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August 20, 2025

A comprehensive approach to developing a cyber mindset

Cadet 2nd Class Caitlyn Budd and Cadet 1st Class Jaden Liu look at a control panel in the Madera Cyber Innovation Center, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo, Aug. 7, 2025. The panel is part of the Cross-domain Command and Control Lab where cadets develop a cyber mindset by learning how a user interface acts as a bridge to control a network's functionality. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley) By Sonie Rathbun U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - The U.S. Air Force Academy integrates cyber concepts into its curriculum to ensure every cadet develops...

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June 2, 2025

Academy Dean retires after 29 years of service

Brig. Gen. Linell Letendre, U.S. Air Force Academy Dean of Faculty, gives a speech during her retirement ceremony at Fairchild Hall here, May 30, 2025. The blue and white pennant has been with Letendre since childhood and symbolized her goal of attending the Academy. Throughout her 29-year-career, Letendre found herself serving in multiple roles here such as the Assistant Professor of Law, Permanent Professor and Head of the Department of Law, and more recently as the Chair of the Social Sciences Division. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley) By Tech. Sgt. Sahara Fales U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications...

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April 28, 2025

Madera Cyber Innovation Center opens with ribbon-cutting ceremony

The Madera Cyber Innovation Center officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy, April 25, 2025. The three-story, 48,000-square-foot facility will serve more than 1,400 cadets who attend Department of Computer and Cyber Sciences courses annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dylan Smith) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - The Madera Cyber Innovation Center officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 25 at the U.S. Air Force Academy. The three-story, 48,000-square foot facility will better support cadets to more efficiently focus on their training for military conflicts,...

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