http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/usafa/ en-us Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:01:59 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036160/posts Three years after a scandal at the Air Force Academy over the evangelizing of cadets by Christian staff and faculty members, students and staff at West Point and the Naval Academy are complaining that their schools, too, have pushed religion on cadets and midshipmen. The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036160/posts#comment Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:01:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2023554/posts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2023554/posts#comment Fri, 30 May 2008 15:27:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023395/posts When the moment finally came to meet the most powerful man in the United States, Theodore Shiveley had just two words for him: "Chest bump." As the Richardson 22-year-old's class of Air Force Academy graduates streamed across a stage, many asked President Bush to do something unusual for them. Some stashed pens in their socks so he could sign their hats. One even called his parents and asked the president to say hello on a cellphone. Lt. Shiveley opened his arms and got the president to engage in a hearty chest bump with him. "Hey, it's a once-in-a-lifetime chance," said... The Dallas Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023395/posts#comment Fri, 30 May 2008 05:59:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022714/posts Today, President Bush delivered the Commencement Address at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado. This was the 50th graduating class of the Academy. There was some rain during his speech. Following his speech, he posed and “cut up” with some of the graduates and you will love these photos. Transcript The President then traveled to Utah where he will attend two fund raisers on behalf of Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. Yahoo News Photos; Whitehouse.gov;various http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022714/posts#comment Thu, 29 May 2008 00:14:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022210/posts The White House says President Bush will liken the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to conditions in Germany and Japan after World War II when he speaks at the Air Force Academy graduation on Wednesday. In excerpts from his prepared remarks released today, Bush said it took time and patience to rebuild those nations, but it paid off when they became prosperous U.S. allies. "And we have reaped the benefits in generations of security and peace," Bush said in the prepared remarks. "Today we must do the same in Afghanistan and Iraq, and by helping these young democracies grow in... Rocky Mountain News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022210/posts#comment Wed, 28 May 2008 01:12:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2000197/posts Colorado Springs, Apr 11, 2008 / 04:11 am (CNA).- A seminar at the Air Force Academy that had been organized to discuss religion and war removed several movie clips from its presentation after receiving complaints that the clips were anti-Catholic, the Colorado Springs Gazette reports. A Wednesday seminar on war and religion planned to show clips from “Constantine’s Sword,” a documentary based on a book by James Carroll. Among the complainants was the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights. Catholic League President Bill Donohue in an April 8 press release called Carroll, a columnist for the Boston Globe, an... Catholic News Agency http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2000197/posts#comment Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:07:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1982904/posts Why return to the Air Force Academy after Winter Break? So after our sunburns have faded and the memories of our winter break have been reduced to pictures we've pinned on our deskboards, and once again we've exchanged T-shirts and swim suits for flight suits and camouflage, there still remains the question that every cadet at U.S.Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs has asked themselves at some point: Why did we come back? Why, after spending two weeks with our family would we return to one of the most demanding lifestyles in the country? After listening to our 'friends' who... Senator Allard- R. CO http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1982904/posts#comment Sun, 9 Mar 2008 16:46:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1972167/posts AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- The military is shutting down the Air Force Academy's emergency room and its hospital's inpatient services. Two nearby civilian hospitals have the capacity to take over its more than 100,000 patients, authorities said. The academy will phase out the services starting April 1, The Gazette of Colorado Springs reported. Outpatient services will still be offered. The change comes as the military shifts more of its resources to cope with war casualties. The academy's health staff will be cut by more than half from 45 to 21 as part of the overall federal Base Realignment and... North County Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1972167/posts#comment Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:32:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967687/posts Former terrorists Walid Shoebat, Kamal Saleem and Zak Anani addressed cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, during their annual political forum. They shared their experiences as terrorists and helped cadets understand the Islamic fundamentalist mind set. During the event a Jordanian college student, identified as Omar Khalifa of Metro International, approached Kamal Saleem and spoke to him in Arabic, "you are an enemy of Islam and you must die." The incident was reported to Military Police, who investigated Khalifa's threat. "The men receive threats of this nature all of time and we take each one very... MASS MEDIA DISTRIBUTION NEWSWIRE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967687/posts#comment Sat, 9 Feb 2008 17:30:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1967559/posts Some former terrorists were speaking at the academy to give insights on the life and thoughts of Muslim terrorists so the