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WATCH: U.S. Air Force Academy Graduates First Openly Gay Cadets

Posted 05.25.2012

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In yet another historic, post-"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" moment, the U.S. Air Force Academy graduated the nation's first group of openly gay cadets this ...

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Obama Heads West For Another Commencement Address

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 05.24.2012

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — President Barack Obama declared Wednesday the world has a "new feeling about America" and more respect for its leaders...

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Obama To Deliver Commencement Address To Air Force Academy

AP | Posted 05.21.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama plans to deliver the commencement address to the U.S. Air Force Academy, his fourth service academy graduation sp...

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'Negligent' Officials At Air Force Academy

AP | By DAN ELLIOTT | Posted 02.17.2012

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DENVER -- Two senior officials at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., were negligent in statements they made about credentials of the sc...

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Spike In Air Force Academy Sex Crimes Has No Simple Explanation

AP | By DAN ELLIOTT | Posted 01.23.2012

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DENVER -- Nine years after a sexual assault scandal at the Air Force Academy sent shock waves across the military, the Defense Department last month a...

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Rape Charges For Three At Air Force Academy

Posted 01.06.2012

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Three cadets at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs were charged Thursday with sexual assault. A senior official told the Colorado Springs Ga...

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Our Ability: Lieutenant Brown's Journey

John Robinson | Posted 02.29.2012

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Lieutenant Ian James brown exemplifies perseverance. As a person with a physical disability, he has overcome an amazing physical challenge in a very short period of time.

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Southern Baptists Admit That They Oppose Religious Equality In The Military

Chris Rodda | Posted 02.14.2012

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Well, it doesn't get any clearer than this. In an article from the Baptist Press, the news arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, the Southern Baptists have finally come right out and admitted that they oppose religious equality in the U.S. military.

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Colo. Colleges To Help Track Space Junk

Posted 12.25.2011

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The Air Force Academy's Center for Space Situational Awareness Research (CSSAR) has been awarded a nearly $800,000 grant to help track space junk that...

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Air Force Academy Cadets Decide They Must Pretend To Be Fundamentalist Christians

Chris Rodda | Posted 12.12.2011

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A group of Air Force cadets tells MRFF that they decided to resort to doing whatever they had to do to play the role of the "right kind" of Christian cadets, all the while living in constant fear of being "outed."

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Air Force Academy Was Against Chief Of Staff's Religious Neutrality Edict Before It Was For It

Chris Rodda | Posted 11.29.2011

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As late as three days ago, September 26, the leadership at the U.S. Air Force Academy was still unwilling to distribute a watershed memorandum issued by Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz on "Maintaining Government Neutrality Regarding Religion."

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Air Force Academy Apparently Finds Wild Cow Milking More Important Than Religious Freedom

Chris Rodda | Posted 11.26.2011

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Is it any wonder that cadets and staff at the Air Force Academy have lost all faith (no pun intended) in the Academy's leadership?

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Air Force Academy Under Investigation

AP | By DAN ELLIOTT | Posted 11.21.2011

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DENVER -- The military is investigating allegations that two senior officials at the Air Force Academy provided misleading information about faculty c...

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A Spiritually Transformed Military with Ambassadors for Christ in Uniform

Chris Rodda | Posted 10.25.2011

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Unlike the other fundamentalist Christian para-church military ministries, which employ retired military personnel to be their "insiders," about 80 percent of Officers' Christian Fellowship members are true insiders.

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Several Hundred Air Force Cadets Flying Low After Virus Outbreak

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 09.25.2011

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The Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs reported Tuesday that approximately 240 cadets there have come down with the flu. "The health and safety ...

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Osama bin Laden Nixes Biking At U.S. Air Force Academy (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 09.06.2011

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Osama bin Laden may have been killed two months ago, but he's still terrorizing the U.S. Air Force Academy. Heightened security measures resultin...

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Air Force Academy Embraces Renewable Energy

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 08.17.2011

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The Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, hosted a "switch flippin" ceremony this week, celebrating the Academy's new 30-acre solar array. ...

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The 'Gamble Report' -- A Defeat for Mikey Weinstein and His Forces of Satan?

Chris Rodda | Posted 07.16.2011

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In its latest attempt to give the appearance of concern about complaints of religious intolerance, the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) recently conducted a five-day "investigation" that (big surprise) found that there were no problems at all.

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Self-Control

Jamie Reidy | Posted 07.13.2011

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"Don't get mad, but..." So began a text from my sister, instantly causing my teeth to grind and my brow to furrow. Talk about sparking the polar opposite of the desired reaction.

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Dionysians Decry Air Force Academy Discrimination

Sean Paige | Posted 07.04.2011

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This report in today's Colorado Springs Gazette prompted the following letter of protest to Academy Superintendent Michael Gould, acting in my capacit...

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Obama Honors Air Force Academy Football Team

AP | Posted 06.18.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has congratulated the Air Force Academy football team for winning the Commander in Chief trophy, noting that they...

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President Obama To Award Air Force Academy With 'Commander-In-Chief' Trophy

AP | Posted 06.18.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama meets with some of the troops Monday, but not the usual kind or for the usual reasons. Obama will present the Co...

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Gaddafi's Son Had Internship In U.S. Just Before Libyan Conflict

AP | By DANIEL WAGNER | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi toured U.S. ports and military facilities just weeks before he helped lead deadly attacks on...

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Retired General To review Religion At Air Force Academny

AP | DAN ELLIOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — A retired Air Force general who once served as commandant of cadets at the Air Force Academy will assess the religious climate at the s...

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Judge Dismisses Air Force Academy Prayer Lawsuit

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — A judge ruled Wednesday an Air Force Academy prayer luncheon can go on as planned, but a chaplain said he would make clear the event is spo...

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