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Very impressive MG Michelle Johnson’s nomination as the 19th USAFA Superintendent. [General Johnson is a USAFA ’81 Distinguished Graduate, Rhodes Scholar, Former member of our Faculty and T-41 Instructor Pilot, 1989-1992 (Political Science), was Cadet Wing Commander, Basketball...

Drones change 'Top Gun' culture of Air Force Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY An Air Force captain who is a student at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas gives a briefing on a simulated downed pilot rescue. He and another student will fly the remotely piloted aircraft known as The Reaper. by Jim...

The application cycle for BOTC 122 is now open and the deadline for application packets will be in April of 2013. All BOTC 122 applicants may start the process utilizing the online NOAA Corps E-Recruit system. If selected for a commission and entrance into the basic officer training...

New Energy & Environment Chain of Command Insignia Approved 11/9/2012 The Energy & Environment Chain of Command insignia was recently approved by USCC and is in production. The new insignia features will be worn by the Brigade and Regimental Energy & Environment Officers. The waves on the...

Brig. Gen. Dana Born will announce her intentions to retire within 24 hours

The Associated Press Posted: Wednesday Nov 7, 2012 7:54:45 EST AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — A military court hearing is getting underway for an Air Force Academy cadet charged with sexual misconduct. The hearing on Wednesday is for Anthony Daniels Jr., who is charged with sodomy, attempted...

The first African-American to graduate from the Air Force Academy has died. Charles Vernon Bush, Class of 1963, died at his home in Lolo, Mont. Nov. 5 after battling colon cancer. He was 72. Bush reported as a cadet in June 1959. He distinguished himself as a squadron commander, a member of the...

WASHINGTON — Becoming a fighter pilot is still a hotly coveted goal at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. But slowly, a culture change is taking hold. Initially snubbed as second-class pilot-wannabes, the airmen who remotely control America's arsenal of lethal drones are...

In a major policy shift stemming from the sex scandal at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, the Air Force may end the practice of assigning staff sergeants as basic training instructors. A memo outlining the proposal says that no one under the rank of technical sergeant — which is one stripe...

US Air Force Academy brawl injures 23 Oct 31, 2012 5:24 PM EDT A U.S. Air Force commander says 23 cadets were injured in a brawl during an unofficial ritual marking the first snowfall of the season. Brig. Gen. Dana Born says in an internal email that cadets needed treatment for injuries...

Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby, commander, Military Sealift Command, honored 89 members of USS Ponce's (AFSB(I) 15) crew during an Oct. 7 ceremony highlighting accomplishments associated with bringing Ponce into service and on station. Navy Capt. Jon P. Rodgers, Ponce's commanding officer, also...

Brig. Gen. Roger B. Duff, former commander of the 95th Training Division, on June 8. Duff pleaded guilty to two charges of false official statement, conduct unbecoming and seven charges of wearing unauthorized badges, awards, or ribbons. A military judge sentenced Duff to two months confinement...

Gov. Jan Brewer’s decision to launch an independent evaluation of the Arizona National Guard represents a first step in reform efforts advocated by insiders and experts on military conduct. The governor’s call for a review of the Guard comes in response to an Arizona Republic report detailing...

The Navy will christen the amphibious assault ship, America (LHA 6), Oct. 20, during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony in Pascagoula, Miss. The Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos will deliver the ceremony's principal address. Mrs. Lynne Pace, wife of former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of...

OCTOBER 14, 2012 —The U.S. Maritime Administration says that America's six state maritime academies will receive an additional $2.3 million total from a government program that recycles obsolete vessels. Funding is being made available from the sale of obsolete vessels from the Maritime...

OCTOBER 17, 2012 — Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. has held a ceremonial keel laying today for the first of two Aframax tankers that are under construction for SeaRiver Maritime, Inc., Exxon Mobil Corporation's U.S. marine affiliate. The construction of the two tankers, valued at $400...

U.S. Naval Academy Foundation Receives More Than $1M in Voyage Management Software From Northrop Grumman Friday, October 5, 2012 1 The United States Naval Academy Foundation has received more than $1 million in Voyage Management System (VMS) software donated by Northrop Grumman Maritime...

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