This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Thursday, January 8th —   On this day, back in 1968 — Flight training takes place at the Air Force Academy for the first time with the maiden flight of […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Wednesday, January 7th —  On this day, back in 1961 — The Academy swimming team holds the first annual “USAFA Swimming Relay Championships.”  Nine teams and 200 athletes participated, with […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Tuesday, January 6th —  On this day, back in 1958 — The two-acre, 1,150-ton roof of Mitchell Hall, which had been assembled on the ground, is raised over 24 […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Monday, January 5th —  On this day, back in 1959 — The Academy Library is officially dedicated.  It was described as “one of the most imposing collegiate libraries in […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Weekend January 3rd and 4th —  On this day, back in 1970 — The Air Force Academy Preparatory School initiates a new mid-year entrants’ program with the admission of 21 regular airmen.  …Also this weekend, back in 1968 — Cadets return […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Friday, January 2nd —   On this day, back in 1967 — Colonel Robin Olds leads Operation Bolo, a mission to lure North Vietnamese MiG-21 “Fishbed” fighters into combat with F-4 “Phantom II’s” by simulating the flight patterns and […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Thursday, January 1st — Happy New Year, 2026!  On this day, back in 2004 — To commemorate the Air Force Academy’s fiftieth anniversary, the Academy Band makes its first appearance in the Tournament of Roses […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Wednesday, December 31st —  On this day, back in 1908 — Wilbur Wright flies 77 miles in two hours, 20 minutes, and 23 seconds at Le Mans, France, to […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Tuesday, December 30th —  On this day, back in 1976 — Headquarters Air Force directs a change in the proportion of Academy graduates who should be expected to attend pilot […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Monday, December 29th —  On this day, back in 1972 — President Richard Nixon halts Operation Linebacker II, the bombing of North Vietnam north of the 20th parallel.  This effectively […]