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{{Short description|American military academy in | {{Organization | ||
|OrganizationName=Air Force Academy | |||
|OrganizationType=Government Agency/Educational Institution | |||
|Mission=To educate, train, and inspire men and women to become officers of character motivated to lead the United States Air Force in service to our nation. | |||
|ParentOrganization=Department of the Air Force | |||
|TopOrganization=Department of Defense | |||
|CreationLegislation=Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958 | |||
|Employees=5000 | |||
|Budget=Not publicly detailed in exact figures, but part of the Department of Defense budget; estimated operational costs in the hundreds of millions annually. | |||
|OrganizationExecutive=Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark (Superintendent) | |||
|Services=* Undergraduate education leading to a Bachelor of Science degree. | |||
* Military training for future Air Force and Space Force officers. | |||
* Athletic programs competing in NCAA Division I. | |||
* Leadership development and character education. | |||
|Regulations=* Subject to military regulations, including Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). | |||
* Compliance with educational standards set by the Higher Learning Commission. | |||
|HeadquartersLocation=38.9976, -104.8631 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress=2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 2300, USAF Academy, CO 80840 | |||
|Website=[https://www.usafa.edu](https://www.usafa.edu) | |||
}} | |||
{{Short description|American military academy in El Paso County, Colorado}} | |||
{{distinguish|Air University (United States Air Force)}} | {{distinguish|Air University (United States Air Force)}} | ||
{{redirect|Zoomie|the animal behavior|Zoomies}} | {{redirect|Zoomie|the animal behavior|Zoomies}} | ||
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| motto = Integrity First, Service before self, Excellence in all we do | | motto = Integrity First, Service before self, Excellence in all we do | ||
| type = [[United States Service academies|U.S. Service Academy]]<ref name="afhra.af.mil">{{cite web| url=http://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/433412/united-states-air-force-academy-usaf/|title =United States Air Force Academy (USAF)|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency}}</ref> | | type = [[United States Service academies|U.S. Service Academy]]<ref name="afhra.af.mil">{{cite web| url=http://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/433412/united-states-air-force-academy-usaf/|title =United States Air Force Academy (USAF)|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency}}</ref> | ||
| established = {{start date and age| | | established = {{start date and age|1954|04|01}} | ||
| endowment = $98.937 million (2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afacademyfoundation.org/s/1885/images/gid2/editor_documents/airforceacademyfoundation19_final.pdf?gid=2&pgid=61|format=PDF|title=Air Force Academy Foundation (Formerly Known as USAFA Endowment, Inc.) Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 And Independent Auditors' Report|website=Afacademyfoundation.org|access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref> | | endowment = $98.937 million (2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afacademyfoundation.org/s/1885/images/gid2/editor_documents/airforceacademyfoundation19_final.pdf?gid=2&pgid=61|format=PDF|title=Air Force Academy Foundation (Formerly Known as USAFA Endowment, Inc.) Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 And Independent Auditors' Report|website=Afacademyfoundation.org|access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref> | ||
| superintendent = [[Lieutenant general (United States)|Lieutenant General]] [[Tony D. Bauernfeind]], [[United States Air Force|USAF]] | | superintendent = [[Lieutenant general (United States)|Lieutenant General]] [[Tony D. Bauernfeind]], [[United States Air Force|USAF]] | ||
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| faculty = 570 (71% military; 29% civilian in 2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monographs/MG1200/MG1237/RAND_MG1237.sum.pdf |title=The Rand Foundation|website=Rand.org| access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref> | | faculty = 570 (71% military; 29% civilian in 2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monographs/MG1200/MG1237/RAND_MG1237.sum.pdf |title=The Rand Foundation|website=Rand.org| access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref> | ||
| students = 4,304 cadets (2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/united-states-air-force-academy-1369|title=United States Air Force Academy|work=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref> | | students = 4,304 cadets (2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/united-states-air-force-academy-1369|title=United States Air Force Academy|work=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref> | ||
| city = [[ | | city = [[Air Force Academy, Colorado|Air Force Academy]] | ||
| state = [[Colorado]] | | state = [[Colorado]] | ||
| country = U.S. | | country = U.S. | ||
| coordinates = {{ | | coordinates = {{coord|38.9985|-104.8541|type:city_region:US-CO_source:GNIS-2512367|display=it}} | ||
| campus = Suburban | | campus = Suburban | ||
| campus_size = {{Convert|18500|acre}} | | campus_size = {{Convert|18500|acre}} | ||
