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 […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Tuesday, April 14th —  On this day, back in 1966 — Lieutenant Colonel David Scott, Gemini 8 astronaut, visits the Academy.  In 1971, as spacecraft commander of Apollo 15, Colonel […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Monday, April 13th —  On this day, back in 1983 — Retired Admiral Bobby Inman speaks in Arnold Hall.  The visit by the former Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Weekend of April 11th and 12th —  On this day, back in 1977 — The Academy’s Wings of Blue parachute team beats the Army’s Golden Knights in team accuracy for the first time ever at the […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Friday, April 10th —   On this day, back in 1986 — Halley’s Comet comes closest to earth (39 million miles away) during its once every 75-76 years pass.  During its appearance, hundreds of people visited the […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Thursday, April 9th —   On this day, back in 1997 — Lockheed Martin and Boeing roll out the F-22 “Raptor” air superiority fighter at Lockheed’s Marietta, Georgia, plant.  General Ronald Fogleman, Class of ’63 and Chief of […]