Academy volunteer coach makes the cut
A volunteer coach for the Air Force Academy Falcons track and field team is trying to make her mark on the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Jenny Simpson advanced to the semifinals of the 1500-meter run...
View ArticleAcademy volunteer coach’s Olympic quest comes up short
Air Force Academy volunteer coach Jenny Simpson’s quest for Olympic gold came up short during the 1500-meter semifinal Wednesday. Simpson, who trains at the Air Force Academy with head cross country...
View ArticleLetterman: Top 10 Signs You Might Not Be Ready to Join the Air Force
Air Force Week in New York City just wrapped up Aug. 21. But no trip to the Big Apple is complete without a trip to the Late Show with David Letterman. Ten airmen got their close-up, delivering...
View ArticleCSAF: AIRPOWER…GETCHYA SOME!
With just three months on the job, you might not know a whole lot about new Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Mark Welsh yet, but what you should know by now is that he has a way with words and that...
View ArticleSnow Day information at your fingertips
The USAFA Snow application allows you to get base closure notices, snow route maps and more. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Air Force Air Force Academy personnel will no longer have to keep up with base...
View ArticleAir Force Marathon 2013 registrants set record
Jan. 1 is the day that many people make resolutions and goals for the new year. And this year thousands of would-be marathoners have put the Air Force’s annual marathon on their list of things they’d...
View ArticleAir Force Chapel communities raise prayers, money for Hurricane Sandy survivors
Maj. Gen. Howard Stendahl When Hurricane Sandy swept over the East Coast in late October, it devastated communities in New York and New Jersey. Though much of the national media attention has largely...
View ArticleIf your kid has a question about space, ask an astronaut
Ask retired Col. Dutton anything about space…he might pick your question to answer. If your child is a serious space geek and driving you nuts with all sorts of questions that Google just can’t...
View ArticleFormer CSAF Inducted into AFSOC Order of the Sword
(Courtesy U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Callaway) Former Chief of Staff of the Air Force retired Gen. Norton Schwartz has received the highest honor the enlisted force can bestow...
View ArticleWelsh to headline AFA breakfast
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh will be the featured speaker for an upcoming Air Force Association breakfast on June 17 from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington, Va. The...
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