May 26, 2021

The Breakdown: Air Force Academy releases class of ’21 stats

By Ray Bowden, U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The Air and Space Forces expanded with the commissioning of more than 1,000 newly minted Air and Space Force lieutenants, March 26. In all, 1,019 Air Force Academy graduates received their diplomas in a graduation ceremony at Falcon Stadium, with 114 of those graduates commissioning into the Space Force. The Breakdown This information is based on data from the Academy’s operations and analysis office released May 25. -- 1,508 men and women in the Class of 2021 received appointments to the Academy and 1,216 were inducted to...

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February 20, 2024

Cadets look to the future at 100s Night celebration

Cadets 1st Class Isaac Stewart, left, Noah Lewis and Blaze Williams receive notifications of their base assignments on 100s Night in Mitchell Hall Feb. 15, 2024. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Justin Pacheco) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – First-class cadets celebrated reaching the final 100 days before their graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy with a traditional formal dinner in Mitchell Hall Feb. 15. At the conclusion of the 100s Night Dining-in, Class of 2024 members learned of their post-graduation U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force base assignments....

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