May 20, 2024

Four inspiring words guide cadet’s path to success

Cadet 1st Class Brett Castro will pursue a master’s degree at the University of Virginia after graduation May 30, 2024. All cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy are required to participate in athletics. (Courtesy photo provided by Cadet 1st Class Brett Castro) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – During Cadet 1st Class Brett Castro’s semester as group commander at the U.S. Air Force Academy, his command team created the model of “four G’s”: gratitude, growth, greatness and grace. He believes that a deliberate focus on these four motivational words daily...

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May 20, 2024

Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind nominated to be next Academy Superintendent

Lt. Gen. Tony D. Bauernfeind U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – President Joe Biden has nominated Lt. Gen. Tony D. Bauernfeind to become the Superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy. “I am humbled by the nomination to be the 22nd Superintendent of our Academy,” said Bauernfeind. “The opportunity to develop warfighters, leaders of character and quality, and critical thinkers for our Air Force and Space Force is an honor. I look forward to building on the legacy of Lt. Gen. Clark and all prior Superintendents as we ready our future officers to lead...

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May 17, 2024

People-centered cadet discovers new mindset at Academy

Cadet 1st Class Abigail Worley poses for a photo in Polaris Hall May 8, 2024. Worley will graduate from the U.S. Air Force Academy May 30 with a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachary Vaughn) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – When Cadet 1st Class Abigail Worley graduates May 30, she will leave the U.S. Air Force Academy with more than a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. She will take a new set of leadership skills and teamwork mentality into her U.S. Air Force medical officer...

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May 14, 2024

U.S. Air Force Academy Honors Lt. Gen. Clark with Order of the Sword

U.S. Air Force Academy Honor Guard members lift the sword used for the Order of the Sword ceremony in the Arnold Hall Ballroom May 11, 2024. The Order of the Sword is an honor awarded by noncommissioned officers to recognize individuals they hold in high regard and for their contributions to the enlisted corps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Pacheco) By Master Sgt. Christopher A. Traphagan U.S. Air Force Academy Office of the Command Chief Master Sergeant U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The U.S. Air Force Academy’s enlisted force honored Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark during an “Order...

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May 14, 2024

Academy, wing honor 1st Lt. Joseph D. Helton’s sacrifice

U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard Clark applauds as 1st Lt. Joseph D. Helton Jr.’s mother, Jiffy Helton-Sarver, watches his father, Joseph Helton, and Senior Airman Chelsea McComb unveil the new sign for the Large Vehicle Inspection Site. The Academy dedicated the 1st Lt. Joseph D. Helton Large Vehicle Inspection Site in a ceremony May 10, 2024. (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 U.S. Air Force Academy dedicated the south gate security facility as the 1st Lt. Joseph D. Helton Jr....

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May 8, 2024

Rodeo club provides leadership lessons in a different arena

Cadet 1st Class Robert Ball rides his horse Ferg in the U.S. Air Force Academy Rodeo Club arena April 29, 2024. Members develop leadership and teamwork skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – U.S. Air Force Academy Rodeo Club members enjoy a respite from the rigors of cadet life as they spend quality time with their horses. Cadet equestrians also develop their leadership and teamwork skills they expect to find useful in their careers as future officers. The rodeo club arena provides another setting...

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May 7, 2024

Class of 2024 Grad named Knight-Hennessy Scholar

Cadet 1st Class Luke Anderson, a member of the Class of 2024, has been named a Knight-Hennessy Scholar. U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Cadet 1st Class Luke Anderson, a member of the Class of 2024, has been named a Knight-Hennessy Scholar, one of 90 students selected from 8,272 global applicants. Following his commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force on May 30, Anderson’s scholarship allows him to attend Stanford University, Calif., in pursuit of a master’s degree in international policy. Anderson begins Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training following this...

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May 2, 2024

Cadets plan Academy’s first Bike to Work Day

Cadet 1st Class Sean Maison, front, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Michael Seery, a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering instructor, wait for traffic during their commute to work May 1, 2024. Maison and fellow Geospatial Science Cadet 2nd Class Emmanuel Lorenzo organized the event for a project in their GEO 495 ‘Sustainability in Practice’ course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Pacheco) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Fewer vehicles traveled on installation roads during the morning commute as bicyclists chose another transportation mode for the U.S. Air Force Academy’s...

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May 2, 2024

Sponsor program spans generations

Sean and Nicole Gibson, as cadets, hold their sponsor family’s infant son while attending the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1997. (Courtesy photo) By Katherine Spessa U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Dr. Kimberly Gardner and Nicole Gibson both started at the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1996, the former as a professor and the latter a cadet. They came from the same small town in northwest Missouri, went to the same church, graduated from the same high school. Even though they hadn’t met previously, Gardner took Nicole in to provide a familiar home...

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May 1, 2024

Admissions events draw almost 200 hopeful future cadets

U.S. Air Force Academy appointee Elias Phiri of Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va., poses with his uncle, Lweendo Chambwa, at the admissions photo station in Arnold Hall April 8, 2024. Almost 200 high school students and their family members visited the Academy during a series of Class of 2028 admissions events in April. (U.S. Air Force photo by Gaelle Ahl) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Almost 200 prospective cadets visited the U.S. Air Force Academy during six Class of 2028 admissions events in April. Appointees were offered a direct...

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