February 1, 2018

9th Annual Scotch Tasting — Register Now!
That's right — the event you have been waiting for is back! Our ninth annual Single Malt Scotch & Bourbon Tasting will take place on Friday, March 2, 2018. Register today! You don't want to miss out on this great event! Enjoy a variety of spirits to taste, delicious food to sample and cigars to smoke! A big thank you to our sponsors Cheers Liquor Mart, Jan-Pro Cleaning Systems and Great Wolf Lodge! Questions? Contact Marcella Mills at 719-472-0300, ext. 148.

Founders Day Registration is Open!
Please join us for our annual Founders Day dinner and Distinguished Graduate Award ceremony taking place on Friday, April 6, 2018. We will be recognizing John Fox '63, T. Allan McArtor '64 and Gen. (Ret.) Steve Lorenz '73. Sign up today!

Attack Squadron Reunion
Calling all veterans of the 78th Fighter and 78th Attack Squadron! The squadron is turning 100 and hosting a reunion! Events will take place Feb. 16-19, 2018, in Las Vegas. If you have ever worn the Bushmaster patch, they want you to attend! Please email bushmaster100th@gmail.com for details. Once a Snake, always a Snake!






Membership Corner
The Association of Graduates would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our members for your support and commitment to the United States Air Force Academy through your membership to the alumni association. We would not be able to fulfill our vision and mission if it were not for the support of our members. We would like to thank each of you personally as you join for the first time or renew. Please help us in welcoming our new and returning members.

Graduate Dependent Scholarships
The Board of Directors of the Association of Graduates is pleased to once again offer Graduate Dependent Scholarships. These scholarships are annual awards of $500 and are intended to directly support post-secondary education for the children of AOG graduate members. For complete eligibility requirements and an application, visit usafa.org/membership/scholarships. The application deadline is March 4, 2018.

Reunion Classes of '63, '68, '73, '78, '83, '88, '93, '98 and '08
If you would like to receive reunion information, please log in to your usafa.org account or email us at aog@aogusafa.org, in order to update your contact information. To update via phone, feel free to call customer service at (719) 472-0300.

We Would Love For YOU To Be A Member!
- 10 Reasons Why
- Benefits of Membership
- We Are Blue Without YOU!

Join your Association of Graduates today and show your support of the AOG mission. Membership in your AOG will provide: support to our USAFA graduates, current cadets, parents and Academy friends; support for the Academy mission of building leaders of character for the Air Force and the nation; and a solid network to support Academy graduates through all stages of their career.




Join Us in Savannah, Georgia
You are invited to the Service Academy Career Conference (SACC) hosted in beautiful Savannah, Georgia, March 1-2, 2018. Connect with service academy alumni and companies all across the U.S. Discover new businesses and employment opportunities after your service in the military. Learn more about SACC and the upcoming conference in Savannah!




Connect Online
Re-connecting with old alumni friends and staying updated on Air Force Academy news is just a click away. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter to stay updated with the Academy and its supporters online!




Support Those Who Support Us!
Will you be visiting the Academy soon and wondering where you will stay, what you will eat or what activities you might do while here? Is your son or daughter (or maybe you) getting married and needing a photographer or a caterer? When searching for these answers and others, please be sure to check out our True Blue Business Partners first. Support those who support us. Support our True Blue Businesses!

True Blue Business — Help Us Build a Stronger Community Together!
Do you or someone you know own a business whose products would be beneficial to our graduate community? Perhaps it's a restaurant, hotel, auto service or carpet cleaning service. Whether your business reaches the world or just our locals, if it's a service that can help our community, I would like to speak with you about becoming a True Blue Business! Please contact Jeff MacLean at jeff.maclean@aogusafa.org or 719-247-8767 today to discuss how we can partner together!

Wings Over The Rockies
Located roughly 19 miles south of Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum, the museum's second location — Exploration of Flight — is a 15-acre campus set on one of the busiest general aviation airports in the nation. Where the Air & Space Museum will focus on aerospace heritage, Exploration of Flight will be home to future-focused aviation and space galleries, offering experiences and exhibits found nowhere else in the world. Phase 1 will be open in summer 2018. To learn more, visit https://explorationofflight.org/.

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