U.S. Air Force Academy News

Dec. 13, 2021
Aeronautics cadets, faculty celebrate high-tech aerospace lab upgrades

Cadets researching aeronautics at the Air Force Academy showed off two newly installed $2.2 million simulators and a $1 million combustion shock tube used for hydrocarbon combustion experiments, Dec. 7
Nov. 8, 2021
Space Force detachment opens at Academy with high-altitude celebration

Guardians at the Air Force Academy hiked to the top of Eagles Peak Nov. 5 to celebrate the activation of a Space Force detachment at the school.
Nov. 4, 2021
Department of the Air Force nears 97% AD vaccination rate

Yesterday marked the Department of the Air Force’s deadline for active duty component Airmen and Guardians to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. As of publication, nearly 97% of Airmen and Guardians on active duty have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Nov. 2, 2021
10th CES headquarters building renamed after Academy developer

Senior officials at the Air Force Academy revealed plans Oct. 14 to rename its civil engineer headquarters building after the base’s first engineer.The Academy’s Association of Graduates hosted a ceremony announcing the 10th Civil Engineering Squadron’s headquarters building will be named the Col.
Oct. 12, 2021
'First line of defense': cadets promote resiliency

The Air Force Academy presents many challenges to the more than 4,000 students who attend the institution each year. One group of cadets stand ready to help them through those tough times.The Academy trained 167 cadets as PEERs to assist cadets with a wide-range of stressors.
Oct. 8, 2021
Historians encourage cadets to balance justice, mercy at Harmon Memorial lecture

Popular historians with ties to the Air Force Academy said mercy mitigates the fray of war and civil conflict. The husband and wife team of David and Jeanne Heidler were the featured speakers at the Harmon Memorial Lecture, the school’s most prominent lecture series, in Fairchild Hall, Oct. 5.
Oct. 5, 2021
Academy honors air power, ace pilot Robin Olds with memorial

A $1.4 million memorial celebrating the first 100 years of aerial combat was unveiled at the Air Force Academy, Oct. 1.
Sept. 28, 2021
‘Mental health is ‘health’ says SECDEF: AF Academy tackles suicide prevention

September marks National Suicide Prevention Month, an opportunity for the Air Force Academy community to continue working to decrease the negative stigma often associated with mental health.
Sept. 24, 2021
IFC, security experts highlight cybersecurity during online panel

Senior cyber experts gave their take on the importance of cyber operations during an online forum sponsored by the Institute for Future Conflict at the Air Force Academy, Sept. 23.
Sept. 24, 2021
Connect IT, protect IT: Own your cyber security role

Join the Air Force Academy in spreading cyber security awareness and encourage everyone to own their role in protecting internet-connected devices.