Author: Mary Shinn
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Air Force Academy reports $4.2 billion in deferred projects; chapel passes water tests
The Air Force Academy has an estimated $4.2 billion in deferred projects. Superintendent Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind detailed the academy’s needs during a Board of Visitors meeting last week and a possible plan to refresh the campus. The board includes senators and representatives who can advocate for funding through congressional boards, such as the House…
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Air Force Academy superintendent to depart, Meink urges focus on technical skills
Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink urged Air Force Academy leaders to focus on updating technical training to be ready for advanced artificial intelligence systems and collaborative combat aircraft. He also announced a change in leadership. “Everyone who comes out of the academy should have a solid technical background,” Meink said during a meeting…
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Secretary Troy Meink announces Air Force Academy superintendent to depart, urges focus on technical skills
Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink urged Air Force Academy leaders Thursday to focus on updating technical training to be ready for advanced artificial intelligence systems and collaborative combat aircraft. He also announced a change in leadership. “Everyone who comes out of the academy should have a solid technical background,” Meink said during a…
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Air Force Academy reports $4.2 billion in deferred projects; chapel passes water tests
The Air Force Academy has an estimated $4.2 billion in deferred projects. Superintendent Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind detailed the academy’s needs during a Board of Visitors meeting on Thursday and a possible plan to refresh the campus. The board includes senators and representatives who can advocate for funding through congressional boards, such as the House…
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Air Force Academy reports $4.2 billion in deferred projects; chapel passes water tests
The Air Force Academy has an estimated $4.2 billion in deferred projects. Superintendent Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind detailed the academy’s needs during a Board of Visitors meeting on Thursday and a possible plan to refresh the campus. The board includes senators and representatives who can advocate for funding through congressional boards, such as the House…
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Secretary Troy Meink announces Air Force Academy superintendent to depart, urges focus on technical skills
Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink urged Air Force Academy leaders Thursday to focus on updating technical training to be ready for advanced artificial intelligence systems and collaborative combat aircraft. He also announced a change in leadership. “Everyone who comes out of the academy should have a solid technical background,” Meink said during a…
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British military leaders honor Americans who fought in the Battle of Britain at Air Force Academy
Leaders of the British Royal Air Force visited the Air Force Academy in January to honor 10 American pilots who flew in the Battle of Britain before the U.S. officially entered World War II. “Their service was entirely voluntary, their decision to fight, deeply personal, and their influence on history immeasurable,” Air Chief Marshal Sir Harvey…
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Space Command sets up office to manage move to Alabama
Gen. Stephen Whiting, the head of U.S. Space Command, announced this week his pick to lead the construction of a new command headquarters in Alabama, despite ongoing litigation. Whiting named Maj. Gen. Terry Grisham, an assistant deputy commanding general with the Army National Guard, to direct the program management office in charge of overseeing the…
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Voyager Technologies starts construction on weapons system production facility
On the plains 15 miles east of Pueblo, Voyager Technologies is building an advanced manufacturing complex to make components for weapons, rocket motors, critical chemicals and propellants as the Trump administration looks to rebuild the nation’s defense industrial base. Denver-based Voyager celebrated the start of construction on Wednesday on its new facility, the Voyager American…
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Outside Aurora VA hospital, hundreds memorialized nurse killed in Minneapolis
Outside the Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital in Aurora on Wednesday night, soft light from battery-powered candles illuminated hundreds of mourning faces. The crowd of nurses and other community members gathered to remember Alex Pretti, a VA nurse, who was killed on Saturday in Minneapolis during an encounter with federal agents. “In this circle of…