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Expect delays at Air Force Academy gates
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The Air Force Academy paused its Gate Support Program on Thursday until further notice, and drivers are encouraged to allow for additional time to enter the base. The Air Force Academy’s Security Forces adds personnel through the support program to help staff the gates and minimize delays during peak traffic hours. Most of the additional…
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Air Force Academy association to revisit honoring activist Charlie Kirk
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The Air Force Academy’s Association of Graduates board will revisit whether to honor conservative activist Charlie Kirk after receiving an outpouring of feedback on the controversial figure. Retired Lt. Gen. Rod Bishop introduced motions to recommend Kirk receive an honorary degree and bestow honorary membership into the association that he withdrew during a Friday meeting.…
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Plans to honor Charlie Kirk at Air Force Academy Association meeting withdrawn
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The U.S. Air Force Academy Association of Graduates board did not vote Friday on whether to honor late conservative leader Charlie Kirk, who died in a September shooting, because the motions were withdrawn. Retired Lt. Gen. Rod Bishop, an AFA graduate and a board member of the Association of Graduates, had nominated Kirk for honorary…
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USAFA Association of Graduates to vote on honorary membership for Charlie Kirk
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Board members of the U.S. Air Force Academy Association of Graduates will vote on two honors for the late Charlie Kirk during their meeting on Friday. The independent 501(c)(3) organization for academy graduates will decide whether to award Kirk with honorary AOG membership and recommend him for an honorary AFA degree. The action was put…
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Air Force Academy, Peterson and Schriever to see closures during shutdown
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The Air Force Academy and Peterson and Schriever Space Force Bases announced Wednesday that some functions are closed because some civilian employees are furloughed. The academy announced on its website that the planetarium will not host any public shows and its visitor center will not be staffed. The center will be open for the public…
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‘Angel of death’ advises Air Force Academy cadets on coming conflict at recent leadership symposium
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As her C-130H gunship approached enemy combatants in Afghanistan, former Air Force officer Allison Black’s voice came across the field radios, shocking a Northern Alliance general. A navigator on board, she was part of a crew that killed 200 combatants, and the Afghan general dialed into the Taliban frequency to tell them about Black. “America…
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Resident sues El Paso County for violating dead-end road rules; ‘they’re putting people’s lives at risk’
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Tucked into a valley north of the Air Force Academy, the residents of about 80 homes have one way out in the event of a fire — Hay Creek Road. Some houses are well hidden in the foothills and accessed by dirt roads that wind down to the main paved two-lane Hay Creek. None have an…
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Vice President Kamala Harris calls on USAFA graduates to build upon U.S. air superiority
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Under clear skies in Falcon Stadium on Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris called on the Air Force Academy’s Class of 2024 to uphold and build upon the nation’s dominance of the air. The vice president gave examples of U.S. air superiority, describing how the Air Force is helping to deter Russia on NATO’s eastern flank,…
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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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Vice President Harris to give Air Force Academy commencement speech
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The Air Force Academy announced Tuesday that Vice President Kamala Harris will give the keynote speech at graduation on May 30. As vice president, Harris is part of the regular rotation of speakers for the academy, which graduates about 1,000 cadets each year. This is her first time speaking to the Air Force Academy graduating…
