U.S. Air Force Academy News

March 5, 2020
AF Academy senior capstone increases awareness of banned substances

'Read the Ingredients’: Cadet capstone sheds light on Defense Department's banned substances list to better educate cadets.
March 4, 2020
Senior NCO beats odds, fulfills dream of teaching

“Educate,” “Motivate” and “Inspire” -- three words Master Sgt. Gloria Kuzmicki said she’s tried to live by during her near two-decade Air Force career. It seems fitting, then, that she’s an enlisted academic instructor at the Air Force Academy.“I didn’t think that teaching in the academic classroom
Feb. 28, 2020
Shining a light on the forgotten story of Fortune Wright

As I prepare to graduate, I will remember the story of Wright. I know I will face hard-to-solve problems as an officer and will rely on the resources of evidence and imagination to help solve them. It’s imperative we learn from the past to help us be effective leaders in today’s challenging world.
Feb. 27, 2020
Updating Our Alma Mater to Celebrate All of Us

The Air Force chief of staff speaks out on changes to the U.S. Air Force Song
Feb. 24, 2020
Additional PFOS/PFOA test results on AF Academy border show levels below EPA Established Health Advisory level

Recent well water monitoring tests on the southeast perimeter of the Air Force Academy show Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) below the Environmental Protection Agency’s Lifetime Health Advisory level of 70 parts-per-trillion (ppt.).
Feb. 21, 2020
Diverse speakers, common goals: NCLS speakers share hopes for better future

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Two Olympic athletes and a human rights activist talked to cadets about overcoming adversity during the Air Force Academy’s National Character and Leadership Symposium Feb. 20.New York Times bestselling author Ishmael Beah was a child soldier during the Sierra Leonne
Feb. 20, 2020
AF Academy’s flagship symposium starts with emphasis on diversity

The National Character and Leadership Symposium started Feb. 20 at the Air Force Academy.
Feb. 16, 2020
Academy, NHL release statement on NHL Stadium Series game

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.-- Multiple efforts were made by the NHL and Air Force Academy to warn attendees about potential traffic delays getting to the sold out Stadium Series game yesterday. In addition to website and social media posts, and signage along the I-25 corridor in the week leading
Feb. 10, 2020
USAFA renews commitment to preserve more-than 16,000 acres of natural, open space land

Air Force Academy preserving, protecting natural lands and open space.
Feb. 10, 2020
Special ops pilot, astronaut receive 2019 Jabara Award

Two grads were honored for their accomplishments in air and space with the Jabara Award.