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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June 6, 2024

i5 Space expands to 1,000 members nationwide

U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 2nd Class John Stevenson, i5 Space national director, delivers a presentation on the organization to ROTC cadets at other educational institutions, including the University of Oklahoma, University of Texas at Austin and Yale University in the Space Delta 13 detachment May 2, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Ward) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – A space policy and strategy club founded at the U.S. Air Force Academy has expanded to a nationwide organization with over 1,000 members at dozens of U.S. Air...

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June 17, 2024

Cadets qualify for Olympic trials in multiple sports

Cadet 2nd Class Tommy Nagle competes for the U.S. Air Force Academy Swimming Team in competition earlier this year. During his junior season with the Academy Men's Swimming and Diving, Nagle recorded the fourth-best time in program history in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Western Athletic Conference Championships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Four U.S. Air Force Academy cadets advanced one step closer to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris in their individual sports. Cadet 2nd Class Tommy Nagle, Cadet 3rd Class Texas...

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June 27, 2024

Class of 2028 appointees arrive for in-processing

By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – More than 1,100 Class of 2028 appointees took their first step in their journey to become U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force officers with their arrival for In-processing Day June 26. In-processing Day, also known as I-Day at the U.S. Air Force Academy, began at 7 a.m. when the first wave of appointees were dropped off at the Holaday Athletic Center. Buses took them to the Cadet Area, where upperclassmen gave them instructions at the footprints at the base of the Core Values Ramp....

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October 15, 2024

F-22 pilot attributes success to cadet airmanship program

U.S. Air Force Maj. Samuel “RaZZ” Larson flies his F-22 Raptor over the Terrazzo at the U.S. Air Force Academy Aug. 14, 2024. Larson, Class of 2015, is commander of the F-22 Demonstration Team with the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Pacheco) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – U.S. Air Force Maj. Samuel “RaZZ” Larson set his sights on a career as a pilot when he visited air shows as a youngster in Iowa. His experience as a jumpmaster in the U.S....

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October 22, 2024

Cadets put leadership, warfighter skills to the test

Class of 2027 cadets check their map during the land navigation event in the Fall Culminating Exercise at Jacks Valley Oct. 17, 2024. The 15-hour exercise tested more than 4,000 cadets on critical thinking, leadership and warfighter skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Cadets from all 40 squadrons tested their critical thinking, leadership and warfighter skills during the U.S. Air Force Academy’s two-day 2024 Fall Culminating Exercise Oct. 17-18. The CULEX replaced the Commandant’s Challenge and Commandant Training Day and directly supports one...

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