October 7, 2024

Cadets provide motorist assistance; display leadership skills

Cadets 1st Class Tobias Temple, left, and Nicole Hedges and Cadet 2nd Class Wyatt Bell stand in front of Polaris Hall at the U.S. Air Force Academy Oct. 4, 2024. The cadets provided motorist assistance to a driver trapped inside her overturned vehicle on I-25 North in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Sept. 7. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Ward) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – One early September night in Colorado Springs, a motorist flipped her car off the busy interstate, leaving her trapped inside. While cars continued to...

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October 7, 2024

Cadets and war stories: studying war’s human impact

U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Cassidy Rosa takes notes on one of the books studied in the Department of English and Fine Arts’ War Literature and Film course Sept. 26, 2024. The course’s critical thinking component allows cadets to study warfare’s full spectrum. Future U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force officers learn to become effective, empathetic and thoughtful leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ray Bahner) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Cadets explore the human side of conflict beyond the battlefield through the lenses of multiple mediums...

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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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September 30, 2024

2024 National Discussion empowers military service academies to cultivate healthy culture climates

U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind delivers opening remarks at the 2024 National Discussion on Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment at America’s Colleges, Universities and Military Service Academies Sept. 11, 2024. The three-day event empowers student communities to cultivate healthy culture climates with the goal of eliminating sexual assault and harassment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ray Bahner) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Air Force Academy co-hosted the 2024 National Discussion on Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment at America’s Colleges,...

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September 27, 2024

History instructor develops critical thinkers through innovation, international collaboration

Lt. Col. Gilberto Sambolin Perez, U.S. Air Force Academy Deputy Director of Development and History Department instructor, poses for a photo at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., Sept. 19, 2024. Sambolin Perez is key in shaping critical thinkers and innovators who will tackle tomorrow’s most complex challenges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Pacheco) By Mackenzie Mendez U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – In today’s rapidly evolving global landscape, the ability to think critically, innovate, and collaborate is crucial to maintaining a strategic advantage. For Lt. Col. Gilberto Sambolin Perez, these skills are...

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September 26, 2024

Statement from U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent, Lt. Gen. Tony D. Bauernfeind, on conference membership

I am pleased to announce that we have signed an agreement today to sustain our membership in the Mountain West Conference. This agreement comes after evaluating all potential opportunities against our three priority considerations of: #1 – The best interests of our intercollegiate athletes and the core mission of our Academy. #2 – The best interests of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s hard-earned reputation and brand, and the recruiting exposure garnered through athletics. #3 – Ensuring that we are in the best possible position to generate revenue for U.S. Air Force Academy athletics, and the broader Academy for the long...

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September 23, 2024

Law class gives cadets legal tools they will need as officers

U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 3rd Class Jayda McNabb listens to instruction during his Law for Department of the Air Force Officers class Sept. 3, 2024. The course introduces cadets to foundational concepts of law such as constitutional rights, criminal procedure, command discretion, and the laws of war, preparing them for the future challenges they will face. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Pacheco) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – In the required Law for Department of the Air Force Officers course, U.S. Air Force Academy Legal Studies professors tell cadets...

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September 21, 2024

Statement from U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent, Lt. Gen. Tony D. Bauernfeind

We are aware of recent concerns about U.S. Air Force Academy Athletics. Today, we want to assure our loyal fans and followers that we are actively engaged in evaluating all opportunities with implications for USAFA, and that any decisions on the future will be guided by the following three priority considerations: #1 – The best interests of our USAFA intercollegiate athletes and the core mission of our Academy. USAFA is home to 30 men's and women's teams, each of them exemplifying our mission. #2 - The best interests of USAFA’s hard-earned reputation and brand, and the recruiting exposure garnered through...

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September 19, 2024

52 ally, partner cadets attend International Week 2024

Indonesian Air Force Academy Cadet Major Salma El Mutafaqqiha Putri and U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Michelle Cabonce are pictured on the Terrazzo during International Week 2024 Sept. 9-13. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Cadet 1st Class Michelle Cabonce spent spring break 2023 at the Indonesian Air Force Academy. Her Indonesian counterpart and former roommate, Cadet Major Salma El Mutafaqqiha Putri, received the same opportunity when she visited the U.S. Air Force Academy for International Week 2024. Putri was one of...

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September 19, 2024

Avionics NCO trades stripes for cadet education

Then-U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Caden Soper works on F-15 Eagle avionics during his first U.S. Air Force assignment at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Soper was named a member of the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2022 and is now a U.S. Air Force Academy fourth-degree cadet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olivia Gibson) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – A checklist that then-Senior Airman Caden Soper wrote during his first U.S. Air Force assignment outlined the steps necessary to accomplish his long-term goal — an...

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