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  • Chad Hennings played for the Dallas Cowboys for nine seasons. During that time, he was part of three Super Bowl winning teams and played in 119 games, recording 27.5 sacks. Before his NFL career, Hennings graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1988 and went into pilot training. He would eventually fly an A-10 Thunderbolt II in 45 combat sorties over northern Iraq during two deployments in 1991 and early 1992. (Courtesy photo/Dallas Cowboys)

    3-time Super Bowl champ, AF pilot reflects on America’s game

    Super Bowl 50 is just days away and it’s hard not to wonder how one of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s best all-time players fits into that history. Chad Hennings won three Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys during the 1990s, and his first appearance was within a year’s time of flying his A-10 Thunderbolt II in a combat sortie in northern Iraq.
  • Several Air Force players tackle a California player during the Armed Forces Bowl Dec. 29, 2015, in Fort Worth, Texas. The Golden Bears beat the Falcons 55-36. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

    Falcons fall to Cal in bowl game

    California's passing game was too much for the Air Force Academy Falcons to overcome as they fell to the Golden Bears 55-36 in the Armed Forces Bowl Dec. 29.
  • Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III has been named the 2015 Armed Forces Bowl’s Great American Patriot Award recipient. The general will receive the award Dec. 29, 2015, during halftime of the bowl game, which pits Welsh’s alma mater, the U.S. Air Force Academy, against the University of California, Berkeley. (Courtesy photo)

    Welsh named 2015 Great American Patriot Award recipient

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III has been named the 2015 Armed Forces Bowl’s Great American Patriot Award recipient. The award honors a candidate in recognition of their exemplary service to this nation.
  • Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III join Kevin Williams, the director of Air Force Studies, Analyses and Assessments, and Jacqueline Henningsen following the presentation of the Kent award at the Corona summit Nov. 4, 2015. The Kent award recognizes influential leaders with substantive analytic responsibilities during their career, whose vision and leadership have had a significant and lasting effect on the achievements of Air Force analysis. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott Ash)

    Top AF analysis performer recognized

    Kevin Williams, the director of Air Force Studies, Analyses and Assessments, presented the Lt. Gen. Glenn A. Kent Leadership Award to Jacqueline Henningsen during the fall Corona summit at the U.S. Air Force Academy on Nov. 4.
  • Air Force Falcons cornerback Jesse Washington goes airborne to defend a pass against Utah State, Nov. 14, 2015, at Falcon Stadium. Air Force beat the Aggies 35-28. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

    Air Force earns spot in Mountain West championship game

    The Air Force Falcons football team has clinched a spot to play for the Mountain West championship against West Division champions San Diego State Dec. 5.
  • Cadet 1st Class Cody Haggin tests a dynamic motion seat in the Warfighter Effective Research Center at the U.S. Air Force Academy Oct. 23, 2015. Cadets will use the chair to research the effects of simulated motion in advancement of flight proficiency in cadet subjects. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Bill Evans)

    Cadet research project designed to improve flight training

    Cadet researchers at the U.S. Air Force Academy are using the latest technology to improve pilot training. It's a seat. But it's not just any seat. It's a dynamic motion seat, a replica of a pilot seat with electric components that allow it to function like an actual crew seat and imitate the motions a pilot may experience in the air.
  • Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, chats with cadets on the stage at Arnold Hall Nov. 6, 2015. Sandberg was at the Air Force Academy to discuss Lean-In Circles, a peer networking program she created that is being used by the Defense Department. (U.S. Air Force photo/Liz Copan)

    Facebook official discusses Lean-In Circles with cadets

    A leading Facebook official encouraged U.S. Air Force Academy cadets to break through their personal gender and cultural bias' and understand the importance of equality Nov. 6.

  • ESPN SportsCenter to broadcast from Academy on Veterans Day

    The Air Force Academy is scheduled to host ESPN on Veterans Day for a live telecast of its flagship program, SportsCenter. The Academy visit will anchor a week of network programming as part of ESPN's seventh annual America's Heroes salute.
  • Astronauts Scott Kelly, front, and Kjell Lindgren, a 1995 Air Force Academy graduate, prepare their extravehicular mobility unit spacesuits and tools in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station. Kelly and Lindgren will use the spacesuits for a spacewalk outside the station Nov. 6, 2015. (NASA courtesy photo)

    Academy grad preps for second spacewalk

    A 1995 Air Force Academy graduate and astronaut aboard the International Space Station is scheduled to make his second walk in space at 7:10 a.m. EST Nov. 6.
  • Maj. Phyllis Pelky (right), 45, a former aide-de-damp to Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson (left), the superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, was killed in a non-hostile helicopter crash near Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

    2 Airmen killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan identified

    Two Airmen died Oct. 11 when a British Puma Mk2 helicopter crashed in Kabul, Afghanistan, while supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel. The Airmen were Maj. Phyllis Pelky and Master Sgt. Gregory T. Kuhse.

