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Warfighters to Win

We are the next American warriors.
Our standards are high, uncompromising and clear.

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Leaders of Character & Quality

Value team building, support every teammate to reach their maximum potential and establish a culture of dignity and respect.

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Critical Thinkers to Adapt

Navigate and adjust through challenging programs, innovate rapid solutions and execute their missions with precision.

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Leadership and Training

Cadets are provided with a unique and comprehensive education, focused on the profession of arms and coupled with military and athletic training experiences.

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Academics

Tomorrow Starts Here

At the U.S. Air Force Academy, we know tomorrow is unknown. The 21st century is being shaped by rapidly changing technology and the next large leap into outer space.

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Athletics

Every Cadet is an Athlete

Participation in athletics fosters initiative, teamwork and the will to win – attributes critical to the development of cadets into leaders of character.

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Mission and Vision
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To forge leaders of character, motivated to a lifetime of service, and developed to lead our Air Force and Space Force as we fight and win our Nation's wars.
Events at the Academy
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  • November 22
    Air Force Falcons vs. New Mexico
  • December 03
    Holly & Ivy Holiday Concert
  • December 04
    Holly & Ivy Holiday Concert
Academic Excellence: Two Cadets Earn Rhodes Scholarships
November 18, 2025
Academic Excellence: Two Cadets Earn Rhodes Scholarships

Cadets 1st Class Robert J. Miller and Anirvin Puttur, recipients of the Rhodes Scholarship, pose for a photograph prior to attending Ring Dance at the U.S. Air Force Academy, May […]

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Recurring seminar elevates cadet leadership and organizational results
September 30, 2025
Recurring seminar elevates cadet leadership and organizational results

Cadet 1st Class Robert (Jake) Miller, commander, Cadet Wing and Maj. Tara Holmes, cadet development chief for the Center for Character and Leadership Development, facilitate a discussion about lessons learned […]

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POW Capt. Chuck Jackson laid to rest at Academy Cemetery
September 29, 2025
POW Capt. Chuck Jackson laid to rest at Academy Cemetery

Capt. Charles A. “Chuck” Jackson’s U.S. Air Force Academy graduation photo, Class of 1969. Jackson was laid to rest at the Academy cemetery in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 19, 2025. […]

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U.S. Air Force Academy Ranked Among Nation’s Best
September 24, 2025
U.S. Air Force Academy Ranked Among Nation’s Best

U.S. News & World Report has once again recognized #USAFA as one of the nation’s top undergraduate institutions. U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – […]

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Former U.S. Air Force Academy Dean of Faculty Passes Away
September 8, 2025
Former U.S. Air Force Academy Dean of Faculty Passes Away

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Ervin J. Rokke, a distinguished alumnus of the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 1962 and former Dean of the Faculty at the Academy. U.S. Air Force […]

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Beyond Our Horizon

Guardianship

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Digital Warfare

Cyber Mindset

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Fly, Fight, Win!

Airmanship

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Breaking Barriers
Aeronautical Engineering
major

In the aeronautical engineering major, cadets study aerodynamics, propulsion, flight mechanics, stability and control, aircraft structures, materials and experimental methods. As part of their senior year capstone, cadets select either of the two-course design sequences, aircraft design or aircraft engine design.

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Aeronautical engineering cadet.
Think Outside the Atmosphere
Astronautical Engineering
major

Cadets learn the fundamentals of satellites, rockets, and other space systems as well as how to design them to contribute to our national security and economy. This experience is enhanced by senior capstone projects and independent and sponsored research opportunities with a variety of government and industry partners.

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Cadets working in astronautics lab.
Launch into a Space Force Career
Space Warfighting
minor

This minor is designed to broaden understanding of the space warfighting domain through both discipline specific knowledge and a greater socio-cultural understanding of the principle space fairing nations. For those not pursuing a career in the Space Force, the Space Warfighting Minor provides an educational background on the enhancement space provides to joint warfighters. In particular coursework includes navigation, communications, missile warning, and ISR material.

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U.S. Space Force arm patch.
Establish, Operate and Defend
Cyber Science
major

The Cyber Science major focuses on computer programming, embedded systems, networks, telecommunications, computer systems, computer investigations and cyber operations.

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Cadets at Cyber City.
The Physics of Sub-Atomic Particles
Quantum Technologies
minor

Our world is at a critical moment in history; a new field of engineering is rapidly developing based on quantum information science. Quantum technology has already changed the world through quantum timing—the backbone of the Global Positioning System—and is set to revolutionize society at least three more times through quantum sensing, quantum networking, and quantum computing.

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Two cadets running an experiment using a laser.