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Winter issue of the U.S. Air Force Academy's newsletter highlights cadet, faculty, academic, research, and sporting achievements.
Newsletter
The latest issue of the U.S. Air Force Academy's newsletter highlights cadet, faculty, academic, research, and sporting achievements.
In-processing Day
Japanese (Minor)
Beyond helping to understand culture and broadening your worldview, studying a foreign language can influence your military career.
Transparency Bulletin
Information on page provides transparency into accountability and discipline outcomes pertaining to sexual misconduct disciplinary actions.
Spanish (Minor)
Beyond helping to understand culture and broadening your worldview, studying a foreign language can influence your military career.
Russian (Minor)
Beyond helping to understand culture and broadening your worldview, studying a foreign language can influence your military career.
Portuguese (Minor)
Beyond helping to understand culture and broadening your worldview, studying a foreign language can influence your military career.
American Studies (Minor)
The American Studies minor at the U.S. Air Force Academy prepares students for leadership as officers for our military and as citizens for our nation.
German (Minor)
Beyond helping to understand culture and broadening your worldview, studying a foreign language can influence your military career.
Chinese (Minor)
Beyond helping to understand culture and broadening your worldview, studying a foreign language can influence your military career.
Arabic (Minor)
Beyond helping to understand culture and broadening your worldview, studying a foreign language can influence your military career.
December 20, 2019
The Weekly Lead: Scholarship winners, a big cyber win & more
The Weekly Lead 1. Scholarship Round Up (Graphic by Tech. Sgt. Ben Stratton) Five cadets at the Air Force Academy are getting ready to study abroad next year, courtesy of Marshall and Scharzman scholarships. It’s not just every cadet who earns these prestigious opportunities. Read about it here: https://www.usafa.edu/news/cadet-scholars-to-study-in-u-k-china-next-year 2. Healthy Options The Academy’s commitment to promoting a healthy lifestyle means cadets have more dining options next year. https://www.usafa.edu/news/academy-to-launch-dining-card-system-expand-options-for-cadets 3. Another Big Cyber Win U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Sears Schulz (middle) took first place in the President’s Cup, a Department of Homeland Security cyber competition Dec. 12,...
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Parents’ Clubs & Spirit Committees
Just as Air Force Academy cadets support each other, parents of cadets support each other. Join one of the parent clubs across the country.
French (Minor)
Beyond helping to understand culture and broadening your worldview, studying a foreign language can influence your military career.
One Book, One USAFA
The U.S. Air Force Academy has had a common reading program, One Book, One USAFA that creates a shared experience among the basic cadets.
Global Logistics Management (Minor)
The Global Logistics Management minor provides a route for cadets from all majors to build the analytical and practical foundation to lead in the global logistics modernization for the Department of the Air Force.
High Performance Computing (Minor)
High Performance Computing is becoming increasingly important in many aspects of our lives.
Robotics & Autonomous Systems (Minor)
The robotics minor focuses on how war in the air domain will be changed through increased use of robotics.
Medical and Dental Information
Future Conflict
Sustainability (Minor)
The Sustainability Minor allows cadets to build analytical and practical foundations to develop and apply sustainable approaches.
Pre-Health Professions
Quantum Technologies
Aerospace Materials
Cyber
Learn how the U.S. Air Force Academy fills its space mission through "learning space by doing space” concepts.
Nuclear Weapons and Strategy (Minor)
The Nuclear Weapons and Strategy minor provides a pathway for cadets from all majors to build the strategic foundation to lead.
Airpower Studies (Minor)
The US Air Force mission statement is “To fly, fight, and win…airpower anytime, anywhere,” and official doctrine defines airpower as: “the ability to project military power through control and exploitation in, from and through the air.”
March 6, 2020
The Weekly Lead: A focus on DoD’s banned substances; coronavirus update & more
The Weekly Lead Senior Capstone focuses on Banned Substances Cadets at the Air Force Academy designed their senior capstone project to educate cadets and Airmen on the Defense Department’s banned substances list, which changes regularly. The project promoted awareness of over-the-counter products containing hemp material and Cannabinol – “CBD – two of many substances you can’t use if you wear a U.S. military uniform. Read about their project here: https://www.usafa.edu/news/af-academy-senior-capstone-increases-awareness-of-banned-substances/ Coronavirus Update The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has accessed the risk of the Novel Coronavirus to the...
