Wounded Warrior Project’s Warriors Speak spokesperson Tonya Oxendine speaks with Cadet 1st Class Nasir Rashid on stage at Arnold Hall, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., April 22, 2024. The National Character and Leadership Symposium Bridge Event introduces the 2025 theme of “Warrior Ethos as Airmen and Guardians.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Pacheco) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. – Wounded Warrior Project spokesperson Tonya Oxendine engaged U.S. Air Force Academy cadets in a fireside chat about the healing power of openness on ..read more

Cadets clad in denim and spirit wear walk on the Terrazzo between classes April 24, 2024. The Cadet Wing recognized Denim Day, an award-winning global sexual assault violence prevention campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Pacheco) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. – Instead of their usual blues or operational camouflage uniforms, cadets were clad in denim, spirit gear and “Stand Up, USAFA” T-shirts April 24 to recognize Denim Day for the fourth consecutive year. The Cadet Wing’s Denim Day observance gives participants an oppo ..read more

Vice President Kamala D. Harris U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. – Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark and the Class of 2024 are honored to announce Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris as the commencement speaker for the Academy’s graduation ceremony on May 30 in Falcon Stadium. Harris was sworn into office on Jan. 20, 2021 – the first woman to be elected to this position. Her Constitutional responsibilities include serving as the President of the Senate. The 2024 U.S. Air Force Academy Graduation is planned to be open to ..read more

Cadets stand in formation during the Tuskegee Airman statue re-dedication and wreath-laying ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Honor Court April 12, 2024. Retired U.S. Air Force Col. James H. Harvey, Colorado’s only surviving Tuskegee Airman, and Peggy Shivers, the wife of the late Tuskegee Airman and statue creator Lt. Col. Clarence Shivers, also attended the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. – Colorado’s lone surviving documented original Tuskegee Airman returned with other ..read more

Cadet 4th Class Dylan Schuch and Cadet 2nd Class Chad Schuch Jr. pose with their father April 5, 2024. Chad’s Academy appointment inspired his younger brother’s own cadet journey and his family’s move to Colorado Springs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Pacheco) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. – Cadet 4th Class Dylan Schuch considers his older brother his most effective college recruiter. Dylan, or ‘li’l Schuch’ as his brother’s friends affectionately call him, followed Cadet 2nd Class Chad Schuch, first to the U.S. Air Force Pre ..read more

Cadets stand in formation during the Tuskegee Airman statue re-dedication and wreath-laying ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Honor Court April 12, 2024. Retired U.S. Air Force Col. James H. Harvey, the only surviving Tuskegee Airman, and Peggy Shivers, the wife of the late Tuskegee Airman and statue creator Lt. Col. Clarence Shivers, also attended the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. – The lone surviving documented original Tuskegee Airman returned with other family members ..read more

U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. – U.S. Air Force Academy Cadets Second Class Kelsey Monaghan-Bergson and Sophia Stewart have been named by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees. The juniors from the Academy’s Class of 2025 were named among 60 Truman Scholars selected from 709 applicants nominated by 285 colleges, universities or a military service academy. The cadets are the only scholars named who attend a military service academy; and the Academy is one of six nominating institutions with multiple Truman Scholars named in 2 ..read more

Cadet 1st Class Brandon Lindner prepares his camera to take photos of the total solar eclipse in Texas April 8, 2024. U.S. Air Force Academy Physics and Astronomy Club members traveled to Hamilton, Texas, and McCleansboro, Illinois, to view the eclipse. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cadet 1st Class Brandon Lindner) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. – U.S. Air Force Academy cadets can pursue their passions through numerous clubs representing multiple interests. One example of club life at the Academy is the Physics and Astronomy Club. Th ..read more

Cadet 1st Class Sam Wolf will graduate this summer and attend pilot training. Wolf participates in athletics at the U.S. Air Force Academy and is a co-captain of the wrestling team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Pacheco) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. – Cadet 1st Class Sam Wolf’s wrestling teammates often tell each other to work hard in all aspects of life, and each endeavor will “meet at the top.” Wolf’s excellence as a cadet and on the mat for the U.S. Air Force Academy wrestling team demonstrate his devotion to his team’s a ..read more

Teal rope cadets are placed throughout the squadrons in the Cadet Wing at the U.S. Air Force Academy. They play major roles in the fight against sexual assault and throughout Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. – Sexual Assault Prevention and Response staff and teal ropes helped the Cadet Wing kick off Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month at Mitchell Hall April 1. This year’s events include an information fair, Take Back the Night II and D ..read more