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March 18, 2024

Experts help cadets understand the future of war-fighting

U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Lauren Blackwelder flies a simulator in the Multi-Domain Laboratory during the Firstie Flag exercise Feb. 10, 2024. The Institute for Future Conflict places cadets in the lab to provide a glimpse into missions in a potential conflict with a great-power adversary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Travis Cokley) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – First-class cadets eyeing the roles they will play in competition with other world powers will face different adversaries and threats than previous generations of officers. The Institute for Future Conflict...

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March 14, 2024

Metallurgy: creating art through knife-making

Cadet 1st Class Ryan Hebert forges a knife in the U.S. Air Force Academy Department of Mechanical Engineering March 11, 2024. Cadets in the senior-level Physical Metallurgy course construct a knife for their class project. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Trevor Cokley) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Each cadet in Capt. Michael Lee’s Physical Metallurgy course constructs a knife for their class project. This semester, two cadets satisfied the requirement by producing knives for the 2024 Minerals, Metals and Materials Society Bladesmithing Competition in Orlando, Florida. In early March, Cadets...

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March 12, 2024

Management course transforms cadets into innovators

Cadets 1st Class Christopher Lindley, left, Trevin Mabe, and Isiskyra Budd watch an exercise on market sizing and analysis during a U.S. Air Force Academy Department of Management Leading Innovation class March 8, 2024. The new experiential course teaches critical innovation theories by applying a customer discovery process to real-world problems. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Justin Pacheco) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – A new Department of Management course prepares cadets to lead innovation efforts at their first U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force assignments. The Leading Innovation course...

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March 11, 2024

Miss America tours alma mater with 27 other state delegates

Miss America 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh talks to Institute of Future Conflict Director Bradford J. Shwedo in the Multi-Domain Laboratory during her homecoming tour with 27 other state delegates Feb. 23, 2024. Marsh, a 2023 Academy graduate, became the first active-duty U.S. Air Force officer to win the Miss America Pageant the previous month. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Dylan Smith) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Miss America returned to her alma mater, the U.S. Air Force Academy, with 27 fellow state delegates Feb. 23. 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh, Class...

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March 1, 2024

Madera Cyber Innovation Center nears completion

The Madera Cyber Innovation Center is expected to open for cadet use in time for January 2025 despite weather delays to construction. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rayna Grace) By Katherine Spessa U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Construction on the Madera Cyber Innovation Center here is close to completion and the center is expected to open for cadet use in time for January 2025, providing a vital training environment for cadets. Construction in a Colorado winter Its construction has been delayed in recent weeks due to typical Colorado weather of high winds, cold...

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February 29, 2024

Planned airfield overlook honors Tuskegee Airmen

An artist’s rendering of the upcoming Tuskegee Airmen Memorial overlooking Davis Airfield at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. By Katherine Spessa U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Officials renamed the Academy’s airfield in November 2019 to Davis Airfield after Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., a renowned Tuskegee Airman and barrier-breaking Air Force leader. Four years later, the U.S. Air Force Academy is now taking a further step toward honoring black World War II pilots with a planned Tuskegee Airmen Memorial overlooking the airfield. Officials are working hand-in-hand with the Air Force Academy Foundation...

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February 29, 2024

Missy Franklin shares team concepts with cadets

Five-time U.S. Olympic swimming gold medalist Missy Franklin speaks at the National Character and Leadership Symposium Feb. 23, 2024. Franklin discusses how culture and connection were a part of her journey to Olympic gold. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Rayna Grace) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – It isn’t every day that you get to meet your childhood hero, but the 31st annual National Character and Leadership Symposium provided Cadet 2nd Class Darien Tompkins with so much more. The U.S. Air Force Academy Women’s Swimming and Diving Team member led a...

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February 28, 2024

Stevenson says leaders must act on injustice

Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson speaks at the 31st annual National Character and Leadership Symposium Feb. 21, 2024. Stevenson focused his message on the nation’s need for leaders willing to stand up against injustice. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Justin Pacheco) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson told his Colvin Lecture audience at the 31st annual National Character and Leadership Development Symposium that the nation needs leaders prepared to do what’s “uncomfortable and inconvenient” in the name of justice. Stevenson said leaders must also...

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February 27, 2024

Academy welcomes senior leaders to speak at NCLS

U.S. Air Force and Space Force senior leaders speak to a packed house at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s 31st National Character and Leadership Symposium Feb. 23, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley) By Katherine Spessa U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force senior leaders participated in a senior leader panel during the National Character and Leadership Symposium held at Arnold Hall here Feb. 23, 2024. The cadet-moderated panel welcomed U.S Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin, U.S. Space Force Vice Chief of Space...

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February 26, 2024

West Monument Creek Fire burns on the U.S. Air Force Academy

The West Monument Creek Fire started on the U.S. Air Force Academy Sunday, Feb. 25 and continues to burn Monday. As of 4 p.m. Feb. 26, the fire had burned 168 acres and was not fully contained. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley) U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Crews from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, U.S. Forest Service and Fort Carson Directorate of Emergency Services fire departments continued Monday, Feb. 26 to fight the West Monument Creek Fire. As of Monday evening the fire had burned 168 acres and was...

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