Tag: basic training
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Columbine High School graduate honored as top Navy recruit
By O’Dell Isaac A Colorado native was recently honored as the top graduate of her class at Navy basic training, according to a news release. Airman Apprentice Bailey Burke, a 2025 graduate of Columbine High School, earned the Military Excellence Award, presented by the Navy Club of the United States to the recruit who exemplifies…
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Air Force Academy cadets arrive for basic training, encouraged to cultivate intensity and courage
More than 1,000 cadets flowed up the stairs at the Holaday Athletic Center at the Air Force Academy Wednesday to start chasing their dreams of flying planes, working in space, and serving their country. They were greeted with excited cheers by mostly athletic department staff before starting the more serious portions of the day, such…
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USAFA cadets train at Jacks Valley
Air Force Academy cadets undergo basic cadet training at Jacks Valley on Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Tough training greets cadets: ‘Take those tears, put them back in your eyes’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…
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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…