cadets can better understand the enemy. Well, it turns out that some real terrorists showed up. MMD: Former terrorists Walid Shoebat, Kamal Saleem and Zak Anani addressed cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, during their annual political forum. They shared their experiences as terrorists and helped cadets understand the Islamic fundamentalist mind set. During the event a Jordanian college student, identified as Omar Khalifa of Metro International, approached Kamal Saleem and spoke to him in... Needs Of The Many http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1967559/posts#comment Sat, 9 Feb 2008 09:07:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1966844/posts Muslim group says Air Force Academy speakers use hate speech By: IVAN MORENO - Associated Press DENVER -- A Muslim advocacy group is decrying the U.S. Air Force Academy's decision to invite three former "terrorists" who the group said slam the religion with "hate-filled" rhetoric. The D.C.-based Council on American-Islamic Relations said one of the speakers, Walid Shoebat, has said that "Islam is the devil." Shoebat, along with Kamal Saleem and Zachariah Anani are scheduled to speak Wednesday at the 50th Annual Academy Assembly in Colorado Springs, where the topic of the four-day event is "Dismantling Terrorism." Maj. Brett Ashworth,... North County Times/The Californian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1966844/posts#comment Fri, 8 Feb 2008 02:38:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932265/posts A senior cadet at the Air Force Academy is a recipient of one of 32 Rhodes scholarships for 2008. Cadet Hila Levy of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, is first in her class at the academy. She is a biology major who has minors in Arabic, French and Spanish. She is fluent in Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Hebrew. Levy has researched hemorrhagic fever in Venezuela and is the author of several papers relating to language in the military and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. She will attend the University of Oxford in England and plans to obtain two master's degrees — one in global... Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932265/posts#comment Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:53:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1915919/posts This song and movie was written, performed, and produced by Air Force Academy Cadets. When male and female cadets at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado "hook up" - they call it "Falcon Love." The Academy mascot is the falcon. The girl to guy ratio is about four or five to one. I know several married couples who met there, and are now on active duty. This song is a hoot - very funny, and so is the movie. It could apply to any service academy, ROTC, NCO Academy, or tech school. It was originally written for a contest... From The Inside http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1915919/posts#comment Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:44:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1883948/posts After spending the last year fighting in Iraq, about 400 Colorado National Guard troops are home. The troops are part of the 2nd battalion, 135th aviation regiment. They were welcomed home at the Air Force Academy Sunday night.The soldiers began arriving home last week, but they've only been able to spend limited time with their families. Sunday, they officially got to go home.Sgt. 1st Class Blekis Clark is overjoyed to be back with her family."I left five children, four who are still at home. It was heart wrenching," said Clark. Sunday it was nothing but hugs for mom, who they... KKTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1883948/posts#comment Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:10:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1651179/posts After four years of intense academic and physical effort, two Valley residents are celebrating their graduation from the United States Air Force Academy. Matthew Boyle and Katrina Mumaw returned from Colorado Springs earlier this month as newly minted second lieutenants in the Air Force. "It was challenging, but definitely worth it at the end," said Mumaw, a 2001 Lancaster High School graduate. Both Boyle, a 2002 Paraclete graduate, and Mumaw are enjoying their eight-week vacation before reporting to their first assignment - by far the longest time off the former cadets have had since they began at the academy four... Valley Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1651179/posts#comment Sat, 17 Jun 2006 20:17:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1645284/posts 6/7/2006 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Summertime for university students is normally the chance to relax and unwind after surviving grueling semesters of cramming for exams and researching term papers. Some students spend this time at home with their family; some travel to tropical vacations spots. Some students go to a war zone. Nineteen U.S. Air Force Academy juniors and seniors embarked on a summer intern program of sorts on June 5, when they arrived in Southwest Asia to begin a nearly four-week, hands-on orientation with the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing at an air base supporting operations Iraqi Freedom and... Air Force Links http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1645284/posts#comment Thu, 8 Jun 2006 00:47:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1641502/posts WASHINGTON, May 31, 2006 – The U.S. will triumph over murderous extremists because of the daring and ingenuity of its people and armed forces, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said in his commencement address at the U.S. Air Force Academy today. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld delivers his commencement speech to the 2006 graduating class of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 31. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, USN  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. "Violent extremists are trying to terrorize and intimidate free people into submitting to their will,"... