U.S. Air Force Academy News

Jan. 8, 2021
COVID surveillance testing, safety measures in place for cadets after holiday break

Thousands of cadets traveled back to the Air Force Academy this week after leaving the school in December for a holiday break. In all, about 4,000 cadets returned here in phases, spread across Jan 5-7, with strict guidelines on what to do if they felt sick or tested positive for the coronavirus.
Dec. 22, 2020
News Brief: North gate hours to change during holiday break

The North Gate at the Air Force Academy will close 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 24, 26-31. The gate will close all day, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.
Dec. 21, 2020
Top Air and Space Force leaders celebrate 1-year anniversary of Space Force

Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett, Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. Raymond, and Chief Master Sgt. Roger A. Towberman, Space Force senior enlisted adviser, sent a letter to all Total Force Airmen across the Air Force to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Space Force, Dec.
Dec. 10, 2020
AF releases chief master sgt ‘selects’ list, 1 senior NCO at AF Academy to be promoted to chief

Air Force officials selected 518 senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant, out of 2,763 eligible, for a selection rate of 18.75 percent in the 20E9 promotion cycle.
Dec. 7, 2020
AF Academy, Association of Grads announce 2020’s Distinguished Grads

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The Air Force Academy and its Association of Graduates announced this year’s Distinguished Graduates, Dec. 4. The Distinguished Graduate Award recognizes exceptional graduates for their extraordinary and significant contributions to the U.S. and their communities.
Dec. 1, 2020
Air Force hits record retention levels, reviews voluntary force management efforts

The Department of the Air Force is seeing its highest retention levels in 20 years, second only to rates recorded shortly after 9/11 in 2002. However, as hundreds of members who were previously planning to retire or separate in 2020 withdrew or delayed their departures amidst COVID-19 concerns, it
Nov. 30, 2020
Academy to host annual deer hunt

The Air Force Academy's Natural Resources office will host an annual deer management-controlled hunt Dec. 5-6 and Dec. 12-13.Personnel from the Academy, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Colorado Parks and Wildlife will guide hunters during the event.
Nov. 26, 2020
Academy superintendent celebrates Thanksgiving with cadets

U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard Clark celebrated Thanksgiving with the Cadet Wing with a full-course holiday meal in Mitchell Hall, prepared by the dining hall’s staff, Nov. 26. The superintendent encouraged cadets and all at the Academy to be thankful for their friends,
Nov. 25, 2020
Air Force Academy cadets earn prestigious scholarships

Two seniors at the Air Force Academy received celebrated international scholarships this week. Cadet 1st Class Aryemis Brown, a humanities and legal studies major, received the Rhodes scholarship, and Cadet 1st Class Emily Berexa, an aeronautical engineering major, received the Holaday scholarship.
Nov. 20, 2020
Air Force Academy's contact tracing program proves vital

To ensure the health and safety of cadets, Airmen and families on base, the Air Force Academy has and continues to stringently apply all health and safety precautions in accordance with local, state and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. To combat the recent COVID surge in