July 26, 2018

USAFA cadets team with Forest Service to build footbridge

Cadets from the U.S. Air Force Academy and engineers with the White River National Forest build a bridge near Breckenridge, Colo., July 2018. Last summer, the team started working on a design for a 35-foot wooden bridge to take pedestrians over a stream near the McCullough Gulch Trail southwest of Breckenridge. A ceremony to open the bridge is scheduled for noon, August 2. (Courtesy photo by Dr. Stan Rader) Story by Tech. Sgt. Tabitha Lee/July 26, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- A group of cadets from the Air Force Academy and engineers with the White River National Forest plan...

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July 20, 2018

Good neighbors: USAFA, Fountain Police Dept team up for training

(U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher DeWitt) Story by Laurie Wilson, July 20, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- The Air Force Academy teamed up with the City of Fountain Police Department July 11 and July 18 to stage crisis training. Airmen assigned to the 10th Security Forces Squadron supported the Fountain officers by helping them enact domestic violence, vehicle pursuit and felony traffic stop scenarios at the Academy. “It was a real eye-opening experience, especially for our younger officers, to take in this type of a scenario and bring resolution to it,” said Lt. Brian Pearson. The training included...

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July 19, 2018

USAFA Class of ’18 grad named Mountain West Female Scholar Athlete of Year

U.S. Air Photos of Mountain West Female Scholar Athlete of the Year, Jinan Andrews. Force Athletic Department, July 19, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Air Force swimmer Jinan Andrews was named the 2017-18 Mountain West Female Scholar Athlete of the Year, July 19 by the league office. The MW Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award was established by the MW Joint Council in 1999 and is highest honor the Conference presents to a student-athlete. The award is given annually to a man and woman who best exemplify “student-athlete” by achieving excellence in academics, athletics and community involvement during their intercollegiate...

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July 19, 2018

24 USAFA NCOs selected for tech sgt promotion

(U.S. Air Force graphic) By Air Force's Personnel Center Public Affairs, July 19, 2019 JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas --The Air Force selected 8,416 staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant and released that promotion list July 18. Twenty four staff sergeants at the Air Force Academy are on that list. The technical sergeant promotion list is available on the Air Force Personnel Center's website Enlisted Promotions page, the Air Force Portal and myPers. Airmen can access their score notices on the virtual Military Personnel Flight via the AFPC secure applications page, www.afpc.af.mil. Those selected for technical sergeant will be...

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July 18, 2018

‘A new beginning in life’: Basic training starts at USAFA Prep School

Prep School appointees start basic military training (U.S. Air Force photo/Darcie Ibidapo) By Ray Bowden, July 18, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Basic military training started July 18 for more than 200 young men and women at the Air Force Academy’s Prep School. They began reporting to the Prep School just after 7 a.m., lining-up near the Community Center with their families or friends, chatting quietly and taking last-minute photographs. Most of the Prep School appointees were between 17 and 19 years-old, including Ke’Andre Brayboy of Columbia, South Carolina; Gavin Reitz of Saint Cloud, Minnesota; Anna Rutland of Owensboro,...

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July 12, 2018

Athlete Hunter Boyer finishes 21st at IAAF World U20 Championships

Athlete Hunter Boyer running. By Valerie Perkin, U.S. Air Force Academy Athletic Department, July 12, 2018 TAMPERE, Finland – Rising Air Force Academy sophomore athlete Hunter Boyer capped his first international meet with a 21st-place finish in the opening round of the 3000-meter steeplechase at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships July 12 at Ratina Stadium in Tampere, Finland. Finishing the race in a time of 9:13.74, Boyer placed 12th in his heat -- and 21st in the overall field of world competitors. The lone Team USA representative in a steeplechase that featured athletes from 24 different countries, Boyer registered his third-fastest time...

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July 5, 2018

USAFA Cadet H. Boyer to compete at IAAF World U20 Championships

Cadet Hunter Boyer trains for the IAAF World U20 Championships. Story by Valerie Perkin, July 5, 2018 U.S. Air Force Academy Athletic Department  U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Rising Air Force sophomore Hunter Boyer was recently selected to the Team USA roster for the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships that begin next week in Tampere, Finland. The native of Lowell, Indiana, will represent the U.S. in the 3000-meter steeplechase. Boyer is one of 79 athletes from 24 states to compete for Team USA during the six-day Under-20 championship at Tampere Stadium. He placed fifth at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships...

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July 5, 2018

USAFA supt speaks to pilot training graduates at Columbus Air Force Base

Lieutenant Gen. Jay Silveria, the superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, speaks to Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training graduates during their graduation ceremony June 29, 2018, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb, 14th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs, July 5, 2019 COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- The Air Force Academy superintendent spoke to new pilots during a June 29 stopover at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Lieutenant Gen. Jay Silveria was the guest speaker at a graduation ceremony that day for pilots who completed Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training. “As the Air Force...

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July 3, 2018

Top Air Force leaders issue Independence Day letter to Airmen

From Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David Goldfein and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth Wright:  Fellow Airmen, Two-hundred and forty-two years ago, the Declaration of Independence established a new republic, inscribing a foundation of unalienable rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We join together to celebrate this momentous achievement, and remember the tremendous risks and sacrifices of our first patriots to secure freedom for all of us who followed. The first battles for independence inaugurated a proud tradition of American resolve and dedication to our founding principles....

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June 29, 2018

Air Force organization at USAFA brings film production to the fight

By Air Force Center of Excellence for Multimedia Media staff U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- For more than 20 years, an office in the foothills of Colorado Springs has created some of the most comprehensive health education and training programs in the nation. The Air Force's Center of Excellence for Medical Multimedia at the Air Force Academy was founded in 1996 by surgeon and retired Col. Kent Murphy under the maxim “Because we’re all patients.” “This was started in the late 90's just as computers and the internet were coming together to allow patients to access health information," Murphy said....

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