U.S. Air Force Academy News

March 4, 2024
Planned airfield overlook honors Tuskegee Airmen

Officials renamed the Academy’s airfield in November 2019 to Davis Airfield after Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., a renowned Tuskegee Airman and barrier-breaking Air Force leader. Four years later, the U.S. Air Force Academy is now taking a further step toward honoring black World War II pilots with a
March 4, 2024
Construction on the Madera Cyber Center nears completion

Its construction has been delayed in recent weeks due to typical Colorado weather of high winds, cold snaps and snowfall. However, military construction experts expect they can make up time in the spring and summer months for an on-schedule opening.
Feb. 27, 2024
Academy welcomes senior leaders to speak at NCLS

U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force senior leaders participated in a senior leader panel during the National Character and Leadership Symposium held at Arnold Hall here Feb. 23, 2024.
Feb. 22, 2024
Academy cadet earns national undergraduate leadership award

Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Jabari Bowen earns the 2024 Black Engineer of the Year award in undergraduate leadership.
Feb. 16, 2024
K9 retires to enjoy ‘golden years’

During a retirement ceremony held here Feb. 2, 2024, members of the 10th Security Forces Squadron bid farewell to Military Working Dog Lex
Dec. 11, 2023
Developing the Next Generation of Air Force Special Warfare Cadet Programs

Air Force Special Warfare (AFSPECWAR) continues to refine its academic year and summer programs to help AFROTC and USAFA cadets prepare to be Special Tactics Officers (STOs), Tactical Air Control Party Officers (TACPOs), and Combat Rescue Officers (CROs).
Nov. 6, 2023
Upcoming Falcons Contest More Than Just a Game for Ellsworth Raiders

When the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Fighting Falcons football team don the 2023 Air Power Legacy Series alternate uniforms in honor of the Doolittle Raiders to square off against the University of Las Vegas Rebels, Nov.18, it will have extra meaning to the base and many serving here.
Sept. 28, 2023
Cadets prepare for special warfare pre-commissioning screening

The U.S. Air Force Academy Special Warfare Club prepares cadets for the challenging Air Force Special Warfare career field pre-commissioning screening.
Sept. 6, 2023
Mountain Medic 23 tests joint-service medical evacuation readiness in austere environment

Soldiers, Airmen and Guardians from multiple units participated in Exercise Mountain Medic 23, designed to simulate the evacuation and treatment of injured personnel in a joint-service austere battle zone, Aug. 7-18, 2023, throughout Colorado.
July 24, 2023
New Academy Visitor Center construction underway

Residents and visitors to the Colorado Springs region may have noticed a construction project on the U.S. Air Force Academy during their travel on Interstate 25.The skeleton steel structure soaring above the Academy’s North Gate is a new visitor center named after former Academy Superintendent, Lt.