January 17, 2025

Cadets tackle mistletoe mitigation to fight forest decline

Cadet 1st Class Camryn Miller and Cadet 2nd Class Adam Rouse spot signs of dwarf mistletoe infestation in a ponderosa pine on the southern side of the U.S. Air Force Academy Jan. 16, 2025. The cadets created a Geospatial Science plan to map the parasite that affects trees on the installation during a Department of Economics and Geosciences sustainability course during the 2023-24 academic year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Pacheco) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Two cadets made their mark on the conservation of Rocky Mountain forests in...

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December 30, 2024

Cadets receive personalized instruction at the Academic Success Center

Cadet 3rd Class Olivia Cha works with faculty member Dr. Mary Hertz in a one-on-one extra-instruction lesson in the U.S. Air Force Academy Academic Success Center April 23, 2024. Cha, a Biology major, improved her grades after using the center’s services, and she is excelling academically. (Courtesy photo by Sam Hastings) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Early in his first semester at the U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 4th Class Joseph Anderson realized he needed help with a few classes. Anderson found the support he needed at the Academic Success...

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September 27, 2024

History instructor develops critical thinkers through innovation, international collaboration

Lt. Col. Gilberto Sambolin Perez, U.S. Air Force Academy Deputy Director of Development and History Department instructor, poses for a photo at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., Sept. 19, 2024. Sambolin Perez is key in shaping critical thinkers and innovators who will tackle tomorrow’s most complex challenges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Pacheco) By Mackenzie Mendez U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – In today’s rapidly evolving global landscape, the ability to think critically, innovate, and collaborate is crucial to maintaining a strategic advantage. For Lt. Col. Gilberto Sambolin Perez, these skills are...

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November 5, 2024

Drum and Bugle Corps hone leadership skills

The Drum and Bugle Corps, also known as the “Flight of Sound,” represents the U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Wing musically. Members showcase the Academy through military drills and music while honing their leadership skills. (Courtesy photo provided by Cadet 1st Class Connor Brezenski) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The Drum and Bugle Corps earns its reputation as the “Flight of Sound” and the musical face of the Cadet Wing at the U.S. Air Force Academy. For three of the band’s cadet leaders, the Corps also represents a formative leadership...

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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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September 30, 2024

Suicide Prevention Month: Support is within reach at USAFA

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - If you or someone you know needs support now, call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org By Beth Reece and Katherine Spessa U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications and Air Force Medical Service Public Affairs U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – On the one-year anniversary of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin releasing a memorandum directing urgent action to address suicide in the military community across five lines of effort, the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force as a whole have been working diligently to lower rates of suicide....

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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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October 7, 2024

Cadets provide motorist assistance; display leadership skills

Cadets 1st Class Tobias Temple, left, and Nicole Hedges and Cadet 2nd Class Wyatt Bell stand in front of Polaris Hall at the U.S. Air Force Academy Oct. 4, 2024. The cadets provided motorist assistance to a driver trapped inside her overturned vehicle on I-25 North in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Sept. 7. (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. – One early September night in Colorado Springs, a motorist flipped her car off the busy interstate, leaving her trapped inside. While cars continued to...

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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 15, 2024

All-female skydiving teams excel in competition, leadership

Air Force Halo skydiving team member Cadet 1st Class Abby Halasi-Kun lands at Davis Airfield during training Sept. 28, 2024. Halo is one of two all-female skydiving teams in the U.S. Air Force Academy Wings of Blue parachuting program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dylan Smith) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – From 11,000 feet, the two Wings of Blue all-female competitive skydiving teams enjoy a breathtaking view of the U.S. Air Force Academy below them. While three of the six team members are aspiring pilots, each parachuting cadet will be...

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