May 31, 2024

Cadets honored at ’24 graduation awards

Cadet 1st Class Brett Castro receives the Outstanding Group 2023-24 Award during the 2024 Graduation Awards Ceremony in Clune Arena May 28, 2024. Also pictured are U.S. Air Force Academy Commandant of Cadets Brig. Gen. Gavin Marks, left; Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard Clark; Mark Hille, president and chief operating officer of the U.S. Air Force Academy Foundation and Association of Graduates; and Group 4 Air Officer Commanding Col. Brainin Klausman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Pacheco) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – More than 85 senior U.S. Air Force Academy...

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May 31, 2024

Vice President Harris congratulates Class of ‘24

Graduating U.S. Air Force Academy cadets toss their caps as the Thunderbirds fly over Falcon Stadium during a graduation ceremony held at the Academy, Colo. May 30, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dylan Smith) By Katherine Spessa U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – As this year’s featured speaker, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to the 974 graduating cadets of the Class of 2024 during the U.S. Air Force Academy’s graduation ceremony at Falcon Stadium here May 30, 2024. United States Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to cadets and audience members during a graduation...

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May 31, 2024

Martinson Honors Program introduces new award

Cadet 1st Class Brett Castro speaks during the 2024 Martinson Honors Program Awards Ceremony in Fairchild Hall May 28, 2024. Castro received the first U.S. Air Force Academy Martinson Honors Program Col. Brian J. Neff Award for Exemplary Leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christina Merrill) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The U.S. Air Force Academy Martinson Honors Program debuted a new cadet award during its awards ceremony in Fairchild Hall May 28, 2024. Cadet 1st Class Brett Castro received the first Col. Brian J. Neff Award for Exemplary Leadership....

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June 3, 2024

Chief of Space Operations hosts patch presentation ceremony

U.S. Air Force Academy cadets commissioning into the Space Force listen to U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman at a patch presentation ceremony held May 29, 2024 at Clune Arena, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dylan Smith) By Katherine Spessa U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Ninety-two U.S. Air Force Academy cadets were presented their U.S. Space Force patches during a ceremony held at Clune Arena May 29, 2024. The ceremony, a significant U.S. Space Force tradition, was presided over by Chief of Space Operations...

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June 3, 2024

Academy superintendent retires after 38 years of service

Former U.S Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark speaks during his retirement ceremony at Falcon Stadium May 31, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Pacheco) By Katherine Spessa U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The retirement of U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, marking the end of his 38 years of service, was commemorated in a ceremony held at Falcon Stadium here on May 31, 2024. Family members, peers, former cadets, Airmen and Guardians filled the seats on the floor of the stadium that bookended his career....

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June 6, 2024

The graduation breakdown: Class of 2024 by the numbers

U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2024 graduates display their diplomas after their graduation ceremony in Falcon Stadium May 30, 2024. In all, 974 second lieutenants were commissioned into the U.S. Air Force or U.S. Space 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 970 cadets graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in a ceremony at Falcon Stadium May 30. In all, 974 Class of 2024 cadets were commissioned into the Air Force and 93 were commissioned into the Space Force as...

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June 6, 2024

Capstone team takes formula-style car to international competition

2nd Lt. (then Cadet 1st Class) Jacob Muscato prepares to head out for the final endurance race in the Formula Society of Automotive Engineering car at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, May 11, 2024. He was part of the first U.S. Air Force Academy team to finish the almost 14-mile race in seven years. (Courtesy photo provided by Dr. Ioan Feier) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The U.S. Air Force Academy’s only cadet-designed and built human-raced vehicle capstone finished an impressive 69th out of a field of 108 cars...

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September 30, 2024

2024 National Discussion empowers military service academies to cultivate healthy culture climates

U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind delivers opening remarks at the 2024 National Discussion on Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment at America’s Colleges, Universities and Military Service Academies Sept. 11, 2024. The three-day event empowers student communities to cultivate healthy culture climates with the goal of eliminating sexual assault and harassment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ray Bahner) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Air Force Academy co-hosted the 2024 National Discussion on Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment at America’s Colleges,...

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October 7, 2024

Cadets and war stories: studying war’s human impact

U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Cassidy Rosa takes notes on one of the books studied in the Department of English and Fine Arts’ War Literature and Film course Sept. 26, 2024. The course’s critical thinking component allows cadets to study warfare’s full spectrum. Future U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force officers learn to become effective, empathetic and thoughtful leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ray Bahner) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Cadets explore the human side of conflict beyond the battlefield through the lenses of multiple mediums...

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April 29, 2024

Civil engineer instructor provides hands-on experience

Tech. Sgt. Jeremiah White, the Field Engineering and Readiness Laboratory superintendent, stands in front of the FERL entrance in Jacks Valley at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Pacheco) By Katherine Spessa U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – At the foot of Jacks Valley, the U.S. Air Force Academy’s 3,300-acre training complex, sits the practical component of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. Requisite tools of the trade are neatly aligned in readiness for cadets in the program to begin hands-on training. Tech. Sgt. Jeremiah White oversees it...

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