Air Force, Army commanders ‘coach’ annual Blue-Silver game

A spring tradition for the U.S. Air Force Academy football team received a pair of new wrinkles this year.

While the annual Blue-Silver game still featured a matchup of offense vs. defense, head coach Troy Calhoun and his staff weren’t the only “coaches” roaming the sideline Saturday. Commanders from all the Front Range installations, Air Force Space Command, Academy, Fort Carson and Peterson and Schriever Air Force Bases, served as honorary coaches for the game.

Air Force personnel were on the offense’s sideline with Army helping lead the defense.
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