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  • Cadet 3rd Class Jack Bell, Cadet Squadron 29, poses for a photo on the Terrazzo at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., March 19, 2018. In the span of 72 hours, Bell talked a suicidal man off a Colorado Springs overpass and helped air traffic controllers in Northern California locate a downed aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Charles Rivezzo)

    72 hours: Cadet saves suicidal man, assists finding crashed plane

    In the span of 72 hours, Bell talked a suicidal man off a Colorado Springs overpass and helped air traffic controllers in Northern California locate a downed aircraft.
  • Warrior Games Athlete and Navy veteran, Petty Officer 2nd Class A.J. Mohammad, competes in an archery competition during the 2017 Warrior Games. Archery is one of 11 sports featured during the 2018 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the Air Force Academy from June 2 - 9. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

    Warrior Games make triumphant return to Colorado Springs

    Community and business leaders joined representatives of the military at the Air Force Academy last night to mark the 100-day countdown until athletes arrive in Colorado for the 2018 Department of Defense Warrior Games. Now in their ninth year, the Warrior Games are returning to Colorado Springs, the city that hosted the inaugural Games in 2010. The Warrior Games will be free and open to the public throughout the competitions from June 2 – 9, 2018.
  • Airman receives Airman's Medal for heroic actions.

    Space operator receives Airman's Medal

    A 20th Space Control Squadron Airman was honored with an achievement medal for his actions Jan. 10, 2018.

  • Nomination window open for 2018 USAF Alison Award for Character and Innovation

    Nomination packages for the 2018 U.S. Air Force Alison Award for Character and Innovation are due to the Air Force’s Personnel Center by May 31, 2018.

  • Superintendent addresses racial slurs at USAFA

    The Air Force Academy superintendent addressed cadets, faculty, staff and cadet candidates Sept. 28, 2017, in the wake of racial slurs recently written on the dormitory message boards of five African American cadets at the Academy’s Preparatory School.
  • In the Stairwell performs “Some Nights” by FUN for America’s Got Talent at the Dolby Theater on Aug. 15, 2017. This performance earned enough votes to move the group to the Semi Finals. (Courtesy photo by Kevin Polizzotto)

    AF Academy cadet’s journey on America’s Got Talent

    For the 15 members of the singing group, In the Stairwell, a journey that began in fall 2016, culminates at the Dolby Theater on America’s Got Talent Sept. 13, 2017.

  • Parent groups reach out to cadets from hurricane-struck Gulf Coast

    When Hurricane Harvey struck Texas, the North Texas Parent Club “got mobilized” and organized a dinner Sept. 1, 2017, at a Colorado Springs, Colorado restaurant for cadets from the Gulf Coast.
  • U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Elizabeth Hartman gets taken to the ground by a military working dog during MWD aggression training at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, June 28, 2017. The U.S. Air Force Academy cadets are deployed to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing as part of the academy’s Operation Air Force program, which exposes cadets to a variety of career fields to aid them in their future career selections. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Hehnly)

    USAFA cadets train for future at 386th AEW

    Each summer, rising juniors at the U.S. Air Force Academy travel to military bases across the globe to get a first-hand look at how support and operational functions work together to accomplish a wing’s mission. This year, the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing hosted approximately twenty cadets as part of the Air Force Academy’s Operation Air Force program.
  • U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Andrew Dane, 47th Flying Training Wing pilot graduate, poses for a photo on the flight line at Laughlin Air Force Base, May 25, 2017. With his new wings, Dane is on his way to fly the F-16 Fighting Falcon, an aircraft that he formerly supported as a Tactical Air Control Party specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

    From the ground up

    Some people dream of becoming a fighter pilot, while others dream of becoming a military special operator. Very few people make both dreams come true. Second Lt. Andrew Dane, a 47th Flying Training Wing pilot graduate and former Tactical Air Control Party special operator, will be able to see both dreams come true. Dane has successfully completed specialized undergraduate pilot training and is on his way to fly the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

  • AF seeks 2017 Sijan award nominations

    The Air Force is accepting nominations for the 2017 Lance P. Sijan U.S. Air Force Leadership Award.

