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  • Plexiglass

    A clear barrier to COVID-19: Academy installs Plexiglas shields across campus

    Plexiglas barriers have been installed in classrooms across the Air Force Academy to help shield cadets and faculty from the coronavirus. In all, 800 Plexiglas shields have been mounted in classrooms and common areas across the campus since July.
  • U.S. Air Force Academy cadets walk on the terrazzo here Oct. 9, 2020. This year, the Scholarship of Teaching of Learning Forum will be held virtually in support of COVID-19 prevention measures.

    Academy to host 12th Annual SoTL Forum

    The Air Force Academy will host its 12th Annual Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Forum virtually, Oct. 27 and 29.

  • 'A team effort': Academy’s History Office takes home top awards

    The Air Force Academy’s History Office earned two high-level awards earlier this month: the Excellence in History Program Award and the Air Force Heritage Award. The Excellence in History Program Award recognizes the best history programs in the Air Force, and the Air Force Heritage Award recognizes outstanding accomplishments by Air Force History and Museums Program personnel.
  • Academy Assembly

    Former NSA McMaster speaks to cadets at Academy Assembly

    Former National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster encouraged Air Force Academy cadets to set an example for bipartisanship during his keynote speech at the Academy Assembly Oct. 13. The retired Army lieutenant general was the 26th assistant to the president for National Security Affairs, serving on President Trump’s staff from Feb. 20, 2017 to March 15, 2018. McMaster’s hour-long speech, livestreamed from California and broadcast from Polaris Hall with a small group of cadets, faculty and assembly delegates watching, mirrored the assembly’s theme: “National Security and American Polarization: The Competition for Truth.”
  • Fire Fighters

    Academy firefighters respond to Wild Horse fire at Fort Carson

    Firefighters at the Air Force Academy were among several agencies to respond to a wildfire burning on Fort Carson that blackened hundreds of acres, Oct. 13.
  • Unveiling

    Academy unveils 20th superintendent’s portrait

    Academy unveils traditional portrait of the previous Academy superintendent.
  • All-Call

    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.
  • The Quad

    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 Partnership – students and faculty from each school who tackle issues for Colorado Springs.
  • Staff Sergeant Promotion

    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.
  • Enlisted Academic Faculty program

    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.
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