Air Force Academy News

Dec. 22, 2021
Air Force Academy grad embraces new NASA role, future of spaceflight

Kelvin Manning has served in several critical roles in his nearly 30 years at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. He was the Florida spaceport’s associate director for more than a decade. He also held multiple key positions within the Space Shuttle Program, was the first division chief for the agency’s
Dec. 21, 2021
Signature block pronouns now allowed for Airmen, Guardians

An update to the Department of the Air Force writing guide, The Tongue and Quill, allows Airmen and Guardians to include pronouns in their signature block.
Dec. 13, 2021
Aeronautics cadets, faculty celebrate high-tech aerospace lab upgrades

Cadets researching aeronautics at the Air Force Academy showed off two newly installed $2.2 million simulators and a $1 million combustion shock tube used for hydrocarbon combustion experiments, Dec. 7
Dec. 10, 2021
AF Academy offers cadets optional diversity and inclusion minor

Cadets at the Air Force Academy can now enroll in an optional diversity and inclusion minor offered at the school. All service academies offer cadets and midshipmen coursework in diversity areas, including women’s studies, African American studies, sociology and more.
Nov. 8, 2021
Space Force detachment opens at Academy with high-altitude celebration

Guardians at the Air Force Academy hiked to the top of Eagles Peak Nov. 5 to celebrate the activation of a Space Force detachment at the school.
Nov. 4, 2021
Department of the Air Force nears 97% AD vaccination rate

Yesterday marked the Department of the Air Force’s deadline for active duty component Airmen and Guardians to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. As of publication, nearly 97% of Airmen and Guardians on active duty have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Nov. 2, 2021
10th CES headquarters building renamed after Academy developer

Senior officials at the Air Force Academy revealed plans Oct. 14 to rename its civil engineer headquarters building after the base’s first engineer.The Academy’s Association of Graduates hosted a ceremony announcing the 10th Civil Engineering Squadron’s headquarters building will be named the Col.
Oct. 28, 2021
Cadet program promotes diversity, inclusion across Academy campus

Scores of Air Force Academy cadets are ramping up Defense Department advancements in promoting respect across the military with the Cadet Wing Diversity and Inclusion Program, unveiled this year.
Oct. 21, 2021
AF Academy Assembly ends with Truman Lecture from Hoover Institution fellow

Academy Assembly concludes with keynote speech, Oct. 14.
Oct. 12, 2021
'First line of defense': cadets promote resiliency

The Air Force Academy presents many challenges to the more than 4,000 students who attend the institution each year. One group of cadets stand ready to help them through those tough times.The Academy trained 167 cadets as PEERs to assist cadets with a wide-range of stressors.

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