U.S. Air Force Academy News

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.
May 25, 2021
Academy cadets showcase asymmetric thinking to the Indo-Pacific

Senior cadets at the Air Force Academy completed a yearlong research project by traveling to Hawaii to present their capstone project to Lt. Gen. Jon Thomas, Pacific Air Forces deputy commander, May 7.The cadets worked with PACAF’s Strategic Competition Division during the academic year, analyzing
May 24, 2021
Academy releases security requirements for Class 0f 2021 graduation

The Air Force Academy welcomes authorized guests with a digital ticket to the Class of 2021 graduation ceremony, May 26.The Academy remains closed to visitors due to public health measures implemented at the school to keep its community safe during the coronavirus pandemic.
May 21, 2021
Thunderbirds release practice, performance schedule

The Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team is scheduled to conclude the Air Force Academy’s Class of 2021 graduation ceremony May 26 with a 30-minute performance above Falcon Stadium.
May 21, 2021
ID Check: Academy’s athletic officials join security forces at north gate

The Air Force Academy’s top athletics officials assisted Airmen assigned to the 10th Security Forces Squadron check the identification of drivers traveling on the base.
May 19, 2021
Thunderbirds to fly Olympian Bryan Clay during graduation celebrations

The Air Force Thunderbirds have invited Olympic gold medal decathlete Bryan Clay to fly with them May 25 over Colorado Springs and the Air Force Academy.
May 17, 2021
Emergency response exercise at the Academy May 19

The Air Force Academy will conduct an exercise on base 7:30 a.m.-noon, May 19.
May 17, 2021
2 Academy Airmen graduate Airman Leadership School with awards

Two Airman Leadership School graduates assigned to the Air Force Academy earned awards for their leadership and academic abilities this month.