July 31, 2023

10th Air Base Wing supports Class of 2027 Basic Cadet Training

The 10th Logistics Squadron issues rifles and multiple uniforms to each basic cadet and outfits each one with a custom-made mouthguard for safety during training at Jacks Valley. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.- From serving meals to over 1,100 U.S. Air Force Academy basic cadets to supplying uniforms and functioning laptops, the 10th Air Base Wing personnel supported the Class of 2027’s Basic Cadet Training. Basic Cadet Training requires support from multiple organizations throughout the wing to enable the Cadet Wing’s mission, said Brig. Gen....

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July 28, 2023

Cadet cadre lead basics through Jacks Valley training

Cadet 1st Class Jared Cruz checks in with Leadership Readiness Course cadet cadre at Jacks Valley July 24, 2023. The cadet cadre executes the Basic Cadet Training mission under the supervision of enlisted and officer experts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Blaire Brush)   By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.- The young men and women who arrived at the U.S. Air Force Academy a month ago learned what it takes to survive and thrive here, thanks to the cadets who’ve already experienced Basic Cadet Training teaching them. The cadet cadre members are not only...

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July 26, 2023

Med Group address medical needs during basic cadet training

The 10th Medical Group members support the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2027 In-processing Day and Basic Cadet Training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Armstrong) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications  U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.- The 10th Medical Group members support U.S. Air Force Academy Basic Cadet Training, beginning with screening basic cadets for in-processing and continuing through treating injuries and illnesses during Jacks Valley field training. “While six weeks may seem like a long time to some, that is all the time we have to prepare just over 1,100 new cadets for the academic,...

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July 25, 2023

New Academy Visitor Center construction underway

Contractors build the U.S. Air Force Academy Visitor Center outside of the Academy’s North Gate, July 19, 2023. Academy officials expect contractors to complete the core and shell by the summer of 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zach Vaughn) U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Residents and visitors to the Colorado Springs region may have noticed a construction project on the U.S. Air Force Academy during their travel on Interstate 25. City For Champions Initiative The skeleton steel structure soaring above the Academy’s North Gate is a new visitor center named after...

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July 24, 2023

Dental squadron provides world-class care to a thousand basic cadets

Maj. Greyson Leftwich, 10th Medical Group dentist, evaluates a basic cadet during dental in-processing at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Cadet Dental Clinic, July, 10, 2023. A team of 75 officers and enlisted Airmen processed more than 1,000 basic cadets during a span of seven duty days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zach Vaughn) By Tech. Sgt. Zach Vaughn U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Among the bustle of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s basic cadet training, the one place that is guaranteed to see more than a thousand basic cadets smile...

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July 14, 2023

Cadet candidates arrive for Prep School in-processing

More than 225 Class of 2024 cadet candidates arrive for U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School In-processing Day July 7, 2023. The Prep School gives candidates who fell short of admission standards another opportunity to earn a possible Academy appointment after a 10-month program of academic, military, and physical training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Adalyn Greene)  By Randy Roughton  U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications    U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.- Mohammad Khaliq II arrived at U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School In-processing Day July 7, 2023, prepared to begin making his dream of one day becoming a U.S....

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June 22, 2023

Cadet team removes assault, harassment reporting barriers

Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, U.S. Air Force Academy superintendent, signs the Encouraged to Report policy memo April 10, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin R. Pacheco) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Victims of sexual assault at the U.S. Air Force Academy lived under the protection provided by the Safe to Report policy for five years. However, witnesses and victims of less severe crimes had no such protection until a group of legal studies cadets created the Encouraged to Report policy as their capstone project. While Safe to Report protects...

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June 21, 2023

Brig. Gen. Marks takes command of Cadet Wing

Brig. Gen. Gavin Marks accepts command from Brig. Gen. Paul Moga as U.S. Air Force Academy commandant of cadets in a ceremony at Stillman Field June 21, 2023. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Justin Pacheco) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – As he assumed command of the Cadet Wing, Brig. Gen. Gavin Marks described returning to the U.S. Air Force Academy as “an indescribable honor, deeply personal and uniquely familiar.” Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard Clark presided over the ceremony at Stillman Field where Marks became the Academy’s 31st commandant when he took...

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June 13, 2023

The breakdown: Class of 2023 stats

The most diverse class in U.S. Air Force Academy history, the Class of 2023, graduates June 1, 2023 at Falcon Stadium. Cadets wearing a silver sash are commissioned into the U.S. Space Force and those wearing a gold sash are commissioned into the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - More than 900 Air Force and Space Force cadets graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in a ceremony at Falcon Stadium June 1. In all, 806 Class of 2023 cadets were...

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June 8, 2023

Class of 2023 graduate ready to define his path in “family business”

Second Lt. Alfred K. Flowers III receives the oath of office from his grandfather, retired Maj. Gen. Alfred K. Flowers, and his father, Brig. Gen. Alfred K. Flowers Jr. ,at his commissioning ceremony May 31, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.- Newly commissioned 2nd Lt. Alfred K. Flowers III’s, who goes by Kendell, most prized graduation gift was a small, rectangular piece of wood resembling what might rest on any officer’s desk. He was gifted the name plate from his father, Brig. Gen. Alfred...

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