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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 nuclear detonations when monitoring the geospace environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley) By Harry Lundy U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - In the Department of Physics and Meteorology at the U.S. Air Force Academy, cadets gain experience building payloads. In the department’s Space Physics and Atmospheric Research Center (SPARC), their latest project in the International Space Station is the Falcon Optical Defense...

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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 23, 2025. Miller and Puttur are the Academy’s 45th and 46th Rhodes Scholars. (Photo courtesy of Cadet 1st Class Robert J. Miller) By U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - Two U.S. Air Force Academy cadets earned one of the oldest and most prestigious academic honors in America by being named Rhodes Scholars. Cadets 1st Class Robert J. Miller and Anirvin Puttur are among 32...

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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. - The U.S. Air Force Academy continues its ascent as a premier undergraduate institution, achieving significant gains in the latest U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges rankings, released online today. Key Highlights #2 Top Public School: Holding steady as one of the nation's leading public institutions. #5 National Liberal Arts College: A remarkable jump from #8 last year, #18 in 2022, and #39 in 2020, showcasing significant progress and commitment...

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