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 […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of May 3rd through the 9th —  This week, back in 1959 — The ABC-TV human interest series “You Asked For It” devotes its entire 30-minute episode to the Academy, its traditions, the events leading to its […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of April 26th through May 2nd —  This week, back in 1974 — The Academy radio station, KAFA, kicks off a charity marathon at 1630.  The fundraiser ran for two days and raised nearly $1,400 for a local […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of April 19th through the 25th —  This week, back in 1942 — One day after leading the B-25 raid on Tokyo, Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle is advanced two grades to Brigadier General.  He’s the namesake of the Association of Graduates’ headquarters […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Wednesday, April 15th —  On this day, back in 1966 — Vice President Hubert Humphrey speaks to the Cadet Wing in Mitchell Hall on the first day of his […]