U.S. Air Force Academy News

June 18, 2021
10th Air Base Wing update: Academy's host unit gets new commander

Colonel Christopher Leonard takes charge of the 10th Air Base Wing - the Air Force Academy's host unit - during a June 18 ceremony at the base.
June 11, 2021
10th Air Base Wing to get new commander June 18

Col. Christopher Leonard, a 1997 graduate of the Air Force Academy, is slated to take over command of the 10th Air Base Wing June 18.
June 10, 2021
News brief: Academy’s prep school accepting applications for sponsor families

The Air Force Academy Preparatory School needs sponsor families for cadet candidates during the 2021-2022 academic year.
June 9, 2021
Total Force Training

Cadets from the U.S. Air Force Academy learned the capabilities and medical evacuation support mission of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter at Martindale Army Airfield, San Antonio, Texas, May 28, 2021. The cadets, interested in becoming helicopter pilots, visited the National Guard base to learn more
June 1, 2021
Countering the coronavirus: AF Academy’s Outdoor Rec activities continue during pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic put a hold on many services at the Air Force Academy but didn’t stop the 10th Force Support Squadron’s Outdoor Recreation office.Many services at the base came to a near standstill during the initial days of the pandemic, but the OutdoorRec staff continued to offer scores of
May 28, 2021
Flying hours increase for summer program at Air Force Academy airfield

Summer flying training operations at the Air Force Academy are gearing up.
May 27, 2021
Academy’s new commandant reports for duty

A new commandant of cadets took command of the cadet wing in a change of command ceremony at the Air Force Academy, May 27.
May 27, 2021
‘Don’t wait to be bold’: U.S.’s top military officer gives keynote speech at Academy’s 2021 graduation ceremony

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said cadets graduating from the Air Force Academy May 26 will face challenges unlike any the U.S. military has seen before in what he called “an era of great power competition.”
May 26, 2021
Cadet graduation returns to Falcon Stadium for Class of 2021

Cadets graduated from the Air Force Academy for the first time in two years at Falcon Stadium, receiving their diplomas from the event’s keynote speaker, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, May 26.
May 26, 2021
The Breakdown: Air Force Academy releases class of ’21 stats

The Air and Space Forces expanded with the commissioning of more than 1,000 newly minted Air and Space Force lieutenants, March 26.