May 16, 2018

Update: Thunderbirds release practice, performance schedule

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team is scheduled to conclude the Air Force Academy’s Class of 2018 graduation ceremony with a 30-minute performance above Falcon Stadium, May 23. The performance is expected to begin between 12:30-1 p.m., after the hat toss. The Thunderbirds will arrive in Colorado Springs May 21 and fly over the Academy around 10 a.m. for a site survey. The team will practice their full performance over the Academy’s Falcon Stadium from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. May 22. As mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration, roads under the show...

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May 16, 2018

USAFA educators receive Heiser Award

(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff. Sgt. Charlie Rivezzo) Story By Ray Bowden/May 16, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Senior cadets at the Air Force Academy cast their votes for two faculty members to receive the Heiser Award May 4: Mathematics Department deputy head Lt. Col. Kris Pruitt and Political Science Department associate professor John Riley. The award’s namesake, Professor Emeritus Dr. William H. Heiser, was an honorary fellow for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Brig. Gen. Andrew Armacost, the Academy’s dean, presented the award to Pruitt and Riley. "The Heiser Award is particularly meaningful to us as it's...

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May 10, 2018

600 free USAFA graduation tickets available May 14

U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs/May 10, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Approximately 600 free tickets for the Academy’s Class of 2018 graduation ceremony will be available May 14. Tickets may be picked up by the general public in person at: The Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC office,102 S. Tejon St., Suite 430, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. The Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce, EDC and Visitor Center, 166 Second St. in Monument, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. A maximum of five tickets are available to each person on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets cannot be mailed and there is no...

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June 27, 2018

‘A great stepping stone’: 16 Airmen graduate CCAF

(U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans) Story by Laurie Wilson, June 14, 2018 U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo -- Sixteen Airmen received their Community College of the Air Force degrees and professional certificates June 13 the Air Force Academy. Thirteen earned their associates in five career areas and three earned professional manager certificates. "The CCAF was the instrumental piece to me being able to become an officer," said commencement speaker 2nd Lt. Tyler Gulleton at the graduation ceremony. "I want to remove any possible perception that the CCAF is just a box to check on the way to making master sergeant," he said. "It's...

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May 10, 2018

USAFA releases graduation event parking, bad weather info and prohibited items list

By U.S. Air Force Academy Academy Public Affairs/May 10, 2018  U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- The Air Force Academy's Class of 2018 graduation ceremony is scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. May 23 at Falcon Stadium. A graduation ticket is required to enter the stadium and guests should arrive at the venue by 8:30 a.m. Gates to the stadium will close at 9 a.m. Once graduation starts, guests will not be allowed to leave the stadium until the Air Force Thunderbirds' aerial performance ends at approximately 1 p.m. Travel, Academy access The North and South gates at the Academy are...

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May 9, 2018

USAFA Flying Team and Coach Consistent National Competitors

Story and photo by Randy Martin / May 9, 2018 TERRE HAUTE, Indiana -- The U.S. Air Force Academy Flying Team participated in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s annual Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference at Indiana State University and nearby Terre Haute Municipal Airport, Terre Haute Indiana April 30 – May 5, 2018. The Air Force is the only service academy among 28 colleges and universities competing and it has consistently reached the championship every year since 1999. Gilbert Boyce has been the team’s coach for nineteen years and his team credits his knowledge as a cornerstone for the team’s...

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May 8, 2018

Wounded warriors soar over Academy

Story and photos by Master Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes/May 8, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- “It was an amazing experience.” This was how Eddie Roberts described his orientation flight May 8 at the Air Force Academy. Roberts was one of eight wounded warrior veterans who soared over the Front Range. The 94th Flying Training Squadron, led by Lt. Cols. Glendon Whelan and Matthew Humphrey, facilitated the orientation flight for the veterans. They partnered with the Wounded Warrior Program and Soaring Eagle Foundation, a nonprofit that provides veterans training necessary to obtain glider certification. “We want to give back,”...

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May 8, 2018

Groundbreaking eye surgery has Airmen seeing careers saved

Maj. Marc Neuffer, chief of cornea and refractive surgery at the U.S. Air Force Academy's 10th Medical Group, prepares to perform collagen crosslinking on patient Capt. Brent Danner May 3, 2018. The medical procedure corrects progressive keratoconus and corneal ectasia, degenerative eye conditions. Story and photo by Laurie Wilson, May 7, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Every year, Air Force Academy Cadets and Airmen are found to have eyesight conditions that can disqualify them from flight status, according to Academy ophthalmologists. For patients with progressive keratoconus and corneal ectasia, the odds of their careers ending prematurely changed dramatically May 3,...

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May 7, 2018

CyberWorx Update: Air Force cyber innovation center increases capabilities 1 year after opening for business at USAFA

Former Vice President Dick Cheney and Lt. Col. Cynthia Brothers, CyberWorx director of strategic engagement, chat about CyberWorx, the Air Force's cyber design and innovation center May 3, 2018 in the Academy's McDermott Library. Brothers briefed Cheney on how CyberWorx solves problems for the Air Force and works with tech-transfer industry partners to deliver solutions to Air Force Cyber concerns. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Charlie Rivezzo) By Ray Bowden, May 7, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Air Force leaders know who to call when they need a problem solved. CyberWorx. It’s the Air Force's cyber design and...

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May 4, 2018

Former Vice President Cheney visits USAFA, says cadets will have role in national security

Former Vice President Dick Cheney chats with Col. Cheryl Kearney, head of the Political Science Department at the U.S. Air Force Academy (middle), and Cadet 1st Class Emily Snyder, May 3, 2018 during the Eaker Lecture in Arnold Hall. The lecture is an annual event at the Academy featuring a national security expert who speaks to cadets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mike Slater) Story by Ray Bowden/May 4, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Air Force Academy cadets will have opportunities to influence national security during their Air Force careers. “We need you....

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