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Social Sciences
Social Sciences at the U.S. Air Force Academy deals with human behavior in its social and cultural aspects.
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
The Academy SAPR team provides awareness and prevention programs, and caring and dedicated response to victims of sexual assault.
Day in the Life
Cadets push themselves each day in pursuit of becoming a leader of character. Take a peek into a day in the life of an Air Force Academy cadet.
Preparatory School
Each year, a select group of young men and women are offered the opportunity to attend the Academy's 10-month Prep School program.
Athletics
With 29 intercollegiate sports and 10 intramurals, strength and sportsmanship are at the heart of United States Air Force Academy Athletics.
General Engineering
The General Engineering major is recommended for cadets who prefer a broad, flexible curriculum with a high degree of individual choice.
Registrar
Air Force Academy Registrar and Student Academic Affairs offers academic advising, transcripts and resources. Your success is our mission.
Journal of Character and Leadership Development
Journal of Character & Leadership Development and other scholarly publications fosters conversation and research on character and leadership.
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Space Warfighting (Minor)
Broaden your understanding of the space warfighting domain through a greater socio-cultural understanding of the principle.
Philosophy (Minor)
Are you someone who cares about the deeper meanings of life? Consider adding the Philosophy minor to your course load. Check out course requirements today.
Religion Studies (Minor)
With a minor in Religion Studies, cadets can develop a better understanding of cultural and ethical issues within the United States and around the world.
Fairchild Hall
Fairchild Hall is home to academic classrooms, science labs, departmental offices and an expanded cadet medical and dental clinic.
Basic Sciences
THE BASIC SCIENCES MAJOR AT A GLANCE: The Basic Sciences major is a divisional major incorporating the basic sciences of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. This divisional program is recommended for cadets already declared in either a Basic Sciences or an Engineering disciplinary major who, for a variety of reasons, find the divisional approach more suited to fulfilling graduation requirements.
March 24, 2020
AF Academy declares public health emergency
Staff report, March 24, 2020 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- The U.S. Air Force Academy installation commander declared a public health emergency for the base March 23 due to the evolving threat of COVID-19. Additionally, base officials elevated the Academy's health protection condition to HPCON-Charlie to further safeguard service members, community and the national defense missions supported here. We will continue to put updated information on our Academy social media outlets and at https://www.usafa.af.mil/Coronavirus/ and https://www.usafa.edu/Coronavirus. The declaration of a public health emergency allows the base commander to take certain protective measures, such as restricting base movement and limiting services. The emergency order is in...
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Madera Cyber Innovation Center
The Madera Cyber Innovation Center brings together academia, industry and military cyber operators to educate and train cadets.
March 3, 2025
DAF senior leaders highlight warrior ethos, lethality during NCLS
An audience of cadets, faculty, service members, visiting undergraduate students and community leaders listen to a senior leader panel during the National Character and Leadership Symposium at the Arnold Hall Theater, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., Feb. 21, 2025. NCLS is the Academy’s annual leadership symposium bringing together distinguished scholars, military leaders, corporate executives, and world-class athletes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley) By Tech Sgt Zachary Vaughn U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – U.S. military general officers and senior enlisted advisors headlined a senior leader panel during the 32nd annual National Character...
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Schedule an Event
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Senior Year
Email and Collaboration
August 7, 2020
Air Force Research Laboratory supports cadet research
Story by Whitney Wetsig, Air Force Research Laboratory Public Affairs, Aug. 7, 2020 WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – With support from the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Air Force Academy expanded its summer research program for undergraduate cadets and is provided virtual research opportunities to the largest group ever in the school’s history. “Thanks to AFRL, many more of our future Air Force and Space Force leaders will be exposed to research during their undergraduate studies,” said Col. Chris McClernon, the Academy's associate dean of research. Seventy-four scientists and engineers from the AFRL advised 165 cadets and worked with them remotely to...
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The Expansion Years
From the space shuttle program to honorable graduates, learn about the history of the Air Force Academy—The Expansion Years (1970 – 1999).
April 8, 2019
Air Force Academy offers spring wild turkey hunting
By Laurie Wilson, April 8, 2019 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. –- Thanksgiving is months from now but outdoorsmen will be able to hunt wild turkeys on Academy grounds well before the holiday during two 10-person sessions April 13-May 3 and May 4-26. The archery-only event is hosted by the 10th Civil Engineering Squadron’s Natural Resources office to manage the wild turkey overpopulation. Participants are registered and have been selected in a random drawing held in March. Crossbows are not allowed. Brian Mihlbachler, 10th Air Base Wing natural resources planner, said face-to-face briefings with Academy staff were mandated for all participants...
