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US COAST GUARD FOOTBALL GAME, Colorado Springs

US COAST GUARD FOOTBALL GAME, Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Nov. 23, 2002)--A Coast Guard cadet stands amidst a sea of Air Force blue at the Air Force versus San Diego football game November 23. USCG photo by Alastair Worden

A young Army football fan smiles while participating

A young Army football fan smiles while participating

A young Army football fan smiles while participating of the Army tailgate party prior to the game between the Army Black Knights and the Air Force Falcons at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo... More

Cpl. Justin Jones holds up the arrows he 'Robin Hooded'

Cpl. Justin Jones holds up the arrows he 'Robin Hooded'

Cpl. Justin Jones holds up the arrows he 'Robin Hooded' meaning he pierced an arrow with another arrow during the compound bow portion of the 2012 Warrior Games May 2. Jones took the gold in the competition, wh... More

Team Navy/Coast Guard cyclists listen as their coach

Team Navy/Coast Guard cyclists listen as their coach

Team Navy/Coast Guard cyclists listen as their coach provides them with suggestions to make the ride easier in preparation for the 2013 Wounded Warrior Games. The Warrior Games includes competitions in archery,... More

Benjamin Garland, Denver Broncos offensive guard, walks

Benjamin Garland, Denver Broncos offensive guard, walks

Benjamin Garland, Denver Broncos offensive guard, walks out of the locker room and heads onto the field for another practice during the Broncos training camp July 29, 2013, at the Broncos training facility, Eng... More

Basic cadet Leah Young low-crawls while navigating

Basic cadet Leah Young low-crawls while navigating

Basic cadet Leah Young low-crawls while navigating the Assault Course in Jacks Valley during Basic Cadet Training July 30. Young is a prior-enlisted Airman who applied and was accepted to the Academy through th... More

Air National Guard 1st Lt. Benjamin Garland (63), Denver

Air National Guard 1st Lt. Benjamin Garland (63), Denver

Air National Guard 1st Lt. Benjamin Garland (63), Denver Broncos offensive guard and 140th Wing public affairs officer, stretches out before a game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colo.,... More

Stone inspires cadets, headlines symposium

Stone inspires cadets, headlines symposium

Staff Sgt. Spencer Stone serves as the keynote speaker Feb. 25 at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. Stone told his story about disarming, a terrorist during the August 2015 attack aboard a Paris-bound train. (U... More

Academy cadet reaches America’s Got Talent semi-finals

Academy cadet reaches America’s Got Talent semi-finals

As a member of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s In the Stairwell, Cadet 1st Class Jared Bogdan, a Lambertville, N.J., native, will be performing at the America’s Got Talent semi-final round Sept. 12.

Air Force Academy Wings of Blue cadets practice skydiving

Air Force Academy Wings of Blue cadets practice skydiving

Air Force Academy Wings of Blue cadets practice skydiving Oct. 1, 2016 at the Air Force Academy hours before the Air Force took on Navy in football. The Air Force Academy would go on to win, 28-14. (U.S. Air Fo... More

Cadet, professor improve body armor technology

Cadet, professor improve body armor technology

Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Hayley Weir and Dr. Ryan Burke, assistant professor with the Department of Military and Strategic Studies, designed armor prototypes capable of stopping 9 mm, .40-caliber Smith... More

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., chairman

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., chairman

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Dr. Heather Wilson, 24th Secretary of the Air Force, prior to the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2017 Graduation... More

A Class of 2021 cadet prepares for the Big Bad Basic

A Class of 2021 cadet prepares for the Big Bad Basic

A Class of 2021 cadet prepares for the Big Bad Basic competition at the Air Force Academy, Colo., Aug. 2, 2017. The competition is a single-elimination pugil stick tournament in both men's and women's division.... More

The Air Force Academy hosts the second annual American

The Air Force Academy hosts the second annual American

The Air Force Academy hosts the second annual American Kickoff concert Sept. 16, 2017, at the Air Force Academy, Colo. The concert featured Blake Shelton, Big and Rich, and the Oak Ridge Boys. (U.S. Air Force p... More