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The '''United States Air Force Academy''' ('''USAFA''') is a [[United States service academies|United States service academy]] in [[ | The '''United States Air Force Academy''' ('''USAFA''') is a [[United States service academies|United States service academy]] in [[Air Force Academy, Colorado|Air Force Academy]] [[Colorado]], immediately north of [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]]. It educates [[cadet]]s for service in the [[Officer (armed forces)|officer corps]] of the [[United States Air Force]] and [[United States Space Force]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://velosteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Space-Force-Report.pdf |title=Comprehensive Plan for the Organizational Structure of the U.S. Space Force |publisher=Department of the Air Force |series=Report to Congressional Committees |date=February 2020 |access-date=5 February 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200205024728/https://velosteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Space-Force-Report.pdf |archive-date=5 February 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It is the youngest of the five service academies, having graduated its first class {{Time ago|1959}} in 1959, but is the third in seniority.<ref>{{USC|10|118}} (prior section 133b renumbered in 1986); [http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/websites/dodandmilitaryejournals/www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/html2/d10058x.htm DoD Directive 1005.8 dated 31 October 77] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203031801/http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/websites/dodandmilitaryejournals/www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/html2/d10058x.htm |date=3 February 2016 }} and [http://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/pdf/R600_25.pdf AR 600-25]{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106070936/http://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/pdf/R600_25.pdf |date=6 January 2012}}</ref><ref name=aahfgrd>{{cite web |url=https://www.news.google.com/newspapers?id=8DNWAAAAIBAJ&pg=7066%2C942763 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington| agency=Associated Press |title=Air academy holds first graduation |date=4 June 1959 |page=3}}</ref> Graduates of the academy's four-year program receive a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree and are commissioned as [[US Second Lieutenant|second lieutenants]] in the U.S. Air Force or U.S. Space Force.<ref>Cadets have also been able to "cross-commission" into the [[United States Army|Army]], [[United States Navy|Navy]], [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]], or [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]], and each year a small number of graduates do so, usually in a one-for-one "trade" with similarly inclined cadets or midshipmen at the other service academies. Graduates who have lost their medical qualification for commissioning while at their final semester at academy (a small number each year) may receive a degree but are not commissioned. Foreign cadets will commission into their home country's armed forces.</ref> The academy is also one of the largest tourist attractions in Colorado, attracting approximately a million visitors each year.<ref name="Quick Look">{{cite web |url=http://www.usafa.edu/superintendent/pa/factsheets/quick.htm |title=A Quick Look at the U.S. Air Force Academy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723022158/http://www.usafa.edu/superintendent/pa/ |archive-date=23 July 2010 |series=USAFA Fact Sheet |publisher=United States Air Force Academy |date=May 2008}}</ref> | ||
Admission is competitive, with nominations divided equally among [[Congressional districts of the United States|Congressional districts]]. Recent incoming classes have had about 1,200 cadets; since 2012, around 20% of each incoming class does not graduate.<ref>{{cite web |last1= Zubeck |first1=Pam |title=Air Force Academy shows improvement in wash-out rate |url=https://m.csindy.com/TheWire/archives/2018/05/22/air-force-academy-shows-improvement-in-wash-out-rate |publisher=Colorado Springs Independent |access-date=15 October 2019 |date=22 May 2018 |archive-date=15 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015025406/https://m.csindy.com/TheWire/archives/2018/05/22/air-force-academy-shows-improvement-in-wash-out-rate |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Zubeck |first1=Pam |title=Air Force Academy loses men, women cadets at different rates |url=https://m.csindy.com/coloradosprings/air-force-academy-loses-men-women-cadets-at-different-rates/Content?oid=4247542 |publisher=Colorado Springs Independent |access-date=15 October 2019 |date=28 December 2016 |archive-date=15 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015025511/https://m.csindy.com/coloradosprings/air-force-academy-loses-men-women-cadets-at-different-rates/Content?oid=4247542 |url-status=dead }}</ref> During their tenure at the academy, cadets receive tuition, room and board, and a monthly stipend all paid for by the Air Force. On the first day of a cadet's second class year, cadets commit to serving a number of years as a commissioned officer in the Air Force or Space Force. Non-graduates after that point are expected to fulfill their obligations in enlisted service or pay back full tuition. The commitment is normally five years of active duty and three years in the reserves, although it has varied depending on the graduate's [[Air Force Specialty Code]] or [https://veteran.com/space-force-specialty-codes/ Space Force Specialty Code]. | Admission is competitive, with nominations divided equally among [[Congressional districts of the United States|Congressional districts]]. Recent incoming classes have had about 1,200 cadets; since 2012, around 20% of each incoming class does not graduate.