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Air Force hits recruitment goal with new body fat standards, marijuana waivers and other changes
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The Air Force hit its recruiting goal for 2024 after implementing numerous changes such new body fat standards, marijuana waivers and new legal permanent resident requirements. In a written statement, Brig. Gen. Christopher Amrhein, commander of the Air Force Recruiting Service, said no single change made the difference, but numerous factors helped, such as removing…
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Next Air Force Academy superintendent, Tony Bauernfeind, nominated
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President Joe Biden has nominated Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind to become the next superintendent of the Air Force Academy, according to a Monday news release. If confirmed by the Senate, Bauernfeind will succeed Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, who made history in 2020 when he was named the Academy’s first Black Superintendent. “I am humbled by…
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Alabama lawmaker tries to push Air Force on Space Command decision
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An Alabama lawmaker is pressing the Air Force for answers on a future permanent home for Space Command and proposing to cut the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force’s travel budget until they are provided. The command oversees military deterrence and defense in space and has been at the center of a political…
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Air Force Academy receives record $51.7M in 2022 donations
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Donors contributed a record $51.7 million to support Air Force Academy initiatives in 2022. Over 7,500 graduates, parents, families, foundations and corporations contributed funds through the Air Force Academy Foundation, bolstering the total investment in the Defining Our Future campaign to $248.26 million. Defining Our Future campaigns for private funding to support and develop academy…
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Colorado drone mystery: Air Force denies involvement as investigation intensifies
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The Air Force issued a “not us” denial Thursday, a week after The Gazette questioned whether a Wyoming base was behind the mysterious sightings of drone swarms over northeastern Colorado in recent weeks. F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, which controls a string of missile silos in an area where drones have been spotted,…
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Congressional deal means Space Force cleared for launch
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A rare congressional compromise, backed by the White House and set for a vote this week, will give birth to a new military service for space, with Colorado airmen forming the core cadre of the new Space Force. Details on the new service were sparse Monday, but insiders say it will fall under the Department…
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Colorado politicians make final push to keep U.S. Space Command
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With a new defense secretary on the job, Colorado politicians are bombarding the Pentagon with pleas to keep the new U.S. Space Command here. Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner is the latest, a few days behind Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera and the El Paso Board of County Commissioners. The new push is aimed at Defense…
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Colonel gets schooled by parachuting Air Force Academy cadets
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“Stand in the door!” Never before had four words caused such extreme anxiety. Circling above the Air Force Academy in the back of our trusty Twin Otter at 4,500 feet, I sat shoulder-to-shoulder in nervous anticipation with seven cadets. A warmer day than usual, sweat covered our faces. Maybe nerves were a factor? This would…
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Trump revives U.S. Space Command, likely based in Colorado
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U.S. Space Command was put back in business Tuesday with a memo from President Donald Trump. The memo ordered the Pentagon to re-establish the four-star command, which will likely again call Colorado home. U.S. Space Command was headquartered at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs for two decades until it was folded to establish…
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US Air Force set to launch 1st next-generation GPS satellite, built in Colorado
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UPDATE, 12/18: The launch of a new GPS satellite has been postponed for one day because of an unspecified problem with the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will put the satellite in orbit. After months of delays, the U.S. Air Force is about to launch the first of a new generation of Colorado-built Global Positioning…