U.S. Air Force Academy cadets from the academy's falconry

U.S. Air Force Academy cadets from the academy's falconry

U.S. Air Force Academy cadets from the academy's falconry program stand on top of a hill preparing to release their falcons Oct. 12, 2017, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. Nine cadets make... More

Cadet Raymone Jackson, demonstration team member for

Cadet Raymone Jackson, demonstration team member for

Cadet Raymone Jackson, demonstration team member for the Wings of Blue, rolls his parachute Oct. 12, 2017, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Wings of Blue members are taught early on how to roll up their parac... More

A C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Lewis-McChord

A C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Lewis-McChord

A C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Lewis-McChord provide a flyover support during the noon-meal formation Oct. 16, 2017, at the Air Force Academy, Colo. As part of the Academy tradition, cadets form at the ... More

An AC-130J Ghostrider from the 1st Special Operations

An AC-130J Ghostrider from the 1st Special Operations

An AC-130J Ghostrider from the 1st Special Operations Group, Hurlburt Field, Florida, performs a flyover during noon meal formation Nov. 16, 2017, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. The AC-130J is a highly mo... More

Wayne Hagin, left, an American sportscaster and play-by-play

Wayne Hagin, left, an American sportscaster and play-by-play

Wayne Hagin, left, an American sportscaster and play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball, serves as moderator for Alejandro Villanueva, right, an offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers, during the... More

Air Force Academy four-degree (freshman) cadets participate

Air Force Academy four-degree (freshman) cadets participate

Air Force Academy four-degree (freshman) cadets participate in physical fitness activities during Recognition at the Air Force Academy, Colorado, March 9, 2018. Recognition is an institutional rite of passage f... More

Cadet 3rd Class Gail Muggill, Cadet Squadron 20, participate

Cadet 3rd Class Gail Muggill, Cadet Squadron 20, participate

Cadet 3rd Class Gail Muggill, Cadet Squadron 20, participate in the Air Force Assistance Fund campaign’s ice cream social April 3, 2018, at Air Force Academy, Colorado. The Academy’s goal for 2018 is to raise a... More

Cadet 1st Class Andrew Antonetti, Cadet Squadron 21,

Cadet 1st Class Andrew Antonetti, Cadet Squadron 21,

Cadet 1st Class Andrew Antonetti, Cadet Squadron 21, stands ready as the annual Founder's Day Parade is about to begin at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., April 7, 2018. The Founder's Day Parade is an annual ... More

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein talks

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein talks

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein talks about his experiences in the Air Force, from being a cadet to now holding the highest rank within the service, during the "Firstie Call" at the Air Force Ac... More

After completing all of their academic requirements,

After completing all of their academic requirements,

After completing all of their academic requirements, senior cadets leapt into the Academy fountains to celebrate their accomplishments at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., May 7, 2018. The fountain jumps have ... More

Eight wounded warriors, including a service dog, receive

Eight wounded warriors, including a service dog, receive

Eight wounded warriors, including a service dog, receive a safety briefing and egress training prior to their orientation flight May 8, 2018, at the Air Force Academy. The 94th Flying Training Squadron hosted t... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Hyoshin Cha, Medical Logistics

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Hyoshin Cha, Medical Logistics

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Hyoshin Cha, Medical Logistics Specialist assigned to Fort Bliss, poses for a photo in her team uniform, Colorado Springs, Colorado May 30, 2018. The DoD Warrior Games is an adaptive sp... More

U.S. Army Capt. Alex Wilson, Team Army Competitor,

U.S. Army Capt. Alex Wilson, Team Army Competitor,

U.S. Army Capt. Alex Wilson, Team Army Competitor, stretches before the DoD Warrior Games 2018, Colorado Springs, Colorado June 02, 2018. The DoD Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ross Alewine, Team Army athlete,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ross Alewine, Team Army athlete,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ross Alewine, Team Army athlete, competes in time trial cycling, Colorado Springs, Colorado June 06, 2018. The DoD Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill and injur... More

U.S. Army Veteran Spc. Brent Garlic and Staff Sgt.

