June 23, 2016

USAFA’s Skyline: A History of Support

By Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson, U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent / Published June 23, 2016 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- As I reflect upon the last three years here at the Air Force Academy, I am proud of all we have accomplished and look forward to the opportunities in front of us. Roughly 2,500 new lieutenants have graduated to join our Air Force, and hundreds of faculty and staff have departed as better Air Force leaders after their career-broadening tour at the Academy. We have strengthened our ties with the local community, colleges and universities, and we have...

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May 31, 2016

‘Little things in life’: Cadet Emily Martin celebrates family, friends, future

Cadet 2nd Class Emily Martin (left), poses for a photo with Cadets 2nd Class KateLyn Riechers and Catherine Carrillo earlier this year at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Martin, 21, is from Gilbert, Arizona, and pursuing a bachelor's in political science. She's assigned to Cadet Squadron 09. (Courtesy photo)  Ray Bowden, U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs / Published May 31, 2016 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo -- Scooby is a 200-pound English Mastiff living in Gilbert, Arizona. He snores when he sleeps, smells funny and makes a mess when he drinks water, but he’s loved by his owner, Cadet...

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April 25, 2016

Academy Kicks Off Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

By Col. Troy Dunn, 10th Air Base Wing commander / Published April 25, 2016 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Throughout the month of April, the 10th Air Base Wing has been very active in our efforts to observe Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. This year's theme is "Eliminate Sexual Assault: Know your part, Do your part."  Sexual assault is a critical issue across the country, on college campuses and in our Air Force. Every Airman plays an important role in creating the right culture that will eliminate sexual assault and sexual harassment from our ranks. I am counting on all of...

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March 30, 2016

Cadets Give Up Spring Break for Good Cause

Cadet 2nd Class Anthony Mountain and Cadet 4th Class Mikaela Pollock dig at a Habitat for Humanity home site during alt-spring break. Fourteen cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy traveled to Sacramento to work with Habitat for Humanity during their spring break vacation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Heather Stanton) By Tech. Sgt. Heather Stanton, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. / Published March 30, 2016 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Fourteen cadets gave up their spring break to build homes for Habitat for Humanity as part of the Academy’s alternate spring break program March 21-25 in Sacramento. A...

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January 7, 2016

Go Modern, But Go Slow

By Ray Bowden, U.S. Air Force Academy / Published January 07, 2016 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- My mother recently gave me a rotary phone my grandparents owned. It's jet black, heavy as a brick, and hung on a wall above their microwave oven for more than 30 years before they opted to "go modern" in the 80s. The dial alone is a brilliant work of retro art -- it's four inches in diameter, almost a centimeter thick, and rotates at a glacially slow pace. I remember standing on a stool with my grubby fingers wrapped around that phone...

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January 5, 2016

Taking Care of Cadets: A Military Trainer Speaks Out on His Air Force Academy Experience

Tech. Sgt. John Sinner is the academy military trainer for Cadet Squadron 24 at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He's one of approximately 60 AMTs at the academy who guide and lead cadets, instructing them in the profession of arms. (U.S. Air Force photo/Liz Copan) By Ray Bowden, U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs / Published January 05, 2016 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part series highlighting academy military trainers at the Air Force Academy.  Tech. Sgt. John Sinner is an Air Force Academy military trainer. He knows what it's like to...

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June 27, 2014

Academy, Air Force, Industry Experts Team to Improve Cadet Chapel

By Senior Airman Veronica Ward, U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs / Published June 27, 2014 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Thanks to laser technology, Academy construction officials say they can better inspect the Cadet Chapel for structural damage and web viewers can soon take virtual tours of Colorado's most photographed landmark. The interior and exterior of the chapel was laser scanned and photographed via remotely piloted aerial vehicle Monday through today as part of ongoing Academy engineering research. Construction experts from the 21st Civil Engineering Squadron at Peterson Air Force Base met with software engineers from Autodesk, Inc.,...

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