Tag: afa
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Tough training greets cadets: ‘Take those tears, put them back in your eyes’
Colors from red, yellow and blue smoke grenades drifting through trees along the edge of the Rocky Mountains couldn’t hide the pain on faces of many Air Force Academy cadets Friday. Hundreds of freshman cadets took to an obstacle, assault or confidence course at the Air Force Academy’s training and proving grounds, Jacks Valley, while…
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Air Force Academy’s first Black superintendent looks to pay it forward at his alma mater
Separated shoulders from three years as linebacker and a senior season as nose guard nearly kept then-cadet Richard Clark from pilot training and a career in the skies. That is until Air Force Academy superintendent Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott Jr. — who lead the academy from 1983-1987 — stepped in. Scott flew F-51 Mustangs during the Korean…
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Air Force Academy announces 2021 graduation speaker
The Air Force Academy announced Monday its May 26 graduation speaker will be Army Gen. Mark A Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Milley is the nation’s highest ranking military officer and a principal advisor to President Joe Biden. “General Milley has served in numerous command and staff positions as well as several operational deployments…
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Air Force Academy announces graduation plans
The Air Force Academy is moving forward with plans to celebrate the class of 2021 with family and friends May 26 at Falcon Stadium. COVID safety protocols will include wearing masks, social distancing and assigned group seating. Graduating cadets may invite three guests each. The academy plans to make a decision based on coronavirus figures…
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Jacks Valley Basic Training
A look at five courses of brutal training to turn more than 1,000 incoming Air Force Academy basics from civilians into full-fledged airmen.
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VIDEO | Graduation moments 2019: Air Force Academy graduation
The special moments and emotions were abundant from the Air Force Academy’s graduation for 40 squadrons of the Class of 2019 on Thursday, May 30, at Falcon Stadium.
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VIDEO | Follow graduation moments in Colorado Springs area
Follow our hashtag, #COSgrads19, to see photos and video of our graduates in the Pikes Peak region. For more videos, visit Gazette.com/video.