U.S. Army Veteran Spc. Brent Garlic and Staff Sgt.

U.S. Army Veteran Spc. Brent Garlic and Staff Sgt. Ross Alewine, Team Army Competitors, enter the DoD Warrior Games opening ceremony, Colorado Springs, Colorado June 02, 2018. The DoD Warrior Games is an adapti... More

U.S. Army Veteran Spc. Anthony Farve, Team Army athlete,

U.S. Army Veteran Spc. Anthony Farve, Team Army athlete,

U.S. Army Veteran Spc. Anthony Farve, Team Army athlete, competes in wheelchair basketball, Colorado Springs, Colorado June 03, 2018. The DoD Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill and... More

U.S. Army Veteran Staff Sgt. Michael Helmen, Information

U.S. Army Veteran Staff Sgt. Michael Helmen, Information

U.S. Army Veteran Staff Sgt. Michael Helmen, Information Technology Specialist, cycles during practice, Colorado Springs, Colorado May 30, 2018. The DoD Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for wound... More

2018 DoD Warrior Games - A group of people holding signs in front of a wall

2018 DoD Warrior Games - A group of people holding signs in front of a...

Team Army athletes pose for a group photo after arriving for the Warrior Games May 22, 2018, at the airport in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Warrior Games, taking place June 1-9, 2018, at the U.S. Air Force A... More

2018 Warrior Games, US Air Force Photo

2018 Warrior Games, US Air Force Photo

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ricardo Rivera practices track events at the 2018 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, May 29, 2018. The Warrior Games are a... More

Warrior Games, US Army Photo, Colorado Springs

Warrior Games, US Army Photo, Colorado Springs

U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Friend, assigned to 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), documents Team Army athletes during the DoD Warrior Games 2018 Seated Volleyball Training at the United States Air Force Academy in... More

2018 Warrior Games, US Air Force Photo

2018 Warrior Games, US Air Force Photo

A shot put lies at the feet of U.S. Air Force Veteran Russell Logan during practice, May 29, 2018, for the 2018 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. T... More

Warrior Games: Bortle makes a comeback

Warrior Games: Bortle makes a comeback

U.S. Army Ret. Capt. Steven Bortle, center, attempts to block a serve during seated volleyball practice, May 30, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. in preparation for the 2018 Department of ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Cory Ivins, Signal Support Specialist

U.S. Army Sgt. Cory Ivins, Signal Support Specialist

U.S. Army Sgt. Cory Ivins, Signal Support Specialist assigned to Fort Stewart, prepares to throw a shot put during field practice, Colorado Springs, Colorado May 31, 2018. The DoD Warrior Games is an adaptive s... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Heather Moran, a participant

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Heather Moran, a participant

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Heather Moran, a participant in the DoD Warrior Games, poses for a photo, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 1, 2018. The DoD Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Hyoshin Cha, Team Army Competitor,

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Hyoshin Cha, Team Army Competitor,

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Hyoshin Cha, Team Army Competitor, receives her name tag for the DoD Warrior Games 2018, Colorado Springs, Colorado June 01, 2018. The DoD Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competitio... More

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.— Heather Carter, Air

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.— Heather Carter, Air

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.— Heather Carter, Air Force veteran and Department of Defense Warrior Games athlete on Team Air Force, and her family enjoy food together at the Fisher House Athlete Reception durin... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Israel Del Toro enters

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Israel Del Toro enters

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Israel Del Toro enters Falcon Stadium carrying the Department of Defense Warrior Games torch during the opening ceremony of the Warrior Games at the U.S. Air Force Academy in C... More

