Academy superintendent celebrates Thanksgiving with cadets

U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard Clark speaks to cadets during a Thanksgiving Dinner in civilian attire in Mitchell Hall, Nov. 26, 2020. Clark encouraged the cadets and all at the Academy to be thankful for their friends, families and fellow cadets, as the Academy continues to function safely despite the coronavirus pandemic. He also thanked the Mitchell Hall staff for their care and concern for cadets and their efforts to provide them a full-course holiday meal. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joshua Armstrong)

Story by Ray Bowden, photos by Joshua Armstrong

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard Clark celebrated Thanksgiving with the Cadet Wing with a full-course holiday meal in Mitchell Hall, prepared by the dining hall’s staff, Nov. 26.

The superintendent encouraged cadets and all at the Academy to be thankful for their friends, families and fellow cadets, as the Academy continues to function safely despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Clark, a 1986 Academy graduate, helped serve the cadets and thanked them for helping the school navigate its way through the COVID-19 pandemic.

The staff at Mitchell Hall prepared about 4,000 meals for the cadets who stayed at the Academy for the Thanksgiving holiday due to the coronavirus pandemic. When the decision was made to keep cadets at the school, Clark and his senior staff developed a plan to give cadets a full-course holiday meal.

More Cadet Thanksgiving with the Cadet Wing Photos by Joshua Armstrong