Air Force Academy

Erwin Washington, Drunk United Pilot From Lakewood, Arrested In London

Posted 11.11.2009 | Denver


Erwin Washington, of Lakewood, a United Airlines pilot, was arrested in London on charges of being drunk prior to flying from London to Chicago on Mon...

Edie Disler, Air Force Academy Professor, Disciplined For "Don't Ask Don't Tell" Discussion

Posted 10.09.2009 | Denver


A professor at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Edie Disler, alleges that she has been disciplined for inviting gay Academy graduates to spe...

Memo to Pentagon: Can We Talk About "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" or Not?

Aaron Belkin | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics


Aaron Belkin

If the Pentagon is publishing studies calling for the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," then why is a Lieutenant Colonel being reprimanded for discussing the issue in an Air Force Academy classroom?

They're baaaack: the black helicopters of Yoder

Westword | Westword | Posted 11.14.2009 | Home


All Shellie Kirby wants is a place where she and her husband Mark can live in peace with their Spanish mustang, Rebel, and their other hors...

Biden Cracks Joke About Obama Teleprompter

LA Times | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics


On Tuesday, he did the economic recovery thing, touting the environmentally friendly jobs that President Obama's $787-billion stimulus package is crea...

Obsession "Stars" Have Lectured at U.S. Military Colleges; U.S. Navy Uses Film

Chris Rodda | Posted 10.26.2008 | Media


Chris Rodda

Two of the Islamophobic fear mongers featured in Obsession have been invited to speak at U.S. Military Colleges.

McCain And My Captive Cadets

David Haven Blake | Posted 10.11.2008 | Home


David Haven Blake

For my Air Force Academy students, the central moment of their imagined military lives was being a prisoner of war. They imagined captivity transformed soldiers into celebrities, as if POWs possessed a special currency that allowed them to exchange life as a retired officer for life as a presidential candidate.

Bush, Air Force Graduates Get Rowdy During Graduation Ceremony

Huffington Post | Brigitte Bradford | Posted 06.06.2008 | Home


On Wednesday, President Bush attended The Air Force Academy's graduation. The graduates' excitement appeared to rub off on the President, who flexed, ...