2018 DoD Warrior Games Opening Ceremony

2018 DoD Warrior Games Opening Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Gina M. Grosso, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, waves the Department of Defense Warrior Games flag June 2, 2018, during the opening ceremony at the U.S. Air F... More

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein speaks

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein speaks

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein speaks during the opening ceremony of the Department of Defense Warrior Games at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 2, 2018. First hel... More

Airman 1st Class John Berry IV, Department of Defense

Airman 1st Class John Berry IV, Department of Defense

Airman 1st Class John Berry IV, Department of Defense Warrior Games athlete on Team Air Force, competes in the men’s 40-yard dash at the Games in Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 1, 2018. The Games provide a me... More

U.S. Army Veteran Spc. Anthony Farve, Team Army Athlete,

U.S. Army Veteran Spc. Anthony Farve, Team Army Athlete,

U.S. Army Veteran Spc. Anthony Farve, Team Army Athlete, competes in the cycling competition, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 2, 2018. The DoD Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill a... More

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Jovan Bowser (left) and Staff

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Jovan Bowser (left) and Staff

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Jovan Bowser (left) and Staff Sgt. Dorian Rhoten (right), Team Army competitors, stretch before events start, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 2, 2018. The DoD Warrior Games is an adaptive... More

U.S. Army Spc. Rafael Garibay, assigned to 55th Signal

U.S. Army Spc. Rafael Garibay, assigned to 55th Signal

U.S. Army Spc. Rafael Garibay, assigned to 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), captures the torch lighting process during the DoD Warrior Games 2018 Opening Ceremony at the United States Air Force Academy in C... More

The Air Force band plays during the opening ceremony

The Air Force band plays during the opening ceremony

The Air Force band plays during the opening ceremony of the Department of Defense Warrior Games at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 2, 2018. First held in Colorado Springs in 2010,... More

U.S. Army Veteran Staff Sgt. Michael Helmen, a Team

U.S. Army Veteran Staff Sgt. Michael Helmen, a Team

U.S. Army Veteran Staff Sgt. Michael Helmen, a Team Army competitor, prepares for the shooting event, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 2, 2018. The DoD Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for wounde... More

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein presents

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein presents

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein presents and reads the French Legion of Honor citation to Robert Van Wortman during a ceremony held at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, J... More

Members of the Air Force sitting volleyball team cheer

Members of the Air Force sitting volleyball team cheer

Members of the Air Force sitting volleyball team cheer their teammates on during a sitting volleyball preliminary match at the Department of Defense Warrior Games held at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado ... More

Team Air Force wheelchair basketball athletes shoot

Team Air Force wheelchair basketball athletes shoot

Team Air Force wheelchair basketball athletes shoot around at half time while competing against Team Marine Corps during the Department of Defense Warrior Games at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, ... More

A Team Air Force shooting athlete selects air pellets

A Team Air Force shooting athlete selects air pellets

A Team Air Force shooting athlete selects air pellets before the preliminary round of the shooting event at the Department of Defense Warrior Games at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Jun... More

Team Air Force member Lt. Col. Audra Lyons competes

Team Air Force member Lt. Col. Audra Lyons competes

Team Air Force member Lt. Col. Audra Lyons competes in the Department of Defense Warrior Games shooting preliminary competition at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 4, 2018. There are... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Heather Moran, a Team Army

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Heather Moran, a Team Army

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Heather Moran, a Team Army competitor, prepares to fire her rifle, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 4, 2018. The DoD Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill, an... More

Team Air Force member Kristen Stewart talks to her

Team Air Force member Kristen Stewart talks to her

Team Air Force member Kristen Stewart talks to her coach during a Department of Defense Warrior Games swim practice at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 5, 2018. Team Air Force athlet... More

U.S. Army Sgt. John Weasner, a Team Army athlete, warms

U.S. Army Sgt. John Weasner, a Team Army athlete, warms

U.S. Army Sgt. John Weasner, a Team Army athlete, warms up by lifting weights, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 5, 2018. The DoD Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill, and injured ser... More

