The Air Force Academy is keeping mum when it comes to a “buddy system” rule that bars solo hiking, running and mountain biking on academy trails and open spaces.
Two days after releasing a statement attributing the new rule to on-campus attacks, the academy says it won’t provide more details. A spokesman refused to divulge where and when the attacks occurred, what happened or whether anyone was injured. “It’s under investigation,” academy spokesman Meade Warthen said.
Anyone using academy trails and open spaces must do so with at least one friend, according to the rule. The only exception is the Santa Fe Trail, which skirts the campus’ eastern edge. The policy is temporary but will remain in place until further notice, the statement said, adding that it applies to visitors as well as Air Force personnel and others in uniform.
The statement provided little information about the basis for the change, saying only that someone was “physically assaulted” in December and again “more recently.”
The academy is home to dozens of miles of trails, including the popular 13-mile Falcon Trail and the path to Eagle Peak.
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