Back to basics: Army revamps flight school after deadly crashes

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Michele Burton on Substack

This is the superintendent of the Air Force Academy addressing 4,000 cadets! #Respect #Military #Academy #Humanity #Active #Veterans

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The #Thunderbirds are practicing today ahead of tomorrow’s Air Force Academy graduation. Always fun (and a bit unexpected) to hear them flying over!

#AirForceAcademy #USAFA #Graduation

Blazing a Trail: The First Enlisted Guardian Teaches at the Air Force Academy πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

##USSF5 #10AF #310SW #AirForceAcademy #DannyCombs #Guardian #SpaceForce #USAF

⏩ 5 new pictures from U.S. Space Force/Command (DVIDS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=5&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20240511112111

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#Wildfire at the #AirForceAcademy in #ColoradoSprings

The fire, which officials are calling the "West Monument Creek Fire", is about 20 percent contained, according to the academy. It grew slightly overnight to about 168 acres.

While no evacuations have been ordered, a "prepare-to-evacuate" warning remains in effect for Pine and Douglass Valley housing complexes.

#COwx #WestMonumentCreekFire #WestMonumentCreek #COSprings

https://www.cpr.org/2024/02/25/colorado-springs-fire-wildfire-burning-on-air-force-academy-grounds-no-evacuations-ordered/

Colorado Springs fire: Wildfire continues to burn Monday on Air Force Academy grounds, pre-evacuation warnings still in place

Residents of the Douglass Valley and Pine Valley housing on the academy grounds were issued pre-evacuation orders.

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Things I did not know until today:
1. Many of the tallest peaks in Colorado are on private land.
2. The Air Force Academy is a private institution
These two things matter because hikers are being forbidden to climb the mountains due to liability concerns...
#Law #Colorado #MtDemocrat #AirForceAcademy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/07/23/colorado-mountains-fourteeners-public-access/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most
14,000 feet up, liability fears block access to iconic Colorado peaks

Conflicts over public access to wilderness have long divided the West. The twist here: Landowners are closing trails despite wanting to see hikers on them.

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My fellow #AirForceAcademy grad, retired F-16 pilot Chris Lehto, produced an excellent video explaining how the #USAF shot down the #ChineseSpyBalloon. My favorite aspect of the video was his breakdown of the radio communication from the lead F-22, call sign Frank. https://youtu.be/d0p_xtCA8iQ
AF-22 Pilot's Heartstopping Audio of Chinese Balloon ShootDown

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