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1641502/posts#comment Thu, 1 Jun 2006 00:53:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1633391/posts /16/2006 - U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFPN) -- Former Air Force great Chad Hennings received one of the highest honors a college football player can earn May 16. He was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame. Hennings is one of 13 players and two coaches to be selected to the hall of fame from a ballot of 77 candidates and a pool of hundreds of eligible nominees, according to Ron Johnson, chairman of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. Hennings, a 1988 graduate of the Academy, is considered one of college football’s great... Air Force Links http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1633391/posts#comment Tue, 16 May 2006 23:34:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1607173/posts 3/31/2006 - KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AFPN) -- “Service Before Self,” one of the Air Force’s core values, is on the minds of 135 U.S. Air Force Academy cadets who are working during their alternative spring break in areas damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The project is part of the Cadet Service Learning program which centers on community involvement. “CSL takes this core value from theoretical concepts of the classroom and a training environment,” said Maj. Eric Ecklund, of the academy’s Center for Character Development. “It allows cadets to put it to the test in real situations, meeting the needs... Air Force Links http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1607173/posts#comment Sat, 1 Apr 2006 00:45:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1592594/posts TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Officials at a Tallahassee funeral home say a man who culminated a 35-year military career serving as superintendent of the U-S Air Force Academy has died. Officials at Culley's MeadowWood Funeral Home say that Former Air Force Lieutenant General Kenneth Tallman died Monday at age 80 from complications of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. A native of Nebraska, TAllman graduated from the U-S Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1946. He then went on to become a fighter pilot, serving in Vietnam as an Air Force assistant to Army General William Westmoreland. After his military... WSAV - AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1592594/posts#comment Wed, 8 Mar 2006 19:51:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1570926/posts Cadet Captures Essence of Academy Experience Jan. 31, 2006 Joseph R. Tomczak Cadet Fourth Class, United States Air Force Academy So after our sunburns have faded and the memories of our winter break have been reduced to pictures we’ve pinned on our desk boards, and once again we’ve exchanged t-shirts and swim suits for flight suits and camouflage, there still remains the question that every cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs has asked themselves at some point: Why did we come back? Why, after spending two weeks with our family would we return to one of... USAFA Association of Graduates Website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1570926/posts#comment Fri, 3 Feb 2006 14:52:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1553728/posts The U.S. Naval Academy has ordered a court-martial for a faculty member who made a "crude" remark in the presence of female midshipmen, even though an investigating officer recommended only administrative action. The three criminal charges against Lt. Bryan D. Black come as the Annapolis school's superintendent, Vice Adm. Rodney P. Rempt, has announced a "zero-tolerance" campaign to rid the campus of sexual harassment. Lt. Black says he is being unfairly prosecuted as a "poster child" for Adm. Rempt's campaign. The academy filed criminal charges days after the school's board of visitors criticized Adm. Rempt after a Defense Department sexual... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1553728/posts#comment Sat, 7 Jan 2006 19:26:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1550125/posts William “Bill” Crawford certainly was an unimpressive figure, one you could easily overlook during a hectic day at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Mr. Crawford, as most of us referred to him back in the late 1970s, was our squadron janitor. While we cadets busied ourselves preparing for academic exams, athletic events, Saturday morning parades and room inspections, or never-ending leadership classes, Bill quietly moved about the squadron mopping and buffing floors, emptying trash cans, cleaning toilets, or just tidying up the mess 100 college-age kids can leave in a dormitory. Sadly, and for many years, few of us gave... By Col. James Moschgat, http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1550125/posts#comment Sun, 1 Jan 2006 12:47:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1549521/posts A pattern of hostility to free speech - specifically the rights of Christians to pray - is on the rise in our country. We saw it in our nation’s public schools ... where prayer was officially banned. We have seen it in our workplaces. Now, our United States military seems to have “jumped on the bandwagon” ... with Air Force leadership recently releasing proposed guidelines that will restrict how Air Force chaplains can pray. If approved, these guidelines may well be implemented throughout the entire Armed Forces. This is an outrage that we cannot allow! Already, it is documented that... ACLJ - American Center for Law and Justice http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1549521/posts#comment Fri, 30 Dec 2005 22:22:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1541200/posts House Lawmakers Concerned About Limits on Military Chaplains Wednesday, December 14, 2005 WASHINGTON — House lawmakers concerned that proposed military guidelines are restricting some Christian chaplains' abilities to pray said Wednesday they will deliver a 6-inch-thick petition to President Bush this week asking him to intervene. The Pentagon is finalizing guidelines to help determine what is appropriate religious expression, following an internal investigation that found examples of religious insensitivity at the Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, Col. Conservative lawmakers and others said they fear the guidelines, which urge sensitivity to religious diversity, go too far. They said some Christian... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1541200/posts#comment Thu, 15 Dec 2005 21:14:35 GMT