U.S. Air Force Academy News

Oct. 2, 2020
Academy unveils 20th superintendent’s portrait

Academy unveils traditional portrait of the previous Academy superintendent.
Oct. 1, 2020
Academy superintendent hosts first all-call with cadets, faculty

Lt. Gen. Richard Clark said this and more during his first official all-call with cadets, faculty and staff, Sept. 28. Due to strict health guidelines set in place to decrease the effects of the coronavirus, the all-call was an online event streamed live across the base.
Sept. 29, 2020
Academy, local colleges combine to create academic ‘superpower’

Cadets and college students in Colorado Springs say their academic partnership pays off by solving problems for the community. The Air Force Academy, Colorado College, Pikes Peak Community College and University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, are members of “The Quad” – The Quad Innovation
Sept. 28, 2020
39 Academy Airmen to make jump to staff sergeant rank

Several Airmen assigned to the Air Force Academy will become noncommissioned officers in the next 12 months.
Sept. 28, 2020
First Year Report: Academy's Enlisted Academic Faculty Program making progress

An Air Force Academy report released this summer analyzes the progress of the school’s Enlisted Academic Faculty Program. The Academy is the first of the service academies to feature enlisted service members as official faculty members.
Sept. 25, 2020
Air Force Academy releases statement on Mountain West Conference decision to play football

Following the Mountain West Conference’s decision to play football (https://themw.com/), the Air Force Academy is providing the following statement. Anything further on the decision should go to the conference, and any questions on schedules, fan attendance, etc. should go to the Athletic Department
Sept. 23, 2020
Academy’s 21st superintendent reports for duty

Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark became the superintendent of the Air Force Academy in a change of command ceremony attended by Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett, Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., and Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. Raymond.
Sept. 17, 2020
Academy gives out gunlocks to reduce suicides

Scores of drivers braving rush hour to the Air Force Academy received a gift Sept. 15: a gunlock. Violence Prevention officials and other staff gave out 1,500 gunlocks during the morning commute at the base’s North and South gates. September is Suicide Prevention Month across the Defense Department,
Sept. 16, 2020
Mckinneys proud to include USAFA in family story

There are family stories that get better with each telling, which are passed down from generation to generation like an inheritance.For Blaine and Becky McKinney, many stories involve the Air Force Academy; where their sons Austin, Connor and Lucas ‘grew into men’ and carried on the family legacy of
Sept. 15, 2020
Air Force Academy places high in US News’ college rankings

U.S. News & World Report ranks the Air Force Academy high in several categories in their annual ‘Best Colleges’ report released this week. The Academy was ranked third in the Top Public School category.