Posted 6:08 PM 11/3/2012 by Jordan Mason
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) - Trent Steelman rushed for 101 yards and scored twice, the Army defense held Air Force's high-powered offense in check for three quarters, and the Black Knights beat the Falcons 41-21 on Saturday to snap a six-game losing streak in the series. Army (2-7) also (More)
Posted 9:26 AM 11/1/2012 by Andy Koen
COLORADO SPRINGS - Participants in a Religious Respect Conference held this week at the US Air Force Academy had nothing but praise for the reforms instituted on campus with respect to the issue of faith.
The bi-annual gathering of over 20 religious leaders from both the military and the (More)
Posted 3:58 PM 10/29/2012 by Matt Stafford
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) - The military has placed helicopters and rescue teams on alert and dispatched medical planners to help cope with the damage from a superstorm on the East Coast. The U.S. Northern Command, charged with defending the U.S. homeland from attack and (More)
Posted 8:30 PM 10/27/2012 by Jordan Mason
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Air Force earned its first win of the season with a 4-1 victory over Robert Morris Saturday in an Atlantic Hockey Association game at the 84 Lumber Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Air Force improved to 1-2-3 overall this season and 1-0-1 in the league. Robert Morris fell to 2-2 (More)
Posted 10:42 PM 10/20/2012 by Jordan Mason
DENVER (AP) - Nick Shore's hat trick was more than enough offense for Denver as the Pioneers beat Air Force 5-2 Saturday in men's college hockey. Shore also assisted on a goal as Denver (2-0-0) completed a two-game season-opening sweep of Air Force and Massachusetts-Lowell. (More)...
Posted 8:15 PM 10/20/2012 by Jordan Mason
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Wes Cobb scored on a trio of 1-yard runs and Air Force overcame Kasey Carrier's Mountain West Conference-record 338 yards rushing with a 28-23 win over New Mexico on Saturday night. The Falcons (4-3, 2-1) won despite losing Cody Getz, the nation's (More)
Posted 5:34 PM 10/16/2012 by Joe Bevans
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) - A California teen accused of stealing a celebrity chef's Lamborghini and later shooting at a couple will have to stand trial on a number of charges, including attempted murder. A judge ruled Monday that there is enough evidence against 18-year-old Max Wade to try him on (More)
Posted 9:07 PM 10/13/2012 by Jordan Mason
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - Backup quarterback Kale Pearson scored on a 5-yard run in the fourth quarter on his only play of the game, lifting Air Force over Wyoming 28-27 Saturday night. Connor Dietz, who left the game for one play because of an injury, passed for 141 yards and two (More)
Posted 11:06 PM 10/8/2012 by Eric Naktin
In college hockey, The University of British Columbia scored two goals early in the second period and then added two empty-netters for a 4-2 win over Air Force.
Playing at the Academy's Cadet Ice Arena, the Falcons outshot BC, 31-26. AFA was 1-for-6 on the power play while BC (More)
Posted 5:51 PM 10/6/2012 by Jordan Mason
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Right guard Jake Zuzek recovered quarterback Keenan Reynolds' fumbled snap in the end zone and Navy beat Air Force 28-21 in overtime Saturday. After the weird touchdown, Navy defensive end Wes Henderson knocked down Connor Dietz's pass on fourth-and-6 (More)
Posted 11:10 AM 10/2/2012 by Matt Stafford
"I just always wanted to fly airplanes," says Frank Macon, a Tuskegee Airman. "Any airplane would go over and I was out looking at it."
That was growing up for Macon in Colorado Springs in the 20s and 30s. He lived on Pine Street with his two aunts; around the corner was something special (More)
Posted 6:25 PM 9/29/2012 by Jordan Mason
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Cody Getz had 222 of Air Force's 459 yards rushing to lead the Falcons to a 42-21 win over in-state rival Colorado State on Saturday. Getz's career-high mark made him the first player in Air Force history to begin a season with four consecutive 100-yard (More)
Posted 4:45 PM 9/28/2012 by Andy Koen
A boy from Parker, Colorado and his family got to experience life as Air Force Academy cadets today. Eleven-year-old Wyatt donned a flight suit and learned all about Academy life first-hand, including participating in some chemistry experiments.
Wyatt, who has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's (More)
Posted 9:44 AM 9/29/2012 by Matt Stafford
Colorado Springs will soon be home to a brand new national World War II aviation museum. The grand opening is October 13th; it's located at 765 Aviation Way, backing right up to the runways at the Colorado Springs Airport.
The museum focuses on not only the planes that helped win the war (More)