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Prep Athletics
The Prep School athletic program focuses on competitive sports, physical conditioning/education and fitness testing.
Institute for National Security Studies
INSS focuses on arms control, strategic stability/security and advising the Air Force arms control community on current and emerging issues of interest.
Character
The Center for Character & Leadership Development (CCLD) ensures integrity and honor are built into every aspect of the cadet experience.
Arnold Hall
Arnold Hall is the cadet social center. It houses a theater, ballroom and numerous lounges and recreation facilities for cadets and visitors.
Cadet Chapel
The Cadet Chapel is the most recognizable building at the Air Force Academy and the most visited man-made tourist attraction in Colorado.
The Early Years
From the birth of the Air Force to breaking ground in Colorado Springs, see how the Air Force Academy got its start—The Early Years (1947 – 1954).
March 8, 2019
Cadets grab attention on world-wide debate stage
U.S. Air Force Academy Cadets 1st Ciera White (left) and Class Samantha Potter (Courtesy photo from Gina Iberri-Shea) By Ray Bowden, March 8, 2019 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Two senior cadets have made a name for themselves and the Air Force Academy on the global forensics competition circuit. Air Force Cadets 1st Class Samantha Potter and Ciera White have debated against students at Harvard and Stanford, the universities of Oxford and Cape Town, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and others in the last year. “Forensics is not about dead bodies -- it’s a debate program,”...
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Graduates
Members of the Long Blue Line, graduates of the Academy, can find alumni news, events and ways to connect with the Academy family.
September 23, 2020
Academy’s 21st superintendent reports for duty
Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark, superintendent of the Air Force Academy (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley) Story by Ray Bowden, Sept. 23, 2020 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark is excited. He’s the new superintendent at the Air Force Academy and while he knows he’s got big responsibilities to handle as the school’s top officer, he said the weight of those duties is eased by the enthusiasm he feels about cadets. “They are why I’m here. They are why we’re all here,” he said. “Doing all I can to enhance their development and make their dreams...
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Humanities
The Humanities major at the U.S. Air Force Academy provides cadets with the opportunities to explore the breadth of the humanities.
Accounts and Identity
August 10, 2020
USAFA Pandemic Math Team
Maj Erin Almand tests COVID samples By Nicole Cox, USAFA Graduate Liaison When the United States Air Force Academy made the difficult decision to send the majority of the cadet wing home in March, its faculty and staff immediately got to work to find ways to protect cadets and the Academy mission. Experts from multiple disciplines came together to tackle the problem and answer an important question from the Superintendent: how might we safely return the entire cadet wing to the Academy for in-person instruction during the ongoing pandemic? Maj Erin Almand, a 2009 Graduate and Assistant Professor in the...
March 5, 2020
AF Academy senior capstone increases awareness of banned substances
News feature: 'Read the Ingredients' Cadet 1st Class Melissa Brunkal speaks to a class of law students at the Air Force Academy, Feb. 25. She and Cadets 1st Class Alex Hankhouse, Hailee Macias and Isaac Turner presented their capstone project concerning Defense Department and Air Force drug policies and familiarizing cadets and Airmen with the DoD banned substances list. Story by Ray Bowden, photos by Trang Le, Feb. 5, 2020 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Four law students hope their senior capstone project helps cadets at the Air Force Academy make smart decisions about products containing ingredients and substances banned...
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May 18, 2020
‘I-Day’ Update: Academy preps for arrival of class of 2024
By Ray Bowden, May 18, 2020 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- The Air Force Academy’s superintendent announced May 7 that the school is preparing for the June arrival of its next class of cadets. “We’re establishing quarantine guidance, testing, and restriction of movement policies that mirror the guidelines and policies of the Defense Department and State of Colorado,” said Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria, the Academy’s superintendent. Brig. Gen. Michele Edmondson, commandant of cadets, said despite the coronavirus outbreak posing more than a few challenges to the school and U.S. military at large, the Academy’s military and academic training continues....
