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  • Air Force swim teams wrap up Speedo Cup

    The Air Force swim teams completed their final day of action at the 2006 University of California at Irvine/Speedo Cup on a strong note Nov. 19 at the Belmont Plaza here. Three Falcons women finished in the top five in their swim events leading the team to finish 11th, while the men's team placed third. The women's team finished with 345 points.
  • Air Force receiver Victor Thomson catches a Shaun Carney pass for 12 yards and a Falcon first down against the Utah Utes Nov. 18 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Carney threw for 218 yards and a touchdown on the day, but Utah's Louie Sakoda sealed the 17-14 win for the Utes with a game-ending field goal as time ran out on the Falcons. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. John Ross)

    Football: Falcons drop heartbreaker to Utes

    Utah ruined Air Force's senior night by beating the Falcons 17-14 on the last play of the game. Louie Sakoda nailed a 37-yard field goal with no time left on the clock to give the Utes the win in front of 27,611 fans Saturday night at Falcon Stadium. The loss put a damper on the final home game for 21 Falcon seniors. It dropped the Falcons to 4-6

  • Falcons skate to 6-1 win over AIC

    Senior Andrew Ramsey scored a career-best four goals to lead the Air Force to a 6-1 win over American International College Nov. 17 at the Cadet Ice Arena. The Air Force evened its record at 6-6-1 overall and 4-2-1 in the Atlantic Hockey Association. AIC fell to 0-10-0 and 0-8-0 in the AHA. Ramsey gave the Falcons an early lead with a 5-on-3 power

  • AF picks up 72-59 hoops victory over Northern Colorado

    Scoring 14 of her career-high 22 points in the first half, junior Alecia Steele led the Air Force women's basketball team to a 72-59 road victory over Northern Colorado Nov. 17 at the Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.The Falcons improve to 1-1 on the season, while the Bears fall to 0-3. The U.S. Air Force Academy scored the first 10 points of the
  • Santa's fans can track his journey around the world on Dec. 24 at North American Aerospace Defense Command's special Web site www.noradsanta.org.The site also features the history of NORAD Tracks Santa program, has interactive games and more. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

    NORAD to track Santa's trek around world

    In advance of the holiday season and its 51st season of tracking Santa Claus on his annual journey around the world, the North American Aerospace Defense Command activated its "NORAD Tracks Santa" Web site for 2006. The U.S.-Canadian command's program began in 1955 when an errant phone call was made to NORAD's predecessor, the Continental Air

  • PACAF commander advises discretion in cyberspace

    First proposed in 1929 by a Hungarian writer in a short story titled "Chains," the theory states that every person on earth is connected to every other person within six degrees. With the advent of the Web, those connections are much easier as humanity is connected by the keyboard and mouse and through social networking vehicles such as MySpace and

  • Air Force implements Web site online reservation capability

    Air Force Inns will begin allowing duty and space available travelers to book direct online lodging reservations beginning Dec. 4 at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, Mont. Individuals and families on orders or who need space available rooms to Malmstrom AFB may access Air Force Inns and Navy Gateway Inns and Suites Web site:
  • Air Force 1st Lt. David Pina runs past Army defenders during their match Oct. 23 at the Armed Forces Rugby Championship at Camp Lejeune, N.C. The Air Force team, which went on to win its third consecutive tournament title, edged the Army team 5-3. (U.S. Air Force photo/Major Scott Foley)

    AF rugby team wins third straight Armed Forces title

    The Air Force rugby team dominated the Marine Corps in the muddy and rainy championship match of the Armed Forces rugby tournament here, winning 38-3 to continue the Air Force's dominance of the tournament. "We are fortunate to come away with a well-earned win," said Lt. Col. Kenneth Holliday, head coach for the Air Force team. "The Marine Corps
  • Members of the Team Travis Firefighter Combat Challenge Team race against the clock during the "dummy drag" portion of the competition. During the competition, firefighters from around the world had to perform five different tasks, including a simulated rescue of a life-sized, 175-pound "victim." Team Travis won the competition for the third consecutive year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Jeff Vaughn)

    Travis firefighters crowned world champs third straight year

    Not even a rain-slick course could stop Travis AFB firefighters from winning a third consecutive World Firefighter Combat Challenge held Nov. 7 to 11 in Henderson, Nev. The challenge, which attracted hundreds of U.S. and Canadian municipal fire departments from more than 25 locations, encouraged firefighter fitness and demonstrated the profession's
  • The Boeing X-45A unmanned combat air vehicle is now on display in the Cold War Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Springfield Pike, near Dayton, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Boeing X-45A unmanned combat vehicle on display

