Athletics

Few schools in the country have an athletic program as extensive as the Air Force Academy.The athletic program enhances the physical conditioning of all cadets, develops the physical skills necessary for officership, teaches leadership in a competitive environment and builds character. There are three subdivisions of the athletic program:

Flight Operations

The Air Force Academy offers a variety of flying programs under the direction of Air Education and Training Command at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, in coordination with the Academy's commandant of cadets. These programs are a vital to each cadet's course of study as they provide a series of flying and parachuting experiences which integrate key

10th Air Base Wing

MISSION The 10th Air Base Wing is the host wing for the Air Force Academy and provides quality support to enhance the education and development of more than 4,000 future Air Force leaders. The 10th ABW is also responsible for medical, engineering, logistics, communications, personnel, services, security and other key support for more than 25,000

U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School

The U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School was established in May 1961. It is located on the Academy grounds about four miles from the cadet area.The prep school's mission is to motivate, prepare, and evaluate selected candidates in an academic, military, moral, and physical environment, to perform successfully and enhance diversity at the Air

FalconSAT Program

The U.S. Air Force Academy FalconSAT program provides cadets an opportunity to design, analyze, build, test and operate small satellites to conduct Department of Defense space missions. FalconSAT research is conducted within the Academy's Space Systems Research Center. The SSRC coordinates research funding with outside organizations and provides

Mitchell Hall

The cadet dining facility, Mitchell Hall, is one of the largest mass dining facilities in the world. Dedicated in honor of military aviation pioneer Brig. Gen. William "Billy" Mitchell in 1959, the dining facility is a $15-million, three and one-half story structure in which more than 4,500 people can be served at one time.Two loading docks are

Cadet Honor Guard

The U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Honor Guard is a prestigious cadet unit, drawing less than 2 percent of the cadet wing as its members. Steeped in tradition, the Cadet Honor Guard was founded in 1974 primarily to function as an exhibition drill unit. Since then, it has expanded its mission to perform such details as color guard, flag details,

Cadet Clubs

ACADEMY SINGERSThe Academy Singers is com­posed of 12 men and women from the Cadet Chorale who represent the Academy through a cappella (unaccompanied) singing. Membership is by audition and is limited to three sopranos, three altos, three tenors and three basses. The Academy Singers was formed in August 2000 to support the many performance

10th Mission Support Group

MISSION STATEMENTProvide timely, quality support to enhance the education and development of future Air Force leaders, the installation and quality of life of personnel.MISSIONThe 10th Mission Support Group provides highest possible quality support to enhance the education and development of more than 4,000 future Air Force leaders. The 10th MSG is