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🌱 How 3,703 Falcons just pushed past Navy’s world record.

Air Force Academy, Colorado Patch AM: a 3 min read

Greetings Air Force Academy! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How 3,703 Falcons just pushed past Navy’s world record.
  • See how a secretive bomber is reshaping Falcons game-day uniforms.

Also on today's calendar: Cribbage Club and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 83 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and not as warm, temps: high: 71, low: 51.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• USAFA breaks Guinness World Record previously held by Navy ahead of rivalry game (fox21news.com) — Cadets and staff at the U.S. Air Force Academy just shattered a Guinness World Record by having 3,703 people do synchronized push-ups for a full minute, topping Navy’s previous mark. The feat, staged on campus ahead of the Falcons’ rivalry game against Navy at Falcon Stadium, showcases USAFA’s emphasis on discipline, teamwork, and competitive spirit.
   

• ‘It's kind of a full circle': USAFA grad working on new bomber that inspired Falcon's football uniforms (kktv.com) — Air Force Academy football fans will see the Falcons take on Navy in special uniforms inspired by the new B‑21 Raider stealth bomber, designed in part by a USAFA graduate. Luke Goossen, now working on the B‑21 program, describes the design as a full‑circle moment and urges current cadets to embrace difficult challenges to shape their futures.
   

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  • ACCO Engineered Systems plans new $36 Million expansion project in Monument, Colorado (intelligence360.news)
  • 4 Colorado outdoor events worth checking out between Oct. 3-Oct. 10 (gazette.com)
  • Monument to consider accepting Conexus land for drainage and open space (thebadger.news)

Palmer Lake

  • Group files court complaint against county over Buc-ee's decision (gazette.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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