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May 6, 2020
Air Force Academy satellite to launch aboard X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle
U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs, May 6, 2020 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- A satellite built by Air Force Academy cadets will launch into space May 16 aboard the X-37B, Orbital Test Vehicle sponsored by the Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office and built by Boeing. This is the first time a satellite built and designed by cadets will catch a ride into space aboard the X-37B. (See the May 6 report from the Secretary of the Air Force about the launch here: https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article/2177702/next-x-37b-orbital-test-vehicle-scheduled-to-launch) Lt. Col. Dan Showalter, assistant astronautics professor at the Academy, said “as novel as this...
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March 12, 2020
Air Force Academy to temporarily close to visitors starting March 13
Staff report, March 12, 2020 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – As a precautionary measure, and in response to the world and nationwide spread of COVID-19, the U.S. Air Force Academy will temporarily close to visitors as of Friday, March 13, 2020 at 5 p.m. While we understand this action will be disappointing to some, your health and safety as well as that of our military, civilian personnel, family members and base community is our top priority. There are no reported cases of COVID-19 on the Academy; however, Academy leadership will continue to evaluate the situation and take risk-based measures...
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STEM Outreach
Inspire and equip the next generation of leaders. Learn more about STEM Outreach for K-12 students at the United States Air Force Academy.
February 4, 2020
England native ups Academy planetarium’s STEM center to next level
The Air Force Academy’s planetarium project manager grew up in Ashtead, Surrey, a village 25 miles southwest of London. Her father was an art director and her mother ran the home. She loved learning and channeled her father’s drive to succeed. At 10-years-old, following her father’s death, she applied to a prestigious all-girls private school where she earned a full scholarship. Now, she could make her father proud. Judy Cara may have grown up in England, but a young Marine serving at the embassy, where they both worked, stole her heart and they moved to the U.S. She now lives just...
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December 13, 2019
Cadet Chapel renovations alter Christmas service schedule
The Cadet Chapel peeks through the fog on a cold November day at the U.S. Air Force Academy. (Photo /Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton) Public Affairs staff report, Dec. 13, 2019 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Services will not be held at the Cadet Chapel on Christmas Eve this year. The chapel is undergoing major structural work and is predicted to be closed for four years. We know holiday services at the Cadet Chapel can be an important tradition for many and appreciate the patience of our guests as the vital restoration and repairs on this historical building continue....
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October 13, 2020
Academy creates more operations-focused opportunities
by Ashley D. Murphy, Strategic Communications The U.S. Air Force Academy has created a new position to help further develop cadets into future rated Air Force officers through purposeful and intentional exposure to aviation and Airmanship. The term “rated” refers to an aeronautical Air Force Specialty Code with job duties which entail piloting an aircraft or the operation of aircraft systems and sensors. The Academy’s Operations Career Field Manager responsibilities include scheduling, advising and advocating for cadets and cadet involvement in Airmanship programs while working hand-in-hand with the Cadet Wing and all Academy mission elements to implement a four-year Airmanship...
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Photo and Video
Photos and video capture the U.S. Air Force Academy experience and connect with people by showing our story through imagery.
Astronauts
41 graduates of the U.S. Air Force Academy were selected for astronaut training by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
February 8, 2022
Want to fly without being a pilot? Here’s how.
1st Lt. Abraham Eaton goes inverted on a T-38 test flight. Photo courtesy 1st Lt. Abraham Eaton. By Rachelle Stoll, Strategic Communications. Did you know the Air Force Academy is a pipeline for the Air Force Test Pilot School? The process has been recently been optimized and two former cadets share their experiences with TPS and tell us how the Academy prepared them for success. 1st Lt. Abraham Eaton recalls getting motion sickness on playground swings as a young child, but that never kept him from wanting to fly. Once he became a cadet at the Air Force Academy, he found...
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April 29, 2022
Secretary of Defense Austin named Class of ‘22 commencement speaker
WASHINGTON (Jan. 23, 2021) Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III poses for his official portrait in the Army portrait studio at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Jan 23, 2020.(U.S. Army photo by Spc. XaViera Masline) By U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark and the Class of 2022 are honored to announce the 28th Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin III, will be the commencement speaker for the Class of 2022 Graduation Ceremony May 25, 2022. Austin was sworn in as the 28th Secretary of Defense January 22, 2021. He's is...
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Admission and Requirements
Learn about the Martinson Honors Program selection of the top academically-qualified cadets of each new class of four degrees.
