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Default Air Force Logo The Essence of USAFA: An exemplary installation
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Editor's note: This concludes an eight-part series detailing the essence of the Academy.Many words can describe an institution hosting several hundred thousand visitors, staging dozens of community events, and producing roughly 1,000 Air Force officers annually, but when it comes to describing her particular
0 6/12
2014
Default Air Force Logo The Essence of USAFA: Internalizing the Air Force Ethos
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Editor's note: This is part six of an eight-part series detailing the essence of the Academy.Military training here isn't simply designed to run cadets ragged. Instead, it prepares them for real combat and helps them develop a mindset, driving them through the most trying times. The sixth component in the Academy's
0 6/04
2014
Default Air Force Logo The Essence of USAFA: Developing an indomitable spirit
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Editor's note: This is part five of an eight-part series detailing the essence of the Academy.The Academy's top-officer says competition is pivotal to the growth of all cadets and an integral element of what the institution defines as its essence, the indefinable character and commitment of every cadet."One of the
0 5/23
2014
Default Air Force Logo The Essence of USAFA: Courses blend technical, legal expertise
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Editor's note: This is part four of an eight-part series detailing the essence of the Academy.Space systems operators don't work in a vacuum -- at least, not a legal one.The Air Force Academy offers classes on U.S. space policy and cyberspace law for cadets majoring in either of those technical fields as well as
0 5/22
2014
Default Air Force Logo The Essence of USAFA: Immersing cadets in the 'total experience'
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Editor's note: This is part three of an eight-part series detailing the essence of the Academy.Cadet life at the Air Force's Academy isn't just about academics and sports; it's about immersing cadets in a total experience: education, leadership, physical and mental strength. The third of eight pillars comprising the
0 5/02
2014
Default Air Force Logo The Essence of USAFA: Focusing on air, space, cyberspace
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Editor's note: This is part two of an eight-part series detailing the essence of the Academy. The Air Force Mission is to "Fly, Fight and Win...in Air, Space and Cyberspace." For some, that mission alone is enough to take up a profession of arms unlike any other in the world -- and at the Air Force's Academy, cadets
0 4/29
2014
Default Air Force Logo The Essence of USAFA: Cadet-led committee governs Honor Code process
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Editor's note: This is part one of an eight-part series detailing the essence of the Academy."We will not lie, steal or cheat, nor tolerate among us anyone who does." Those words comprise the Air Force Academy's Honor Code, a cornerstone of character and leadership development that forms the first pillar of the
0 4/18
2014
Default Air Force Logo The Essence of USAFA: Essence document outlines Academy's principles, priorities
 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY PUBLICAFFAIRS, Colo.  -- What defines an institution's core principles? They're what's left when you cut everything else away.A fiscal year 2015 budget drill, held in the spring of 2013, forced Academy officials to take a close look at what programs fit into the Academy's foremost mission: to educate, train and inspire men
0 4/06
2014
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