    The Boeing X-45A unmanned combat air vehicle was officially inducted into the National Museum of the United States Air Force collection during a ceremony Nov. 13. "The X-45A is a prime example of an air vehicle that points to the future of our Air Force," said retired Maj. Gen. Charles D. Metcalf, museum director. "Unmanned aerial vehicles are

  • Services officials announce 2006 club membership scholarship winners

    Six individuals have been selected to receive a combined total of $25,000 in scholarship money given away in the Air Force Club Membership Scholarship Program.  It is the 10th consecutive year for the program.Scholarships are provided through a sponsorship agreement with CHASE Bank. Club members and their families were given the opportunity to

  • Basketball: Lady Falcons fall to Wisconsin in season opener

    Unable to overcome a 28-point halftime deficit, the Air Force women's basketball team suffered a 91-58 loss to Wisconsin Nov. 10 in Clune Arena. This was the first game of the season for both teams. Wisconsin took the lead from the opening tip and never looked back, leading by as many as 29 points in the first half. The Badgers shot nearly 59
  • Achilles Freedom Team 'wounded warrior' Monica Szymanski gets help with her hand-crank cycle from New York Fire Department volunteers after she completed the New York City Marathon Nov. 5. The former Reserve senior airman, who lost her leg due to cancer, joined nearly 50 disabled veterans for the marathon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shad Eidson)

    Family, military energize disabled veteran through marathon

    She may have been one of 50 Achilles Freedom Team "wounded warriors" for her third New York City Marathon, but Monica Szymanski was a steel link in the chain. She was as determined as the others to cross the finish line. The former Air Force Reserve senior airman was diagnosed with cancer in early 2003 when her husband was deployed and she was

  • Reservist named top Air Force female athlete

    Air Force Services selected an individual mobilization augmentee as the Air Force Female Athlete of the Year for 2006. Capt. Linda Jeffery is a services officer in the 314th Services Squadron at Little Rock AFB, Ark., and the award recognizes her accomplishments in golf from Oct. 1, 2005, to Sept. 30, 2006. She fired a 76, 74, 77 and 82 to win the
  • The U. S. Air Force Thunderbirds practice Nov. 3 before their two-day performance at the Lackland Air Fest at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

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  • Achilles Freedom Team 'wounded warrior' Monica Szymanski gets help with her hand-crank cycle from New York Fire Department volunteers after she completed the New York City Marathon Nov. 5. The former Reserve senior airman, who lost her leg due to cancer, joined nearly 50 disabled veterans for the marathon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shad Eidson)

    Disabled veterans recharge lives in New York City marathon

    Of the 38,000 runners in the New York City Marathon Nov. 5, 50 disabled veterans ran on the Achilles Freedom Team of 'wounded veterans'.While most runners push themselves to exhaustion through the 26.2 miles of urban roads, Monica Szymanski took on the marathon to re-energize her life. "I'm still in shock being able to accomplish it," said Mrs.

  • Air Force, RIT skate to 4-4 overtime draw

    Air Force winger Josh Frider scored with 39 seconds left in the third period to force overtime as the Falcons and RIT skated to a 4-4 overtime tie in an Atlantic Hockey Association game Nov. 4 at the Academy's Cadet Ice Arena. Air Force is now 4-5-1 overall and 2-1-1 in the AHA. The Rochester Institute of Technology is 4-3-2 and 3-1-1 in conference

  • No. 16 Falcons split contests

    On the first day of its final weekend of regular season action, the No. 16 Air Force water polo team went 1-1 against conference foes Loyola Marymount and Redlands Nov. 4. The Falcons fell to No. 7 LMU 11-4 before downing No. 19 Redlands 9-4. With two more contests remaining this weekend, Air Force moves to 10-15 overall, 6-5 in the Western Water
  • Jaime O'Neal returns to Operation Season's Greetings to perform with musicians from the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve and the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band. Ms. O'Neal will entertain American troops in Southwest Asia and families in Europe Nov. 19 to Dec. 2. (Courtesy photo)

    Bands bring tour to Europe, deployed troops

    Guest artists will join up with bands from Air Force Reserve Command and U.S. Air Forces in Europe to entertain families and troops in late November. Country music artist Jaime O'Neal, entertainer of the air waves Delilah, John Popper of the platinum-selling group Blues Traveler, and the New England Patriots cheerleaders will tour USAFE bases and

  • Children of fallen servicemembers have chance for free Disneyland trip

    Children of servicemembers killed since Sept. 11 have until Nov. 15 to try to get on board the Snowball Express -- destination Disneyland, with a couple of fun stops along the way. The M. Scott Kerr Foundation is sponsoring the Snowball Express in conjunction with Rotary Clubs of Costa Mesa, Calif., and other major contributors. He set up the
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