Character Development
Founders’ Day
The traditional celebration of the legacy and future of the U.S. Air Force Academy and its founders with speaking engagements and a parade.
Ring Dance
Ring Dance is a milestone event for cadets that traditionally takes place towards the end of their junior year.
Combat Survival Training
Cadets learn skills to survive. Combat Survival Training teaches skills needed to survive in an austere environment.
April 23, 2024
U.S. vice president named Class of 2024 commencement speaker
Vice President Kamala D. Harris U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark and the Class of 2024 are honored to announce Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris as the commencement speaker for the Academy’s graduation ceremony on May 30 in Falcon Stadium. Harris was sworn into office on Jan. 20, 2021 – the first woman to be elected to this position. Her Constitutional responsibilities include serving as the President of the Senate. The 2024 U.S. Air Force Academy Graduation is planned to be open to ticket-holding...
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September 30, 2024
Suicide Prevention Month: Support is within reach at USAFA
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - If you or someone you know needs support now, call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org By Beth Reece and Katherine Spessa U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications and Air Force Medical Service Public Affairs U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – On the one-year anniversary of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin releasing a memorandum directing urgent action to address suicide in the military community across five lines of effort, the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force as a whole have been working diligently to lower rates of suicide....
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February 11, 2025
Course gives cadets foundation for economics, critical thinking
Cadets in the Introduction to Economics course begin an exercise about production processes at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Feb. 4, 2025. The exercise trains cadets in the efficient allocation of resources and strategic decision-making future military leaders need. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The future of air and space power demands leaders who understand the intricate relationship between economics and national security. The U.S. Air Force Academy’s Introduction to Economics course prepares cadets for resource allocation challenges in modern warfare. In this core course,...
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Appointee Handbook
Appointees arrive at the U.S. Air Force Academy on In-processing Day, also known as I-Day, marking their first step in their journey.
Falcon Telescope Network-Resources
December 6, 2019
Academy deer hunt set for Dec 7-8, Dec 14-15
(Photo / Trevor Cokely) U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs staff report U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The Air Force Academy's Natural Resources Office will host a controlled deer hunt Dec. 7-8 and Dec. 14-15. Frequently used roads and trails in the hunting areas will be posted with bright orange "Area Closed: Authorized Personnel Only" signs. The Falcon Trail, archery range, Pine Valley horse pastures, and parcourse will also be posted and closed during the hunting dates. Academy officials urge personnel and visitors to avoid roads and trails leading to the hunting areas. The hunt is designed to control the deer...
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October 12, 2016
Academy Marks Cyber Security Awareness Month
By Ray Bowden, U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- National Cyber Security Awareness Month ends Oct. 31, but an Air Force Academy information security expert said computer security is worthy of year-round attention. “It’s a daily concern,” said Angie Thorpe, the Academy's Information System security manager. “Last year, numerous department stores and corporations were hacked. Various restaurants and customer-service businesses found their computer security breached and, in many cases, hackers gained access to the credit card information of thousands of consumers.” Last year, the National Security Administration and the CIA investigated a computer attack...
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September 10, 2019
AF Academy cadets compete for 1st time in reserve officers’ competition in Estonia
U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Ethan Haley prepares his sling during the rifle marksmanship portion of the international military competition. United States service members participated in the 2019 Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers (CIOR) Military Competition Commission in Tallinn, Estonia, Aug 4-10, 2019. (Staff Sgt. Nina Ramon ) 205th Press Camp Headquarters By Ray Bowden, Sept. 10, 2019 U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. -- Two cadets and an officer at the Air Force Academy helped Team USA win several medals at a military challenge in Estonia last month. Cadets Ethan Haley and Thomas Walker, and Lt. Col. Rob Marshall, competed in...
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Academics
What other university guarantees a job after graduation? See how our academics blend STEM with the arts and humanities to elevate your career.
Core Curriculum
Our core curriculum generates opportunities to cultivate and apply creative and complex problem-solving abilities. See what’s expected of our cadets.
Majors & Minors
The Air Force Academy's award-winning majors and minors offer hands-on, real-world learning opportunities. Pick your passion today.
Facilities
Discover the architecture, cutting-edge learning centers, historic relics, and outdoor retreats that the Air Force Academy has to offer.
Polaris Hall
An intricate framework of glass and steel, Polaris Hall is the state-of-the-art home of our character and leadership development programs.