Kristen Morris, Department of Defense Warrior Games

Kristen Morris, Department of Defense Warrior Games

Kristen Morris, Department of Defense Warrior Games athlete on Team Air Force, pauses and listens to her coaches after finishing a swim training session at the Games in Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 5, 2018.... More

Master Sgt. Lisa Goad, Department of Defense Warrior

Master Sgt. Lisa Goad, Department of Defense Warrior

Master Sgt. Lisa Goad, Department of Defense Warrior Games athlete and Team Air Force member, competes in the cycling competition at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 6, 2018. Competi... More

A Team Air Force Member competes in the Department

A Team Air Force Member competes in the Department

A Team Air Force Member competes in the Department of Defense cycling competition at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 6, 2018. Thirty-nine Air Force service members and veterans are ... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ross Alewine, a Team Army athlete,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ross Alewine, a Team Army athlete,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ross Alewine, a Team Army athlete, participates in the archery competition, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 7, 2018. The DoD Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, il... More

Department of Defense wounded warriors prepare to

Department of Defense wounded warriors prepare to

Department of Defense wounded warriors prepare to participate in the DoD Warrior Games archery competition at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 7, 2018. Competing in the Games are ser... More

Family, friends and teammates of Team Air Force members

Family, friends and teammates of Team Air Force members

Family, friends and teammates of Team Air Force members cheer during the Department of Defense Warrior Games wheelchair basketball championship at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 9,... More

Summertime Operations Air Force program starts for Academy cadets

Summertime Operations Air Force program starts for Academy cadets

A U.S. Air Force Academy cadet and an Air Force pilot prep a T-6A Texan II aircraft for flight at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi in 2018 during the Operations Air Force program. This year, cadets will vis... More

Team Air Force member Rafael Morfinenciso competes

Team Air Force member Rafael Morfinenciso competes

Team Air Force member Rafael Morfinenciso competes in the Department of Defense Warrior Games swimming competition at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 7, 2018. There are 39 athletes ... More

Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen W. Wilson

Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen W. Wilson

Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen W. Wilson talks to members of Team Air Force during the Department of Defense Warrior Games at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 9, 2018. Th... More

Team Air Force members warm-up prior to the start of

Team Air Force members warm-up prior to the start of

Team Air Force members warm-up prior to the start of the Department of Defense Warrior Games wheelchair basketball championship at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 9, 2018. Wheelchai... More

The 'Other Side of Fear'

The 'Other Side of Fear'

Staff Sgt. Charles Carter, U.S. Air Force Academy protocol specialist, poses for a photo after completing a solo jump as part of his participation in the Academy's Airmanship 490 course. AM490 is the only known... More

The Cadet Wing marches at the Falcon Stadium to kick

The Cadet Wing marches at the Falcon Stadium to kick

The Cadet Wing marches at the Falcon Stadium to kick off the Air Force Academy Falcons vs. Stony Brook Seawolves game at Air Force Academy, Colo., Sept. 1, 2018. The Falcons defeated the Seawolves, 38-0. (U.S. ... More

Cororna Fall, US Air Force Photo

Cororna Fall, US Air Force Photo

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein and Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Stephen W. Wilson pose for a photo with members of the Air Force Civic Leader Program Oct. 1, 2018, Colorado Springs, Colorado. ... More

U.S. Air Force cadets brief Air Force Chief of Staff

U.S. Air Force cadets brief Air Force Chief of Staff

U.S. Air Force cadets brief Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein about what the use of virtual reality will bring to the future warfighter at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, O... More

Cultural Immersion Program trips make ‘the world a bit smaller’

Cultural Immersion Program trips make ‘the world a bit smaller’

U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Brianna Murray (middle left) sits with Ugandans during a Cultural Information Program trip to East Africa during spring break, 2019. (Courtesy photo)

