Author: Mary Shinn
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Air Force Academy details thin on faculty plans after civilian resignations
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As classes resume at the Air Force Academy for the fall semester, U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank asked the superintendent Thursday for a clear staffing plan after many civilian faculty members resigned earlier this year. The academy saw more than 104 civilian employees leave as the Department…
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Charlie Kirk calls Air Force Academy chapel timeline ‘outrageous,’ wants accelerated work
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Influential conservative Charlie Kirk, a new member of the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, called for accelerating the restoration of the chapel during a meeting Thursday because the work is expected to stretch into 2028. The renovation that started at the end of 2019…
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Charlie Kirk calls Air Force Academy chapel timeline ‘outrageous,’ wants accelerated work
Influential conservative Charlie Kirk, a new member of the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, called for accelerating the restoration of the chapel during a meeting Thursday because the work is expected to stretch into 2028. The renovation that started at the end of 2019 is aimed at fixing the chronic leaking that has plagued…
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‘Suspicious packages’ found on Fort Carson
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Experts determined the suspicious packages found Thursday underneath Crows Foot Bridge on Fort Carson were not a threat. The explosive ordnance technicians from the 71st Ordnance Group investigated the packages and after they were reported and they have since been disposed of, Fort Carson officials…
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Air Force Academy cadet found guilty in sex assault court-martial
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A jury of officers found Air Force Academy Cadet Viet Zaengle guilty of sexual assault on Wednesday after hearing from witnesses including the victim. A former girlfriend and fellow cadet accused Zaengle, now a junior, of sexual assault during June 2023 while off campus. His…
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As classes resume, Air Force Academy details still thin on faculty plans after civilian resignations
As classes resume at the Air Force Academy for the fall semester, U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank asked the superintendent Thursday for a clear staffing plan after many civilian faculty members resigned earlier this year. The academy saw more than 104 civilian employees leave either through natural attrition or as the Department of Government Efficiency offered deferred…
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‘Suspicious packages’ found on Fort Carson
Experts determined the suspicious packages found Thursday underneath Crows Foot Bridge on Fort Carson were not a threat. The explosive ordnance technicians from the 71st Ordnance Group investigated the packages and after they were reported and they have since been disposed of, Fort Carson officials said in a statement. “The Fort Carson community is grateful…
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Air Force Academy cadet found guilty in sex assault court-martial
A jury of officers found Air Force Academy Cadet Viet Zaengle guilty of sexual assault on Wednesday after hearing from witnesses including the victim. A former girlfriend and fellow cadet accused Zaengle, now a junior, of sexual assault during June 2023 while off campus. His girlfriend had previously made it clear on earlier occasions that…
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Air Force Academy cadet follows Naval Academy sisters into the military
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When the straight lines of newly accepted Air Force Academy cadets broke into a whirlwind of hugs as families flooded Stillman Field Wednesday, Eileen Um celebrated with her sister, a newly minted Naval Academy graduate.…
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Air Force Academy cadet follows Naval Academy sisters into the military
When the straight lines of newly accepted Air Force Academy cadets broke into a whirlwind of hugs as families flooded Stillman Field Wednesday, Eileen Um celebrated with her sister, a newly minted Naval Academy graduate. The California native is following both her older sisters into the military, but not into the Navy, so she is…