Academic Calendar
The Air Force Academy academic calendar provides cadets an at-a-glance look at upcoming Commander's Calls, exams, holiday breaks and more.
Cadet Life
No matter what your background, life as a cadet will be different from anything you’ve experienced before.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
As an computer or electrical engineer, you will combine creativity and analytic ingenuity to optimize computing and electrical systems.
English & Fine Arts
Choose to study English. Equip yourself with curiosity, charisma, and an insatiable appetite for questioning.
Field Engineering and Readiness Laboratory
Exposing cadets to hands-on experiences in surveying, construction methods and construction materials in a “construct first, design later” methodology.
Basic Cadet Training
Basic Cadet Training (BCT), the first of many challenges at the Academy, where a commitment to pushing your limits is key to succeeding.
War, Literature, and the Arts Lecture
Endowed by Academy graduate David L. Jannetta, the Jannetta Lecture brings respected writers and artists who have contributed to our understanding of war.
Helping Agencies
These helping agencies support and enhance the physical, spiritual, social, and mental wellbeing of our Academy community.
August 23, 2019
Flight Training Center benefits cadets, Academy community
Story by Jennifer Spradlin, Aug. 23, 2019 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Leanne Trump grew up listening to stories about service and aviation dating back to World War II. A self-described military brat who grew up on Air Force Bases across the country, Trump developed a love for flying before she ever climbed into a cockpit. Now a senior at the Academy, Trump recently completed her first solo flight at the Flight Training Center and is pursuing her private pilot’s license. Exposure to the Academy’s Aero Club staff and additional flight lessons have helped Trump decide to pursue aviation...
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August 24, 2017
AF selects 46 USAFA Airmen for promotion to staff sergeant
By U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs/Aug. 24, 2017 U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. – Forty-six members stationed at the U.S. Air Force Academy have been selected for promotion to staff sergeant. Overall, there were 14,181 selected to enter the non-commissioned officer ranks out of 32,006 eligible, for a selection rate of 44.31 percent. Those selected for staff sergeant will be promoted beginning Sept. 1, according to their promotion sequence number. For more information about Air Force personnel programs, go to myPers: https://mypers.af.mil/. 10th Air Base Wing Tyler Alexander Erin Barriga Evan Bauder Christopher Blackmon James Blashka Blake Boren Travis...
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September 14, 2017
Academy earns top college rankings
By Meade Warthen/Sept. 14, 2017 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The Air Force Academy received several top college rankings from the U.S. News & World Report this week. The Academy ranked number two in Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering at schools where doctorate degrees are not offered, just behind Emory Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Ariz. The school also tied for second place with the U.S. Military Academy (West Point) in High School Counselor Ranking at Liberal Arts Colleges. The number 3 ranking for Top Public Schools Ranking also went to the Academy. The Academy tied for fifth place with U.S. Naval Academy...
Governance
Governance of the Academy includes Air Force-Level Authority, Board of Visitors, Superintendent, Academy Board among others.
November 9, 2017
Unbroken Will: The Captain Lance P. Sijan Story
PACE Profession of Arms Center of Excellence, Nov 9, 2017 Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the day Capt. Sijan ejected over North Vietnam. Ejected from his fighter jet over Laos in 1967, Sijan spent 46 days and nights evading capture from the Viet Cong. When captured he was 80 pounds and close to death. But he was a million miles away from giving up. Lance believed in freedom and his fellow Airmen. He died on January 22, 1968 and was the first Air Force Academy graduate to receive the Medal of Honor. He lived the code of conduct to...
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February 21, 2018
Warrior Games to return to Colorado Springs
DoD Warrior Games Public Affairs, Feb. 16, 2018 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AFNS) -- Community and business leaders joined military representatives at the Air Force Academy Feb. 15 to mark the 100-day countdown until athletes arrive in Colorado for the 2018 Department of Defense Warrior Games. Now in its ninth year, the Warrior Games are returning to Colorado Springs, the city that hosted the inaugural Games in 2010. The event is free and open to the public throughout the competition, June 2-9. The Warrior Games are a Paralympic-style competition between the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Special Operations Command. The...
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June 22, 2018
USAFA grad, Russian cosmonaut talk International Space Station mission at press conference
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Texas -- U.S. Air Force Academy graduate and NASA astronaut Col. Nick Hague, discusses his upcoming trip to the International Space Station during a news conference at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, June 18, 2018. Hague and Alexey Ovchinin, Russian Roscosmos cosmonaut, will journey to the ISS on Oct. 11, 2018, aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft, launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. R.J. Biermann) Story and photo by Tech. Sgt. R.J. Biermann, Air Forces Cyber Public Affairs, June 22, 2018 JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Texas (AFNS) -- Surrounded by media representatives and...
