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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Military

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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December 13

Wreaths Across America
February 10

Armed Service blood program blood drive
February 11

Armed Service blood program blood drive

December 9, 2025

Cadets use new technology to monitor the geospace environment

Cadet 2nd Class Anna Harden works with an event-based sensor, Space Physics and Atmospheric Research Center, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., Sept. 16, 2025. The sensor is used to detect […]

December 9, 2025

Academy cadet awarded post graduate Marshall Scholarship

U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Mark Tang, a member of the Class of 2026, has been awarded the highly competitive Marshall Scholarship, a prestigious honor that provides full […]

December 1, 2025

USAFA Firmly on course as America’s Premier Military Service Academy: 2025 in Review

U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2025 graduates toss their hats skyward in Falcon Stadium, May 29, 2025. The Class of 2025 includes 791 cadets who were commissioned into the […]

November 24, 2025

Holly and Ivy concerts to be held at the Academy for first time

The U.S. Air Force Academy band performs their free annual Holly and Ivy concert at Cherokee Trail High School, Aurora, CO, Dec. 13, 2024. This year, the concert will be […]

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 […]

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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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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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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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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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.