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April 21, 2017
 
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JCS Chairman Dunford to Speak at USAFA Graduation
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. is scheduled to give the Class of 2017 commencement speech Wednesday, May 24, at the Air Force Academy.

  Dunford
 

Academy Celebrates Founders Day
The Air Force Academy hailed its origins April 7, 2017, with its annual Founders Day celebration. Founders Day is a traditional celebration of the legacy of the Air Force Academy and its founders. Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson '81 and William Thompson '73, the president and CEO of the Association of Graduates, presented four Academy alumni with the 2016 Distinguished Graduate Award at the Falcon Club.

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  Founders Day
 

Falcon Foundation Helps Potential Cadets Get to Academy
Since the 1960s, the Falcon Foundation has helped more than 4,500 cadet-candidates enter the Air Force Academy with its Falcon Scholars Program. Two Falcon scholars are Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein '83 and his predecessor, retired Gen. Mark Welsh III '76.

  Falcon Foundation
 
7258' — Your Association at Work
Read the latest issue of the AOG's newsletter.

  7258
 
 
USAFA Endowment
     

2016 Annual Report
2016 was a year of historic milestones and exciting announcements demonstrating the impact of private philanthropy on the Air Force Academy. The 2016 Annual Report offers a look at the collective impact the Academy community is having on today's cadets through their support of academics, athletics, and character and leadership development.

  Annual Report
 

2016 Donor Honor Roll
The 2016 Donor Honor Roll, which recognizes donors who contributed non-membership gifts to the United States Air Force Academy Endowment and the Association of Graduates last year, is now available online to AOG members. Thanks to the ongoing support of graduates, parents and friends, the USAFA Endowment and the AOG continue to successfully fulfill their missions in support of the Academy.

  Donor Roll
 

Parent & Family Giving
The Parent & Family Giving program launched this week to help families play a transformative role in the success of their cadets through active philanthropy and volunteerism. The program exists to help families make a difference in the lives of their cadets while they are at the Academy.

  Dunford
 

Support Academy Programs
Contributions to the Air Force Academy Fund play an important role in providing support to the Academy through the USAFA Endowment. With your investment, the USAFA Endowment amplifies its ability to help fund strategic needs for the Superintendent and important Academy programs. Recent Air Force Academy Fund dollars have supported cadet competitive academic teams, international immersion trips, character & leadership programs, cadet clubs, summer internships, cadet research and many others. In addition to supporting the USAFA Endowment's important work, gifts to the Air Force Academy Fund also are used to help enhance a wide range of graduate support and alumni programs provided by the Association of Graduates. Please consider a gift to the Air Force Academy Fund today.

  AFA Fund
 
Grads in the News
 

Astronaut Jack Fischer Arrives at Space Station
Air Force pilot Col. Jack Fischer '96 arrived at the International Space Station Thursday morning after blasting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Academy grad prepares for lift off to International Space station

  Fischer
 

Air Force Inducts Sixth Athletic Hall of Fame Class
The Air Force Academy inducted its sixth class into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame Saturday evening. Since its launch in 2007, the Athletic Hall of Fame has welcomed a total of 27 athletes, seven coaches, two teams and two athletics administrators to its rolls.

  Air Force
 

Siblings Take Flight
Capt. Gary Whiteman '10, 14th AS C-Flight assistant flight commander, and his sister 1st Lt. Kristina Whiteman '13, 14th AS liaison officer, are both U.S. Air Force Academy graduates and C-17 Globemaster III pilots.

  Whiteman
 

Air Force Cadets Dedicate Bench to Deceased Officer and Father
In the rain along the Latah County Trail, Washington State University and UI Air Force ROTC cadets, along with family and friends, dedicated a recently built bench in honor of a deceased Air Force officer and former WSU professor Lt. Col. Bret Hyde '81.

  Hyde
 

Navy Set To Expand Opposing Force Training Requirement; ATAC In Search of 140 Fourth-Generation Fighters
Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) has provided "adversary and aggressor services for the Navy" since the company was founded in 1994 by Jeffrey Parker, a 1988 U.S. Air Force Academy graduate.

  Hyde
 

The Chronicle of Higher Education: The General Who Got the Air Force Academy Talking About Sexual Assault
In her first address to cadets as superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson '81 zeroed in on a topic that few wanted to discuss: sexual assault and harassment.

  Johnson
 
 
Senior Leadership Announcements
     

As a feature in ZoomiEnews, we will list recent
Senior Leadership announcements involving USAFA grads.

  Air Force
 
Terrazzo
 

Former USAFA Exchange Student 'Flies Over' Academy
Just after 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 19, French air force Maj. Nicolas Lieumont was flying with his Patrouille France team above Colorado Springs and about to enter the Air Force Academy airspace.

Watch video of the fly over

  Patrouille France
 

USAFA Hosts NACDA Symposium
Athletic directors from several U.S. colleges met at the Air Force Academy April 10-11 to discuss a shared priority: reducing sexual assault and learning innovative ways to teach leadership and develop character among their athletes.

  NACDA
 

Academy's Operations Research Program Recognized for Reach, Excellence
The Air Force Academy won a high-level award for its work to advance operations research and prepare graduates to be research practitioners, as Air Force analysts.

Academy to host Colorado Springs Undergraduate Research Forum

 
 
From the Bleachers
 

Starrett Signs NHL Contract with Edmonton
Air Force sophomore goaltender Shane Starrett has signed a two-year NHL entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers. He is the first Falcon to sign an NHL contact while still at the Academy.

  Hockey
 

Jones Earns Second-Straight Defensive Player of the Week Honor
For the second week in a row, Brandon Jones of Air Force Lacrosse was dubbed Defensive Player of the Week.

  AF
 

Groesbeck Named MW Player of the Week
Air Force senior outfielder Adam Groesbeck batted .688 in a weekend series vs. UNLV. Air Force collected MW weekly honors for the second-straight week, as junior RHP Nick Biancalana earned MW Pitcher of the Week honors the previous week.

  Groesbeck
 

Air Force Basketball Players Help Community Easter Sunday
Four members of the Air Force men's basketball team took time out on Easter Sunday to lend a hand to those in need in the Colorado Springs community.

  Basketball
 
 
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