  • General reflects on Hispanic heritage, credits mentors with success

    Education and mentorship helped a young Hispanic girl who dreamed of going to the U.S. Air Force Academy not only achieve her dreams, but also earn the rank of major general and the position of deputy A2, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance for Air Force Headquarters at the Pentagon. In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, observed from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, Maj. Gen. Linda Urrutia-Varhall shared the lessons she learned at the Academy, at luncheons and at other events, hoping to pay it forward to junior enlisted and officers, especially those in the Hispanic community.

  • AF selects 3 captains for prestigious PhD program

    Three officers were selected for the 2015 Chief of Staff of the Air Force Captains Prestigious PhD Program.
  • Capt. Tyler Weeks, a 460th Space Wing Staff Judge Advocate intern, wears his U.S. Air Force Academy Falcons jersey Aug. 12, 2015, on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. Weeks played offensive line for the Falcons during his four years at the Academy. He is pursuing a law degree from the University of Colorado Law School and interned at the legal office during the summer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Luke W. Nowakowski)

    From the Academy gridiron to the courtroom

    Capt. Tyler Weeks, a 460th Space Wing Staff Judge Advocate intern, played football for the U.S. Air Force Academy during his four years there and recently spent time at Buckley Air Force Base’s judge advocate office on his way to becoming a judge advocate general.

  • AF Academy joins in nationwide concussion study

    Hundreds of basic cadets lined up at the U.S. Air Force Academy July 13 to help experts learn more about head trauma. Cadets are taking part in a three-year, $30 million collaboration between the Defense Department and the NCAA to study concussions. Eighteen universities in the U.S. and the military service academies are participating in the research project.
  • Major Benjamin Payne crosses the finish line first at 2015 Bolder Boulder 10K in Boulder, Colorado. A member of the Air Force World Class Athlete Program at U.S. Air Force Academy, Payne is preparing for the 2016 Olympic Trials in Los Angeles where he will compete for the chance to go to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Payne finished Bolder Boulder with a runtime of 30 minutes, 41.25 seconds. (Courtesy photo)

    Olympic hopeful takes 1st at top US 10K

    In the crisp air and with a stunning view of Colorado’s Front Range, Maj. Benjamin Payne was first to cross the finish line at this year’s Bolder Boulder 10K race. It was just one of many wins he hopes to achieve on his road to the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in February 2016 in Los Angeles, but it was not his first time running his favorite road race.

  • Academy wins DARPA challenge

    The U.S. Air Force Academy won the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Innovation Challenge for the second year in a row, Academy officials said May 6.
  • Tech. Sgt. Ashley-Marie Umstead stands with therapy dog Sato, a 5-year-old Belgian Malinois. Sato is a retired military working dog now serving as a therapy dog at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. He previously served as a bomb dog for the 10th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Amber Baillie)

    Retired military working dog relieves Airmens’ stress

    When Tech. Sgt. Ashley-Marie Umstead adopted retired military working dog (MWD), Sato, she said the 5-year-old Belgian Malinois needed something constructive to do with his robust energy and instincts.

  • Academy places 2nd in NSA cyber competition

    The U.S. Air Force Academy's Cyber Team took second place in the National Security Administration's 15th annual Cyber Defense Exercise April 13-16.
  • Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James speaks to U.S. Air Force Academy cadets April 16, 2015, in the Academy’s Clune Arena, Colorado, during the Academy's second annual Take Back the Night event. The secretary told cadets that if a wingman is in trouble they have to say "no" to crude behavior, hazing and being silent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kenneth Bellard)

    Take Back the Night 2015: 'Shattering the Silence'

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, along with the first survivor to speak out nationally about date rape, spoke to cadets during the U.S. Air Force Academy's second annual Take Back the Night (TBN) event April 16 at the Academy's Clune Arena in Colorado.
  • Rabbi (Maj.) Sarah Schechter, a Cadet Chapel Jewish chaplain, reads from the Torah while the honor guard escorts the casket containing the remains of Capt. Richard D. Chorlins, an Academy Class of ’67 graduate, into the Cadet Chapel at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., April 14, 2015. Chorlins was killed in Vietnam in January 1970. His remains were transferred here April 13, 2015, in a dignified arrival ceremony and he was laid to rest at the Academy Cemetery April 14, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Liz Copan)

    Academy grad laid to rest 45 years after losing life in Vietnam

    The funeral for an U.S. Air Force Academy graduate killed in the Vietnam War was held April 14 at the Cadet Chapel at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, nearly 45 years after he gave his life serving his country.
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