<ref>{{cite web |last1= Zubeck |first1=Pam |title=Air Force Academy shows improvement in wash-out rate |url=https://m.csindy.com/TheWire/archives/2018/05/22/air-force-academy-shows-improvement-in-wash-out-rate |publisher=Colorado Springs Independent |access-date=15 October 2019 |date=22 May 2018 |archive-date=15 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015025406/https://m.csindy.com/TheWire/archives/2018/05/22/air-force-academy-shows-improvement-in-wash-out-rate |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Zubeck |first1=Pam |title=Air Force Academy loses men, women cadets at different rates |url=https://m.csindy.com/coloradosprings/air-force-academy-loses-men-women-cadets-at-different-rates/Content?oid=4247542 |publisher=Colorado Springs Independent |access-date=15 October 2019 |date=28 December 2016 |archive-date=15 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015025511/https://m.csindy.com/coloradosprings/air-force-academy-loses-men-women-cadets-at-different-rates/Content?oid=4247542 |url-status=dead }}</ref> During their tenure at the academy, cadets receive tuition, room and board, and a monthly stipend all paid for by the Air Force. On the first day of a cadet's second class year, cadets commit to serving a number of years as a commissioned officer in the Air Force or Space Force. Non-graduates after that point are expected to fulfill their obligations in enlisted service or pay back full tuition. The commitment is normally five years of active duty and three years in the reserves, although it has varied depending on the graduate's [[Air Force Specialty Code]] or [https://veteran.com/space-force-specialty-codes/ Space Force Specialty Code]. | ||
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The main buildings in the Cadet Area are set around a large, square pavilion known as the "Terrazzo," and the most recognizable is the 17-spired [[United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel|Cadet Chapel]].<ref>Although the number of spires is only significant to the architectural proportions of the chapel, cadets and chaplains sometimes joke that the seventeen spires represent the "12 [[Twelve Apostles|Apostles]] and the 5 [[Joint Chiefs of Staff|Chiefs of Staff]]." The original reference was to the Chiefs of Staff of the four major branches of the US armed services and the [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff|Chairman of the Joint Chiefs]]. With the addition of a [[Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff|Vice Chairman]] in the late 1980s changing the number to six, the reference came to be thought of as the five [[Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force|Air Force Chiefs of Staff]] in the USAF's history up until the completion of the chapel in 1963.</ref> The subject of controversy when it was first built, it is now considered among the most prominent examples of modern American academic architecture. Other buildings on the Terrazzo include Vandenberg Hall and Sijan Hall, the two dormitories; Mitchell Hall, the cadet dining facility; and Fairchild Hall, the main academic building, which houses academic classrooms, laboratories, research facilities, faculty offices and the [[Robert F. McDermott]] Library. | The main buildings in the Cadet Area are set around a large, square pavilion known as the "Terrazzo," and the most recognizable is the 17-spired [[United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel|Cadet Chapel]].<ref>Although the number of spires is only significant to the architectural proportions of the chapel, cadets and chaplains sometimes joke that the seventeen spires represent the "12 [[Twelve Apostles|Apostles]] and the 5 [[Joint Chiefs of Staff|Chiefs of Staff]]." The original reference was to the Chiefs of Staff of the four major branches of the US armed services and the [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff|Chairman of the Joint Chiefs]]. With the addition of a [[Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff|Vice Chairman]] in the late 1980s changing the number to six, the reference came to be thought of as the five [[Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force|Air Force Chiefs of Staff]] in the USAF's history up until the completion of the chapel in 1963.</ref> The subject of controversy when it was first built, it is now considered among the most prominent examples of modern American academic architecture. Other buildings on the Terrazzo include Vandenberg Hall and Sijan Hall, the two dormitories; Mitchell Hall, the cadet dining facility; and Fairchild Hall, the main academic building, which houses academic classrooms, laboratories, research facilities, faculty offices and the [[Robert F. McDermott]] Library. | ||
