By Laurie Wilson, Aug. 24, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. —  Air Force football fans will have even more reason to cheer this season when the Falcons kick-off their first home game Sept. 1 in an upgraded stadium. Falcon Stadium has recently undergone a partial renovation including new synthetic turf, scoreboards and an updated home-team locker room. The Falcons will also debut new “heritage uniforms” for the first home game. On Aug. 18, fans got a preseason look at the phase one improvements during Fan Day, where they got a chance to visit with the team and staff at Falcon field....

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August 14, 2018

The ‘Other Side of Fear’

By Staff Reports, Aug. 14, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Staff Sgt. Charles Carter had to be the first passenger to jump out of that plane. “I knew I couldn’t be a leader if I wasn’t the first to jump so I jumped,” he said. Carter found himself standing in the door as the only noncommissioned officer in a group of cadets and cadet instructors on board the UV-18 Twin Otter aircraft flying 5,000 feet above Air Force Academy’s drop zone. “I can’t explain what it feels like when you leave the plane,” he said. “The first thing you notice...

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August 14, 2018

STRATCOM’s top officer visits USAFA

By Laurie Wilson, Aug. 11, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — The commander of U.S. Strategic Command said Aug. 10 that space research at the Air Force Academy benefits the Department of Defense and the nation. Speaking at the Academy’s Space Systems Research Center during his visit, Gen. John Hyten encouraged cadets and faculty to continue to view space as a professional enterprise. “Learn how this business works,” he said. “Learn how space integrates with air, ground and sea. Make sure you look at your projects from a military and warfighting perspective moving forward.” At the research center, cadets updated...

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