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ARLINGTON, Va., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Air Force Association is proud to welcome Lt. Gen. Burton M. Field, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans, and Requirements, as the guest speaker for the May AFA Air Force Breakfast. The breakfast will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2013, from 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. at the Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington, Virginia. General Field is responsible to the secretary of the Air Force and the chief of staff for formulating...
PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has finally reached its climax, overthrowing the reigning champion, Columbia University, to take the number one spot in the 7th annual Trojan Sexual Health Report Card. The annual study from the maker of Trojan® Brand Condoms and conducted by Sperling's BestPlaces calls attention to the state of sexual health on campuses nationwide by ranking them according to accessibility of sexual...
ATLANTA, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force Academy and Reed College in Oregon may both be excellent academic institutions but when it comes to social and political views their alumni are on the extreme, opposite sides of the political spectrum. Based on a survey in The Alumni Factor, a new book that ranks colleges based on the success of graduates in their careers and lives, Reed's alumni are the most liberal college in the United States and the Air Force...
As students across the country are leaving academics behind for the summer, fifteen boys and five girls are doing quite the opposite. They are headed for the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., to attend a study camp where they will compete for a spot on the U.S. International Chemistry Olympiad Team. During the camp, the students will receive college-level training, with an emphasis on organic chemistry, through a series of lectures, problem-solving exercises, lab work, and...
PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second year in a row Columbia University tops the rankings in the annual Trojan Sexual Health Report Card, making it the only school in Report Card history to repeat at number one. The study, from the makers of Trojan® Brand Condoms and fielded by Sperling's BestPlaces, calls attention to the state of sexual health on campuses nationwide by ranking them according to accessibility of sexual health resources and information to...
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Webster University alumnus Lt. Gen. Michael C. Gould, superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, last evening was named the "2011 Outstanding Alumnus" by Webster University's George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology. Gould is in charge of a world-renowned institution that provides military, academic, athletic and character development programs to produce nearly 1,000 new officers each year with a Bachelor of Science...
DULUTH, Minn., July 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cirrus Aircraft today confirmed that its SR20 aircraft has been selected as the aircraft of choice for the U.S. Air Force Academy's Powered Flight Program and that fulfilling the new fleet order is already underway. The Air Force Academy will receive 25 SR20 aircraft - designated as T-53A trainers in the customized configuration - starting this summer and continuing through 2012. "We're honored to have been chosen by the Air Force Academy for its...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. and SAN JOSE, Calif., June 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Colorado Springs Utilities (Springs Utilities) and SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB) today announced the completion of a 6-megawatt solar photovoltaic power system at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Air Force Academy will host a dedication event today at 11:00 a.m. MST, featuring speakers from USAFA, Springs Utilities and SunPower, and followed by a tour of the...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) today released the following video/text feature at www.boeing.com/Features/2011/05/bds_capstone_5_16_11.html: Future officers unveil futuristic cockpit By 2035, fighter jets might become so advanced that a pilot could control a fleet of unmanned air and ground vehicles from the cockpit, flip a switch to transform a canopy into a laser beam shield, select a target with the wink of an eye, or even talk to the...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. and SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Colorado Springs Utilities (Springs Utilities) and SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) today announced an agreement to design and build a 6-megawatt solar photovoltaic power system at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, Colo. Construction will begin this month on the 30-acre site, and the plant is expected to be operational by summer 2011. The project is funded by the American...
