The U.S. Air Force Academy has kicked out students and reprimanded others after nearly 250 cadets were suspected of using online learning to cheat on tests and plagiarize assignments last spring. “Infractions ranged from failing to properly cite sources, to using unauthorized online tutoring websites ...
Alabama’s Redstone Arsenal is the preferred new home of U.S. Space Command, the Air Force said Jan. 13, signaling a major move from the longtime center of military space operations in Colorado Springs, Colo. After the Air Force vetted several cities as prospective SPACECOM headquarters ...
Capt. Kelliann Leli, a Travis Air Force Base doctor who was deployed to the United Arab Emirates in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, died in a “non-combat related vehicle accident at Al-Dhafra Air Base” on Nov. 27, a 60th Air Mobility Wing release stated. An ...
The U.S. Air Force Academy has long been the training ground for cadets headed for careers in military space. But with the creation of a Space Force, the Colorado school is looking to expand the opportunities available to space-minded students. USAFA's new Space Force detachment ...
U.S. Air Force Academy cadets will forgo Thanksgiving break and end the fall semester early as the school adjusts its academic calendar in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Cadets will finish final exams on Dec. 11, and winter break runs Dec. 14, 2020, to Jan. ...
Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark officially took over as U.S. Air Force Academy superintendent and discussed priorities for his tenure during a Sept. 23 change of command ceremony at the Colorado Springs, Colo., campus. Clark, who replaced now-retired Lt. Gen. Jay B. Silveria, is the ...
Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost received her fourth star and took over leadership of Air Mobility Command during an Aug. 20 ceremony at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. With the change of command and the retirement of her predecessor, Gen. Maryanne Miller, Van Ovost takes ...
U.S. Air Force Academy cadets are starting a fall semester unlike any other, as the school tries to prove on-campus classes can work amid the coronavirus pandemic. About 4,400 students are back in class at USAFA in Colorado Springs, Colo., after the academy cut short ...
The U.S. Air Force Academy must set a better example for students to discourage sexual assault, harassment, and other forms of discrimination on campus, the school's outgoing Superintendent Lt. Gen. Jay B. Silveria said on Aug. 17. His remarks come at the beginning of the ...
Lt. Gen. David W. Allvin is on deck to become the Air Force’s next vice chief of staff, the Pentagon announced Aug. 14. President Donald J. Trump nominated Allvin to succeed Gen. Stephen W. “Seve” Wilson, who has been the Air Force’s second-highest officer since ...
The Senate on Aug. 6 confirmed a series of Air Force and Space Force leaders to new leadership roles, including new bosses at U.S. Northern Command, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and staff jobs in the U.S. Space Force.
Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, twice U.S. National Security Adviser, unelected statesman of international affairs, and adviser to six U.S. presidents, died Aug. 6 at age 95. Scowcroft was a pragmatist who helped the U.S. navigate the collapse of Soviet Communism and the ...