United States Air Force Academy

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of October 18th through the 24th —   This week, back in 1922 — Army Brigadier General Billy Mitchell, […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of October 11th through the 17th —   This week, back in 1965 — Representatives of 39 allied nations […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of October 4th through the 10th —   This week, back in 1954 — The first briefing for the […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of September 27th through October 3rd —  This week, back in 1954 — The Secretary of the Air Force […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of September 20th through the 26th —  This week, back in 1952 — Flying an F-86 Sabre, Captain […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of September 13th through the 19th —  This week, back in 1966 — Captain John Stackhouse, Class of […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of September 6th through the 12th —  This week, back in 1969 — The world premiere of the comedy […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of Aug 30th through September 5th —  This week, back in 1958 — The movement of cadets from […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of Aug 23rd through the 29th —  This week, back in 1962 — The Academy begins hosting the […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of Aug 16th through the 22nd —  This week, back in 1948 — General Muir Fairchild, Vice Chief […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of Aug 9th through the 15th —  This week, back in 1965 — Flying North American F-100D Super Sabres, the Thunderbirds fly their 1,000th show at Waukegan, Illinois.  Captain Henry Canterbury, Class of ’59, had joined the team […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of Aug 2nd through the 8th —  This week, back in 1969 — Major James Morton Jr., Class of ’60, is killed when his F-4E ‘Phantom II’ aircraft is struck by hostile fire and crashes in Quang Nam […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of Jul 26th through the Aug 1st —  This week, back in 1962 — Six Academy cadets begin a 15-day stay in the crew compartment of a simulated space vehicle.  While performing tasks similar to those in actual space […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of Jul 5th through the 11th —  This week, back in 1961 — Lieutenant General Mike Lee, Commander, Air Defense Command, presents the Academy with a Bomarc missile during a ceremony at the Visitor Center near […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of June 28th through July 4th —  This week, back in 1965 — For the first time, three members of the same family are enrolled at the Academy during the same time: Cadet Don Hallenbeck, Class of […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Wednesday June 24th – In-processing Day for the Class of 2030  This day, back in 1963 — The Class of ’67, with 866 appointees, reports to the Academy for in-processing.  …Also this […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of June 21st through the 27th —  This week, back in 1960 — The Academy’s first Postmaster, Joe Snepenger, is confirmed by the Senate.  He had been the acting Postmaster since the office opened in June 1958.  […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of June 14th through the 20th —  This week, back in 1961 — The Superintendent, Major General William Stone, transfers the Department of Navigation from the Commandant of Cadets to the Dean of the Faculty, effective on […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of June 7th through the 13th —  This week, back in 1967 — The Class of ’67 graduates.  Under Secretary of the Air Force Norman Paul spoke and presented diplomas.  The Class had 524 graduates.  …Also this […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of May 31st through June 6th —  This week, back in 1912 — Second Lieutenant Henry “Hap” Arnold, namesake of the Cadet Area’s social center and exemplar for the Academy Class of ’12, establishes a new altitude record […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of May 24th through the 30th —  This week, back in 1918 — President Woodrow Wilson signs an executive order making the Air Service its own branch of the United States Army.  The organization, which would eventually become […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of May 17th through the 23rd —  This week, back in 1957 — Colonel Robert McDermott, the Dean of the Faculty, writes letters to the Classes of 1959 and 1960 explaining the new curriculum enrichment program, which […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of May 10th through the 16th —  This week, back in 1942 — President Franklin Roosevelt orders the Air Medal to be established to award any person who, while serving in the armed forces after September 8, 1939, distinguishes […]