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  • Wings of Blue places in Collegiate National Championships

    U.S. Air Force Academy Wings of Blue Parachute teams were busy training, competing and taking part in a variety of parachute demonstrations across the country during the holiday season."In just 17 days, we completed more than 1,600 jumps, dominated the advanced divisions of the U.S. Parachuting

  • Ceremony formalizes T-38 maintenance team's squadron status

    An organization of more than 300 civilians responsible for the upkeep of the Air Force's aging T-38 fleet formally became a squadron during an activation ceremony Dec. 11 in Hangar 76 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.Brig. Gen. Carl Buhler, Ogden Air Logistics Complex commander, presided over the

  • Cadet Wing commander Jake Sortor stays true to Academy values

    If anyone asks, "Who's responsible for the daily operations of the U.S. Air Force Academy's Cadet Wing?" and you answer, "Brig. Gen. Stephen Williams, the commandant of cadets," you'd only be half right.While it's true Williams is ultimately responsible for the more-than 4,000 cadets, so is Cadet

  • Vietnam War Pilots mentor Randolph Pilots

    Decorated Vietnam War pilots shared history and knowledge with JBSA-Randolph fighter pilots during an Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals Course graduation Sept. 5, 2014.Then Capt. Dee Simmonds and Lt. George McKinney, both retired lieutenant colonels, were members of the 435th Tactical Fighter

  • Summer flying programs achieving success despite thunderstorms, setbacks

    Since early June, summer Airmanship training here has been in full swing, allowing 935 cadets to get experience in soaring, powered flight and parachute operations.Under the 306th Flying Training Group, the course completion rate for the Academy's soaring program is near 100 percent, and its number

  • New flying course exposes cadets to aircraft, airfield operations

    Cadets are now getting hands-on flying experience, soaring 2,500 feet above ground level shortly after they arrive here.This semester, Airmanship 250, Introduction to Soaring, replaced Airmanship 251, Basic Soaring, to provide fourth class cadets their first exposure to Air Force aviation. During

  • UAS program launches cadet leadership opportunities

    Two Academy juniors will break ground for future cadets, leading and instructing Defense Department combat equipment on Academy soil.Cadets 2nd Class Cori Easter and Jacob Seabury will be the first cadet Small Unmanned Aircraft System Instructors and Evaluators in the Academy's UAS Airmanship

  • Powered flight program prepares prospective pilots

    Four T-53 Kadet aircraft line up on the taxiway leading to Runway 16. Inside each aircraft sits one cadet pilot and one instructor. They're the last group to fly for the day on Sept. 9. The weather, however, might cut their flights short. Maj. Nanette Menath, the 557th Flying Training Squadron's

  • 12th OG deputy wins dogfight with cancer, returns to flying status

    "Four hundred and eighty-five days ago, I was a squadron commander in the greatest flying squadron in the Air Force - the 435th Fighter Training Squadron. "I was on the top of my game and on top of the world. I was flying a great mission with great officers," said Col. David Drichta, 12th Operations