May 15, 2023

Cadet team conducts robotics research

Cadets and faculty gather in Fairchild Hall to catch a glimpse of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Ghost Robotics Vision 60 robot on campus, Feb. 8, 2023. Cadets, in collaboration with professors from the Academy’s Warfighter Effectiveness Research Center, are gathering data, employing model-based systems engineering concepts and developing solutions to determine the practicality of integrating robots into base defense missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley) By Tech. Sgt. Zach Vaughn U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – A team of professors and cadets with the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Warfighter Effectiveness Research...

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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 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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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 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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November 23, 2022

Cadets create plant experiment to go to space

U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Cadets and faculty at the U.S. Air Force Academy are participating in some out-of-this-world research. Their plant project is one of several chosen as part of the Polaris Dawn mission’s science and research portfolio. The mission is expected to launch no earlier than March 2023 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. “It blows my mind that cadets at the Academy have opportunities to work on projects like this,” said Cadet 1st Class Caroline Harshbarger, one of the cadets involved in the plant project....

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November 9, 2022

Air Force cadets train to lead teams in military skills competition

Sandhurst team rucks between tasks during a recent training at the U.S. Air Force Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Pacheco) U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - The Sandhurst Military Skills Competition tests the military mettle of cadets from around the world. The U.S. Military Academy at West Point hosts the 55-year-old infantry-focused competition. Last spring, the U.S. Air Force Academy took home the top spot in a field of 48 teams from the service academies, ROTC units and international military institutions. The Academy’s team hopes to defend its title at West Point next spring....

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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 20, 2022

Academy illuminates impact of interstellar mission

The general public are given an opportunity to learn about space exploration at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado July 18, 2022. The academy planetarium hosts a variety of educational experiences for the public as well as cadets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachelle Stoll) Story by Staff Sgt Seth Stang U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Through cutting-edge facilities and educational experiences leaders at the Academy seek to engage and inspire future space explorers. Future Guardians, Airmen and faculty, along with members of the general public, have a variety of resources and opportunities to learn about...

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March 2, 2020

United States Air Force Academy Coronavirus Updates

Throughout the pandemic, the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) has not wavered on its mission to educate, train and inspire men and women to become officers and leaders of character. As one of the first and only universities in the nation to have its entire student body return to campus, our cadets, faculty and staff have shared the responsibility of keeping our community healthy and safe. We remain committed to an in-person academic and extracurricular experience for Spring 2022. We are slowly reopening the installation services, activities and workplaces, including welcoming back the general public to visit. You may...

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