Tag: usafa
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New gate rules take effect as Air Force Academy, area bases tighten security
The Air Force Academy has increased security measures regarding visitor access rules. As of June 14, non-military ID holders will now only be allowed to enter through the academy’s South Gate, located off of Interstate 25’s Exit 150. Visitors must be sponsored by an ID-holder, the academy’s athletic department, admissions department or other sponsoring organization…
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Air Academy receives go-ahead to resume hosting home contests for prep winter sports
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Air Academy winter sport athletes are coming home starting Wednesday night. Following a Jan. 4 temporary adjustment to access the installation, Air Academy on Tuesday evening announced via a press release that prep home contests could resume. “We are pleased to share that after a…
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Air Academy receives go-ahead to resume hosting home contests for prep winter sports
Air Academy winter sport athletes are coming home starting Wednesday night. Following a Jan. 4 temporary adjustment to access the installation, Air Academy on Tuesday evening announced via a press release that prep home contests could resume. “We are pleased to share that after a temporary pause in hosting athletics and other events at Air…
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Air Academy hopeful for return to home contests for its winter athletes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The road trip for Air Academy winter athletes is expected to end soon. Kadet boys wrestling, girls and boys basketball each have home contests scheduled within the next week on their Pikes Peak Athletic Conference page as of Tuesday evening. Since Jan. 4, when installation…
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USAFA installation changes to impact Air Academy athletics
Air Academy athletes will face life on the road after USAFA’s recent changes in access to the installation. Kadet athletes will host no home competitions “for at least the next two weeks,” per athletic director Kali Maxwell, following the Jan. 4 change in procedure to access the base. As previously reported by The Colorado Springs…
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USAFA Class of 2028 Acceptance Day Parade
The USAFA Class of 2028 celebrated their transition to fourth-class cadets at the Acceptance Day Parade on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 on Stillman Field. The parade marks their acceptance into the Cadet Wing and their transition from basic cadets without rank insignia, to fourth-class cadets, receiving their first shoulder board rank insignia in celebration with…
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USAFA cadets train at Jacks Valley
Air Force Academy cadets undergo basic cadet training at Jacks Valley on Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Class of 2028 arrives at Air Force Academy
Appointees arrived at the U.S. Air Force Academy on June 26, 2024 for In-processing Day, also known as I-Day. The day marks the first step in their journey toward becoming a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force or U.S. Space Force.
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WATCH: 2024 Air Force Academy graduation
“It is my firsthand experience that this academy produces some of the greatest pilots in the world,” Vice President Kamala Harris said.
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2024 USAFA Graduation Parade
Scenes from the 2024 United States Air Force Academy Graduation Parade, held on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at Stillman Field. The parade honors the graduating class and symbolizes the assumption of command by the second class.