United States Air Force Academy

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Friday, May 9th–  On this day, back in 1972  —  Operation Linebacker begins.  It was the first large-scale, continuous bombing […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Thursday, May 8th–  On this day, back in 1987 — The F-4 ‘Phantom II’ dedication ceremony takes place on the Terrazzo […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Wednesday, May 7th–  On this day, back in 1918  —  Flying a Nieuport 28 aircraft, First Lieutenant Edward Rickenbacker, who […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Tuesday, May 6th–  On this day, back in 1986  —  Major General Winfield Harpe, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Monday, May 5th–  On this day, back in 1993  —  President William Clinton presents the 1992 Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy to members […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Weekend of May 3rd and 4th –  On this day, back in 1973 — The Air Force’s three Vietnam […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Friday, May 2nd–  On this day, back in 1959 — The ABC-TV human interest series “You Asked For It” devotes […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Thursday, May 1  On this day, back in 2011 — Groundbreaking takes place on the $9.5 million Cadet Fitness Center […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Wednesday, April 30th–  On this day, back in 1971  — Major General Frederick Anderson is honored with a Falcon Foundation […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Tuesday, April 29th–  On this day, back in 1993  —  The Academy Band’s “Wild Blue Country” performs on The Nashville […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Monday, April 28th-  On this day, back in 2021  —  Lieutenant General John Shaw, Class of ’90 and Deputy Commander, […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Weekend of April 26th and 27th–  On this day, back in 1988  —  Pioneer aviator Pat Patterson, 88 years […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Friday, April 25th–  On this day, back in 2000  —  The Academy men’s soccer team scrimmages Major League Soccer’s Colorado […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Thursday, April 24th–  On this day, back in 2015  —  The POW Memorial Sculpture Dedication Ceremony takes place in Doolittle […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Wednesday, April 23th–  On this day, back in 1995  —  Cadet Steve Russ, Class of ’95, becomes the fifth Academy […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Tuesday, April 22nd–  On this day, back in 2009  —  Astronaut and former United States Senator John Glenn Jr. receives […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Monday, April 21st–  On this day, back in 2003  —  Rhodes Scholar Bart Holaday, Class of ’65, and his wife […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Weekend of April 19th and 20th–  On this day, back in 2012  —  The Academy Cyber Competition Team wins […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Friday, April 18th–  On this day, back in 2011 —  President Barack Obama presents the 2010 Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy to members […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Thursday, April 17th–  On this day, back in 2021  —  The Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team premieres a new routine as […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Wednesday, April 16th–  On this day, back in 2021  —  The Academy announces that it will rename the Consolidated Education […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Tuesday, April 15th–  On this day, back in 2017  —  The sixth class of the Academy Athletic Hall of Fame […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Monday, April 14th– On this day, back in 2018  —  Air Force Academy cadets win the top prize at the […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Weekend of April 12th and 13th– On this day, back in 1981  —  The Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Friday, April 11th– On this day, back in 1991  —  Air Force officials announce that Lieutenant General Bradley Hosmer, Class […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Thursday, April 10th–  On this day, back in 1986  —  Halley’s Comet comes closest to earth (39 million miles away) […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Wednesday, April 9th–  On this day, back in 1994  — The fourth space mission with three Air Force Academy graduates […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Tuesday, April 8th–  On this day, back in 1998  —  General (Retired) John Chain, former Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic Air […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Monday, April 7th– On this day, back in 2003  —  After providing close-air support of ground troops in Baghdad, Iraq, […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Weekend of April 5th and 6th– On this day, back in 2008  —  Cadet Ryan Mudry, Class of ‘09, […]