Cadets grab attention on world-wide debate stage

Cadets grab attention on world-wide debate stage

U.S. Air Force Academy Cadets 1st Class Ciera White (left) and Samantha Potter (right). (Courtesy photo from Gina Iberri-Shea)

Air Force Academy eSports team wraps up 1st season

Air Force Academy eSports team wraps up 1st season

The U.S. Air Force Academy eSports team competes in the Mountain West Conference Finals for League of Legends in Las Vegas, March 15, 2019. The team finished fourth after falling to Boise State and the Universi... More

U.S. Air Force Academy – Cadets march in formation

U.S. Air Force Academy – Cadets march in formation

U.S. Air Force Academy – Cadets march in formation during the Founder's Day Parade on the Terrazzo on April 6, 2019. The Founder's Day Parade is an annual event that celebrates the legacy and the future of the ... More

Academy supt shares successes, challenges at annual ‘State of the Academy’ brief

Academy supt shares successes, challenges at annual ‘State of the Acad...

Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria, superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, announces April 12, 2019 that the Academy’s airfield is now renamed in honor of Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., Tuskegee Airman, World War II fig... More

‘Just as much a hero’: Academy grad shares Vietnam experience with cadets

‘Just as much a hero’: Academy grad shares Vietnam experience with cad...

Retired Col. Hank Hoffman, a 1963 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, shared stories of his Vietnam War experience with cadets, April 25, 2019. Hoffman flew four combat tours over Vietnam as B-52 and A-37 p... More

‘A bad break’: Traumatic injury can't keep Academy cadet off rugby pitch

‘A bad break’: Traumatic injury can't keep Academy cadet off rugby pit...

U.S. Air Force Academy rugby athlete Jessica Beyer (middle) stands near the school's rugby pitch with two teammates, April 27, 2019. Beyer, a cadet third class, overcame a serious injury to return to the field.... More

Academy hosts wing commanders, command chiefs for immersion tour

Academy hosts wing commanders, command chiefs for immersion tour

Wing commanders and command chief from across the Air Force get a briefed on the U.S. Air Force Academy’s remotely piloted aircraft systems during their tour of the Academy earlier this month. (U.S. Air Force p... More

Academy cadet, naturalized citizen one step closer to aviation dream

Academy cadet, naturalized citizen one step closer to aviation dream

Cadet 1st Class Rodrigo Orellana poses for a portrait photograph at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., May 18, 2019. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

Encouraged to experiment: CCLD’s Adventure Based Learning program promotes teamwork

Encouraged to experiment: CCLD’s Adventure Based Learning program prom...

A cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy tries to keep his balance on an obstacle during the Adventure Based Learning program at the school. (U.S. Air Force Academy photo/Jennifer Spradlin)

Commander addresses Cadets, Colorado Springs

Commander addresses Cadets, Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - Col. James Gherdovich, Expeditionary Survival Skills Group Commander assigned to the United States Air Force Academy, addresses cadets on June 21, 2019. These cadets were the first to com... More

AF Academy, Air Education and Training Command host technology-infused basic aviation skills training

AF Academy, Air Education and Training Command host technology-infused...

Cade Cavanagh, a cadet first class at the U.S. Air Force Academy, uses the high-tech Pilot Training Next program at the Academy to learn basic aviation skills. This summer, the Academy and Air Education and Tra... More

Academy plays central role in developing tomorrow's STEM-savvy leaders

Academy plays central role in developing tomorrow's STEM-savvy leaders

The Academy has a large number of research relationships with the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and industry leaders that exposes cadets to real-world technical pr... More

Academy cadets’ invention to support battlefield Airmen awarded patents

Academy cadets’ invention to support battlefield Airmen awarded patent...