The Aeronautics Research Center (also known as the "Aero Lab") contains numerous aeronautical research facilities, including transonic, subsonic, low speed, and cascade [[wind tunnel]]s; engine and rocket test cells; and simulators.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usafa.af.mil/df/dfan/research_centers/aero_research_center.cfm |title=USAFA Department of Aeronautics, Aero Research Center |date=30 March 2008 |access-date=2012-02-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410082124/http://www.usafa.af.mil/df/dfan/research_centers/aero_research_center.cfm |archive-date=10 April 2009 }}</ref> | The Aeronautics Research Center (also known as the "Aero Lab") contains numerous aeronautical research facilities, including transonic, subsonic, low speed, and cascade [[wind tunnel]]s; engine and rocket test cells; and simulators.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usafa.af.mil/df/dfan/research_centers/aero_research_center.cfm |title=USAFA Department of Aeronautics, Aero Research Center |date=30 March 2008 |access-date=2012-02-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410082124/http://www.usafa.af.mil/df/dfan/research_centers/aero_research_center.cfm |archive-date=10 April 2009 }}</ref> Gregory Hall was built in 1997 as an annex to Fairchild Hall. It contains chemistry and biology classrooms and labs, medical and dental clinics, and civil engineering and astronautics laboratories.<ref>{{Cite web |last=zach |date=2021-09-17 |title=Academy names learning center after ’64 grad, astronaut |url=https://www.usafa.edu/academy-names-learning-center-after-64-grad-astronaut/ |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=United States Air Force Academy |language=en-US}}</ref> The Cadet Area also contains an observatory for astronomy research.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Astronomical Research Group and Observatory |url=https://www.usafa.edu/research/research-centers/astronomical-research-group-observatory/ |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=United States Air Force Academy |language=en-US}}</ref> A planetarium just outside the Cadet Area, originally built for navigation training, was closed in 2004 and reopened in 2019 for use in academics, community outreach, and cadet entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Planetarium |url=https://www.usafa.edu/facilities/planetarium/ |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=United States Air Force Academy |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
The cadet social center is Arnold Hall, located just outside the Cadet Area, which houses a 2700-seat theater, a ballroom, a number of lounges, and dining and recreation facilities for cadets and visitors. Harmon Hall is the primary administration building, which houses the offices of the [[List of Superintendents of the United States Air Force Academy|Superintendent]] and the Superintendent's staff. | The cadet social center is Arnold Hall, located just outside the Cadet Area, which houses a 2700-seat theater, a ballroom, a number of lounges, and dining and recreation facilities for cadets and visitors. Harmon Hall is the primary administration building, which houses the offices of the [[List of Superintendents of the United States Air Force Academy|Superintendent]] and the Superintendent's staff. | ||
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== Military training == | == Military training == | ||
{{See also-text|[[Sandhurst Competition]] (a military skills event)}} | {{See also-text|[[Sandhurst Competition]] (a military skills event)}} | ||
{{more citations needed section|date= | {{more citations needed section|date=January 2025}} | ||
[[File:N681BA RIAT Bthebest.JPG|thumb|DA40 of USAFA at [[Royal International Air Tattoo|RIAT]] 2010]] | [[File:N681BA RIAT Bthebest.JPG|thumb|DA40 of USAFA at [[Royal International Air Tattoo|RIAT]] 2010]] | ||
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==Academics== | ==Academics== | ||
{{unreferenced section|date= | {{unreferenced section|date=January 2025}} | ||
[[File:USAFA air gardens.jpg|thumb|right|The Eagle and Fledglings Statue at the south end of the Air Gardens is inscribed with the quote, "Man's flight through life is sustained by the power of his knowledge".]] | [[File:USAFA air gardens.jpg|thumb|right|The Eagle and Fledglings Statue at the south end of the Air Gardens is inscribed with the quote, "Man's flight through life is sustained by the power of his knowledge".]] | ||
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The academy's intercollegiate program has 17 men's and 10 women's NCAA sanctioned teams, nicknamed the ''Falcons.''<ref name="Athletic Fact Sheet" /> Men's teams compete in [[college football|football]], baseball, basketball, ice hockey, [[Cross country running|cross-country]], [[collegiate fencing|fencing]], golf, gymnastics, indoor and outdoor track, [[lacrosse]], soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo and [[collegiate wrestling|wrestling]]. In 1991 the wrestling team won the WAC championship, which was the first ever by any USAFA sports team. Women's teams include basketball, cross-country, fencing, gymnastics, indoor and outdoor track, swimming and diving, soccer, tennis and volleyball. The academy fields a coeducational team in [[Shooting sports|rifle]]. In addition, the academy also sponsors two non-NCAA programs: [[cheerleading]] and [[boxing]]. The academy also has several club sports, such as rugby, that compete at an intercollegiate level outside of the NCAA.