Air Force Academy News

Lieutenant Colonel Brian Tribus from West Point reacts to the Fort Hood tragedy.

A 200-milliJoule pulse laser is being used at the Air Force Academy to determine how "pushing" sulfur into a silicon-based solar cell increases the cell's efficiency.

Colorado state Rep. Kent Lambert says he will run for the seat held by state Sen.

Twenty years ago the U.S. Air Force Academy and the United States Military Academy at West Point went to Capt.

A new commander has been named for Grand Forks Air Force Base. Col. Donald Shaffer is to succeed Col.

Sometimes, the mind-numbing nature of life as a freshman at the Air Force Academy brings unseen advantages.

Excellent analysis here from William Astore , former educator at the U.S. Air Force Academy and the Naval Postgraduate School, as well as Tom Englehardt of TomDispatch.com . Here's the thing: This may be our next "Vietnam moment," but Afghanistan is no Vietnam: there are no major enemy powers like the Soviet Union and China lurking in the ...

Students from the Northern Mariana Islands aspiring to attend one of the U.S. service academies now have twice as many slots open to them.

Although he graduated from the Air Force Academy and has a master's degree from Harvard, Brig.

ESPNCollege GameDay will broadcast live from 8-10 a.m. Mtn. at the Air Force Academy for the Army football game on Saturday, Nov.

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx has announced she is extending the deadline for applications for admission to the nationa s military service academies through her Congressional office.

Main Category: Swine Flu Also Included In: Flu / Cold / SARS ; Public Health ; Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Article Date: 22 Oct 2009 - 1:00 PDT With the 2009 influenza season upon us, characterization of the epidemiology and duration of shedding for the nH1N1 virus is critical.

About 20 checks have been cut under the newly expanded Homeowners Assistance Program, aimed at helping military homeowners caught in the housing market downturn.

The current public health recommendation is that if you've been sick, you can go back to work or school 24 hours after your fever goes away, but a new study published in American Journal of Preventive Medicine says you might still be contagious.

More than 100 new cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy got infected with swine flu at a July 4 barbecue and fireworks display but quick isolation measures got it under control within two weeks, researchers reported on Tuesday.

With the 2009 influenza season upon us, characterization of the epidemiology and duration of shedding for the nH1N1 virus is critical.

When I was a junior at the Air Force Academy, I made about $300 a month. My brother, also a cadet, was a math major.

Dr. Michael Shaffer describes a research project Oct. 9, 2009, to determine why black silicon, a product from sulfur being added to silicon using lasers, absorbs up to 500 times more light than regular silicon.

The Air Force abruptly fired the commander of the 11th Wing at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C., after losing confidence in his ability to lead, according to a service news release.

A federal judge sentenced two former Air Force colonels to prison on Tuesday for destroying documents, lying to a grand jury and other crimes related to a wider fraud scheme by contractors and defense lobbyists with ties to a powerful Pennsylvania congressman.