January 7, 2025
The U.S. Air Force Academy has temporarily adjusted processes to access the installation, beginning January 4. While the installation remains open, anyone needing to enter the Academy installation must obtain a base pass. Visitors can request a base pass with a DoD ID card sponsor, from the Pass and Registration Office located at the South Gate. The Santa Fe Trail is closed for the portion that crosses the Academy installation. Athletics events, the 10th Medical Group, and other base services...
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January 2, 2025
The U.S. Air Force Academy mourns the loss of Cadet 1st Class K. Emily Jean Foster, 23, of Eagle, Idaho. Cadet Foster passed away on Tuesday while at home with her family. “We were deeply saddened to learn of the sudden passing of our teammate, Cadet First Class K. Emily Jean Foster, over the holiday break. She was a stellar cadet, leader, mentor and friend throughout her time here at the Academy and we are shaken by her loss,” said...
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December 20, 2024
U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Luca Valenti, Class of 2025, has been selected for the Holaday Scholarship, a fully-funded 2-year postgraduate program in the United Kingdom. After graduating from the Academy in 1965, Bart Holaday spent two years as a Rhodes Scholar at Exeter College at Oxford University. He and his late wife, Lynn, created the Holaday Scholarship to provide a deserving Academy cadet with the same educational opportunity he benefited from as a young man. The scholarship...
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December 16, 2024
The U.S. Air Force Academy will host a team of volunteers to place wreaths on graves of veterans at the Academy cemetery Saturday, Dec. 14. The wreath laying is part of a nation-wide initiative sponsored by Wreaths Across America to recognize the service to the nation by military veterans, many of whom were killed in combat. Academy participation in this annual event is centered on the opportunity to honor and remember our veterans during the holiday season. We have also...
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December 16, 2024
U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Margaret Meehan, Class of 2025, has been selected for a highly competitive Marshall Scholarship, a fully-funded 2-year postgraduate program in the United Kingdom. Founded by a 1953 Act of Parliament and named in honor of U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall, the Marshall Scholarship’s website says it commemorates the humane ideals of the Marshall Plan and expresses the continuing gratitude of the British people to their American counterparts. “I am immensely proud...
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December 6, 2024
Just inside the U.S. Air Force Academy’s North Gate, traffic is reduced to one inbound lane Dec. 10, and one outbound lane Dec. 11. Maintenance of the Active Vehicle Barriers is driving the lane closure from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. During the inbound lane closure, only one inbound lane will be closed at a time and both outbound lanes will be open. During the outbound lane closure, only one outbound lane will be closed at a time...
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November 21, 2024
The cadet theater troupe Bluebards will perform Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” the musical free to the public on Nov. 22 and 23 at 7 p.m., in Arnold Hall Auditorium. No ticket is required, and no reservations are necessary; open seating is first come, first served. Dive into this heartfelt tale as Ebenezer Scrooge navigates his past, present and future with the help of some unexpected visitors. Get ready for an unforgettable experience filled with singing, dancing, laughter and...
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October 9, 2024
The U.S. Air Force Academy recognizes the actions of a B-52 tail gunner during the Vietnam War with a plaque unveiling ceremony, Friday, Oct. 11 at 10 a.m. The plaque recounts the mission to bomb the North Vietnamese railroad yards at Thai Nguyen as part of Operation Linebacker II. On Dec. 24, 1972, 18-year-old Airman 1st Class Albert Moore was manning the tail gun of Diamond Lil (the B-52D Stratofortress located near the Academy’s North Gate) for this bombing mission....
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October 3, 2024
The U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Wing is scheduled to rally around a bonfire in the Cadet Area, Thursday, Oct. 3, 7-8 p.m. as a morale-builder ahead of Saturday’s game against the U.S. Naval Academy at Falcon Stadium. Closed to the public, the annual school spirit event leads up to Saturday’s football game against rival Navy and includes senior leadership participation, the U.S. Air Force Academy Band, and food trucks. In previous years, the celebratory bonfire was visible as far...
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