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usafa.edu/cadet-life/clubs/ |title=Clubs • United States Air Force Academy |website=United States Air Force Academy |access-date=4 November 2021}}</ref> | The academy's intercollegiate program has 17 men's and 10 women's NCAA sanctioned teams, nicknamed the ''Falcons.''<ref name="Athletic Fact Sheet" /> Men's teams compete in [[college football|football]], baseball, basketball, ice hockey, [[Cross country running|cross-country]], [[collegiate fencing|fencing]], golf, gymnastics, indoor and outdoor track, [[lacrosse]], soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo and [[collegiate wrestling|wrestling]]. In 1991 the wrestling team won the WAC championship, which was the first ever by any USAFA sports team. Women's teams include basketball, cross-country, fencing, gymnastics, indoor and outdoor track, swimming and diving, soccer, tennis and volleyball. The academy fields a coeducational team in [[Shooting sports|rifle]]. In addition, the academy also sponsors two non-NCAA programs: [[cheerleading]] and [[boxing]]. The academy also has several club sports, such as rugby, that compete at an intercollegiate level outside of the NCAA.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usafa.edu/cadet-life/clubs/ |title=Clubs • United States Air Force Academy |website=United States Air Force Academy |access-date=4 November 2021}}</ref> | ||
The men's and women's programs compete in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s Division I, with the football team competing in [[Division I FBS]]. Most teams are in the [[Mountain West Conference]]; however, the wrestling team competes in the [[Big 12 Conference]], the gymnastics teams compete in the [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation]]; the men's [[Association football|soccer]] team competes in the [[Western Athletic Conference]];<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205894860 |title=WAC Adds Men's Soccer |publisher=Western Athletic Conference |date=9 January 2013 |access-date=20 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119075534/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205894860 |archive-date=19 January 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> the men's [[ice hockey|hockey]] team competes in [[Atlantic Hockey America]], the [[water polo]] team competes in the [[West Coast Conference]], the coeducational rifle team competes in the [[Patriot Rifle Conference]], and the men's lacrosse team competes in the [[Atlantic Sun Conference]]. The men's [[boxing]] team competes in the [[National Collegiate Boxing Association]]. For a number of years, only the men's teams competed in Division I. Women's teams competed in Division II and were once members of the Continental Divide Conference, then the Colorado Athletic Conference. With new NCAA legislation, beginning in 1996, women's teams started competing in Division I.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} | The men's and women's programs compete in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s Division I, with the football team competing in [[Division I FBS]]. Most teams are in the [[Mountain West Conference]]; however, the wrestling team competes in the [[Big 12 Conference]], the men's gymnastics and coeducational fencing teams compete in the [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation]]; the men's [[Association football|soccer]] team competes in the [[Western Athletic Conference]];<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205894860 |title=WAC Adds Men's Soccer |publisher=Western Athletic Conference |date=9 January 2013 |access-date=20 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119075534/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205894860 |archive-date=19 January 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> the men's [[ice hockey|hockey]] team competes in [[Atlantic Hockey America]], the [[water polo]] team competes in the [[West Coast Conference]], the coeducational rifle team competes in the [[Patriot Rifle Conference]], and the men's lacrosse team competes in the [[Atlantic Sun Conference]]. The men's [[boxing]] team competes in the [[National Collegiate Boxing Association]]. For a number of years, only the men's teams competed in Division I. Women's teams competed in Division II and were once members of the Continental Divide Conference, then the Colorado Athletic Conference. With new NCAA legislation, beginning in 1996, women's teams started competing in Division I.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} | ||
[[File:Trump presents CINC Trophy to USAFA 03.jpg|thumb|Presentation of the Commander in Chief's Trophy to the Air Force Falcons, 2 May 2017]] | [[File:Trump presents CINC Trophy to USAFA 03.jpg|thumb|Presentation of the Commander in Chief's Trophy to the Air Force Falcons, 2 May 2017]] | ||
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{{portal|Education|United States|Colorado}} | {{portal|Education|United States|Colorado}} | ||
*[[United States service academies]] | *[[United States service academies]] | ||
** United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) | |||
** [[United States Coast Guard Academy]] (USCGA) | |||
** [[United States Merchant Marine Academy]] (USMMA) | |||
** [[United States Military Academy]] (USMA; Army) | |||
** [[United States Naval Academy]] (USNA) | |||
*[[List of colleges and universities in Colorado]] | *[[List of colleges and universities in Colorado]] | ||
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