  • AF selects 50 physician assistant training program candidates

    The Air Force has selected 50 active-duty Airmen for the Interservice Physician Assistant Program, with the first phase of training to begin in August 2017 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

  • AFSVA offers aviation, space camps for teens

    Thanks to the Air Force Services Activity, teens are getting the opportunity to explore careers as aviators or astronauts through 2017 summer camps.
  • 1st Lt. Cale Simmons, a contracting officer with Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, was named the U.S. Air Force Male Athlete of the Year. Simmons was a member of the Air Force’s World Class Athlete Program and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in the pole vault. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cory D. Payne)

    Simmons, Blackburn honored as AF Athletes of the Year

    First Lt. Cale Simmons and Capt. Paige Blackburn were recently named the U.S. Air Force Male and Female Athletes of the Year.
  • Air Force Academy Cadet Benge waits for his next instruction during an Air Liaison Officer Aptitude Assessment, Feb. 14, 2017, at Camp Bullis, Texas. The week-long assessment allows current ALOs and enlisted cadre to decide if the cadets are worthy of progressing to the Tactical Air Control Party school house. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Snider)

    Air liaison officers test cadets

    Cadets from the Air Force Academy attended an Air Liaison Officers Aptitude Assessment Feb. 13 – 17, 2017 at Camp Bullis, Texas. Current ALOs and enlisted tactical air control party members from the 93rd Air Ground Operations Wing filled the roles of cadre and raters to assess if the cadets have what it takes to join their career field.
  • Maj. Cale Bonds, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group, poses for a picture in his office at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Dec. 27, 2015. Bonds, a former starting quaterback for the Air Force Academy Falcons football team, is now a deployed orthopedic surgeon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Rau)

    Former Academy QB under center as deployed orthopedic doc

    It’s 1999 and he steps onto the gridiron as a leader. It’s his team now. With big shoes to fill left by a record-setting signal caller, senior Cale Bonds is about to begin the final season of his college career as the starting quarterback of the U.S. Air Force Academy Falcons football team.

  • CMSAF visits Academy Airmen, addresses EPR, fiscal concerns

    Today's Airmen are more than capable of taking on the unpredictable fiscal and operational challenges of modern times, the Air Force's top enlisted leader told a crowd of 200 Academy Airmen who attended his all call here Oct. 3.
  • The U.S. Air Force Academy's solar array, pictured here May 13, 2011, occupies 41 acres of land on the Academy's southeast corner, adjacent to Interstate 25. The array, which comprises 18,888 solar panels, produced 12.5 million kilowatt-hours of power since it was activated July 1, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Academy hits conservation target

    In light of October being Energy Action Month, developed by the Department of Energy, U.S. Air Force Academy mission elements gathered Sept. 23, to discuss energy and utility savings for the year and analyze new efforts here to reduce costs and save energy.
  • Air Force Capt. Kelly Cook, left, a pilot who flew early generation fighter bombers, shakes the hand of another officer circa 1950s. Cook was a member of the Iowa Air National Guard when he was called to active federal service in support of the Korean War. Cook was later declared missing in action in 1967 after his F-4C was shot down over North Vietnam. (Courtesy photo)

    POW/MIA: Daughter of missing Vietnam-era pilot shares story of loss

    The name, rank and service of Col. Kelly Cook are imprinted on prisoner-of-war/missing-in-action bracelets to this day -- he is still missing.
  • Ben Garland, Denver Broncos offensive guard, gets ready for the next drill during a training camp session Aug. 14, 2012, at the Broncos training facility in Englewood, Colo. Garland spent the 2012 season on the Broncos practice squad and transitioned from defensive tackle to offensive guard before the Broncos 2013 mini-camp. Garland is also a public affairs officer with the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, and served his annual commitment during the early part of 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Gross)

    Academy grad makes Denver Broncos' roster

    Four years of fighting in the NFL trenches earned a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate a spot on the Denver Broncos' roster, Aug. 30.
  • Wounded warriors gather around to learn a play during the final Warrior Games training camp at the Academy Aug. 5, 2014. More than 60 wounded veterans from across the country participated in the final Warrior and Invictus Games training camp here Aug. 3-7 to prepare for the fall games, motivate others and take a healthy step toward recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

    Wounded warriors wrap up Warrior Games training

    Over 60 wounded veterans from across the country participated in the final Warrior and Invictus Games training camp here Aug. 3-7 to prepare for the fall games, motivate others and take a healthy step toward recovery.
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