U.S Air Force Academy

Colorado Springs, CO - The U.S Air Force Academy was established April 1, 1954, the culmination of an idea years in the making. ... On July 11, 1955, the same year construction on the Academy began in Colorado Springs, the first class of 306 men were sworn-in at a temporary site at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, CO. [Wiki] - Perhaps the most controversial event in the Academy's history was the admission of women. President Gerald R. Ford signed legislation Oct. 7, 1975, permitting women to enter the military academies. Women first entered the Air Force Academy June 28, 1976. The first class including women graduated in 1980 and included the Academy's first woman to be superintendent, retired Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson. The Academy provides the Air Force with a corps of officers dedicated to upholding the high standards of their profession. The Air Force in turn provides a proving ground for these officers, and sent back to its Academy dedicated staff members to educate and train future leaders. Fifty years after the first class entered, the Academy has graduated more than 50,000 officers intent on serving their country.

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