The team of Air Force Academy cadets responsible for developing the Auto Belay Insertion System in 2016, which was recently awarded three patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. ABIS allows operators t... More

The Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year pose

The Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year pose

The Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year pose for a group photo with their cadet escorts Oct. 11, 2019, during a visit to the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. The 12 OAY visited the Air Force Academy as p... More

25th Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett,

25th Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett,

25th Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett, Colorado Senator Cory Gardner, far left, Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist, and Air Force Chief of Staff David L. Goldfein take a group photo befo... More

Master Sgt. Gloria Kuzmicki is a Department of Behavioral

Master Sgt. Gloria Kuzmicki is a Department of Behavioral

Master Sgt. Gloria Kuzmicki is a Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership instructor at the Air Force Academy’s Dean of Faculty. She teaches approximately 300 freshman, sophomore and junior cadets. (U.S... More

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds”

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds”

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” fly towards Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. to show appreciation to the thousands of nurses, doctors, firefighters, and others who are at the front lin... More

Basic cadets file through the Air Force Academy campus

Basic cadets file through the Air Force Academy campus

Basic cadets file through the Air Force Academy campus during Inprocessing Day, June 25, 2020. Almost 1200 appointees arrived and in-processed to the academy while following COVID-19 protection guidelines. (U.S... More

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno stands

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno stands

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno stands next to two young Army football fans at the Army tailgate party prior to the game between the Army Black Knights and the Air Force Falcons at the U.S. Air... More

Cpl. Justin Jones' mother, Leigh Jones, and wife, Nayelli,

Cpl. Justin Jones' mother, Leigh Jones, and wife, Nayelli,

Cpl. Justin Jones' mother, Leigh Jones, and wife, Nayelli, embrace him after he won the gold in the compound bow portion of the 2012 Warrior Games May 2. Jones took the gold in the competition, which was held a... More

Retired Lt. junior grade Laura Root, of Washington,

Retired Lt. junior grade Laura Root, of Washington,

Retired Lt. junior grade Laura Root, of Washington, rides with her cycle coach at the Air Force Academy in preparation for the 2013 Wounded Warrior Games. The Warrior Games includes competitions in archery, cyc... More

Benjamin Garland, Denver Broncos offensive guard, kneeling,

Benjamin Garland, Denver Broncos offensive guard, kneeling,

Benjamin Garland, Denver Broncos offensive guard, kneeling, listens to head coach John Fox before a Broncos training camp practice July 29, 2013, at the Broncos training facility, Englewood, Colo. Garland spent... More

Basic cadets from the Aggressor Squadron's Alpha flight

Basic cadets from the Aggressor Squadron's Alpha flight

Basic cadets from the Aggressor Squadron's Alpha flight prepare to navigate the Assault Course in Jacks Valley during Basic Cadet Training July 30. During training, basic cadets spend nearly two weeks learning ... More

Air National Guard 1st Lt. Benjamin Garland (63), Denver

Air National Guard 1st Lt. Benjamin Garland (63), Denver

Air National Guard 1st Lt. Benjamin Garland (63), Denver Broncos offensive guard and 140th Wing public affairs officer, performs warm-up drills at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium before a game in De... More

Air Force Academy Wings of Blue cadets practice skydiving

Air Force Academy Wings of Blue cadets practice skydiving

Air Force Academy Wings of Blue cadets practice skydiving Oct. 1, 2016 at the Air Force Academy hours before the Air Force took on Navy in football. The Air Force Academy would go on to win, 28-14. (U.S. Air Fo... More

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., chairman

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., chairman

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson, Superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, before the Class of 2017... More

A Class of 2021 cadet prepares for the Big Bad Basic

A Class of 2021 cadet prepares for the Big Bad Basic

A Class of 2021 cadet prepares for the Big Bad Basic competition at the Air Force Academy, Colo., Aug. 2, 2017. The competition is a single-elimination pugil stick tournament in both men's and women's division.... More

Cadets march on the stadium during the Air Force Academy

Cadets march on the stadium during the Air Force Academy

Cadets march on the stadium during the Air Force Academy vs. Virginia Military Institute football game here Sept. 2, 2017. The game was part of Parents' Weekend festivities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jul... More

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