Author: Mary Shinn

Update: Layoffs at the Academy are no longer expected Friday, according to an email from the associate dean of human capital management.  Read more: The Air Force Academy dean of faculty warned staff Thursday of potential layoffs among civilians coming Friday. “There is a possibility that tomorrow (Friday 28 February) some, if not all, of…

Almost 100 Air Force Academy cadets have admitted to cheating or tolerating it during a weekly knowledge test, typically required for freshmen. Cheating is specifically prohibited by the Academy’s Honor Code, which states “We will not lie, steal, or cheat, nor tolerate among us anyone who does.” The cadets who admitted to cheating have received…

SKI COOPER • A blend of skiers, in white, camouflage, drab olive and neon, with an array of flags fluttering above them flowed down to the base of Ski Cooper Friday to memorialize the victory and sacrifice of the 10th Mountain Division soldiers who fought in World War II. The skiers followed a snaking path down…

Military spouses working for the federal government will not have to return to in-office work, under a specific exemption issued last week. The exemption follows a brief, but sweeping executive order President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office ordering all federal employees back to full-time in-person work. The order said only that…

A national nonprofit that got its start in Colorado Springs and set out to see diversity, equity and inclusion purged from the military has seen its goals largely achieved in recent weeks. The military has put those working in DEI on leave and ended all formal programs, such as mandatory DEI training and the Air…

Now-retired Air Force Lt. Col. Jessica Ruttenber was at her first Air Force pilot training class in 2004 when she was pulled out and told she was a half-inch too short to pursue her dream to fly. For generations, the Air Force required pilots to stand between 5 feet, 4 inches and 6 feet, 5…

The Air Force Academy is reviewing all of its cadet clubs for compliance with President Donald Trump’s order to end diversity, equity and inclusion programming across the federal government. The academy said in a statement Tuesday the review will cover the bylaws and charters of clubs. The school declined to provide a list of all…

A 1930s-era hangar on Peterson Space Force Base will now provide a modest façade for advanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance in the Space Force. The Broadmoor Hangar started life serving private planes flying guests to the Colorado Springs-based Broadmoor hotel and has since served many military purposes over the decades, including as classroom space for…