January 30, 2019
AF Wings of Blue wins big at collegiate championships
(Courtesy photo) By Jennifer Spradlin, Jan. 28, 2019 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Earlier this month the competitive parachute team from the Air Force Wings of Blue won 37 medals at the National Collegiate Parachuting Championship in Eloy, Arizona. Seventy-three skydivers from 13 universities, including other service academies, participated in the multi-day event. The cadets said they look forward to the annual competition, which is the longest-running skydiving competition in the U.S., although their primary mission is training other cadets in the Airmanship program here. “The experience is truly something to be cherished,” said Cadet 1st Class Daniel Zivney. “The...
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February 19, 2019
Academy officials host final accreditation town hall meeting
(U.S. Air Force Academy photo) By Ray Bowden, Feb. 19, 2019 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Air Force Academy officials are close to putting a stamp on the report they’ll show the Higher Learning Commission in April. The report or argument as the HLC refers to it, is a document that shows how the school stays in line with the commission’s criteria. “Our argument really walks through our institutional structure pretty well,” said Col. Dan Uribe, Academy point man for the academic side of the accreditation and head of the school’s foreign languages department. “The argument shows the quality of...
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February 19, 2019
Academy to host former SECDEF at Leadership Symposium
U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs, Nov. 19, 2019 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – – Leon E. Panetta, former Secretary of Defense and director of the Central Intelligence Agency, is scheduled to be a keynote speaker for the annual National Character and Leadership Symposium at the Air Force Academy, Feb. 21-22. The annual event brings together thought leaders from diverse backgrounds to speak about the importance of sound moral character and leadership. Also scheduled to present are Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth Wright and Caryl Stern, president and CEO of United Nations International Children’s Emergency...
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April 1, 2019
AFRC general, Air Force Academy football standout, reflects on career
Brig. Gen. Christian Funk, a 1985 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, chats with Troy Calhoun, head coach of the Air Force Falcons football team. Story and photo by Master Sgt. Chance Babin, Air Force Reserve Command Public Affairs, April 1, 2019 ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Brig. Gen. Christian Funk has come a long way since his days as a standout defensive end on the Air Force Academy football team in the early 1980s. From fighter pilot to wing commander to his current assignment as the deputy director of strategy, concepts and assessments for the deputy chief of...
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April 12, 2019
Academy supt shares successes, challenges at annual ‘State of the Academy’ brief
(U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley) Story by Ray Bowden, April 12, 2019 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- The Air Force Academy’s top officer hosted his State of the U.S. Air Force Academy briefing in Polaris Hall, April 12. Lieutenant Gen. Jay Silveria, the Academy's superintendent, said the annual briefings are among the many ways the Academy communicates with its community and encouraged the audience and those viewing the event online to stay in touch. “It’s certainly a pleasure for me to talk about my alma mater,” he said. Among other topics, Silveria announced the Air Force had postponed repairs...
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June 25, 2019
AF Academy teams up with Test Pilot School in new candidacy program
Story by Jennifer Spradlin, June 25, 2019 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Two Air Force Academy graduates from the Class of 2019 have been nominated to attend the Air Force Test Pilot School in 2022 as part of a new training partnership between the two institutions. Test Pilot School is a highly competitive, 48-week, educational opportunity for aviators, combat systems officers, remotely piloted aircraft pilots and engineers. Graduates of the course receive a master’s of science in flight test engineering and go on to test a variety of aerospace weapon systems for use in the Air Force. Col. Brian Neff,...
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August 20, 2019
Cadet Chapel to close for restoration project Sept. 4
Staff Reports, Aug. 20, 2019 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The iconic Cadet Chapel at the United States Air Force Academy will close for more than three years beginning Sept. 4 for necessary repairs. After removing the Chapel’s furnishings and other preparations, the actual work on the $158 million project will begin on Nov. 1 and projected for completion on Nov. 1, 2022. Visitors now have a little more than two weeks to visit this registered National Historic Landmark, also ranked Colorado’s No. 1 man-made attraction, before the preservation and restoration process begins. The Chapel will be open through...
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