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|HeadquartersAddress=2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 2300, USAF Academy, CO 80840
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{{Organization| name                  = United States Air Force Academy
| image                  = US-AirForceAcademy-Shield.svg
| image_size            = 200px
| motto                  = Integrity First, Service before self, Excellence in all we do
| type                  = [[United States Service academies|U.S. Service Academy]]<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
| established            = {{Organization|1 April 1954}}
| endowment              = $98.937 million (2019)<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
| superintendent        = [[Lieutenant general (United States)|Lieutenant General]] [[Tony D. Bauernfeind]], [[United States Air Force|USAF]]
| dean                  = [[Brigadier general (United States)|Brigadier General]] [[Linell Letendre]], USAF
| head_label            = [[List of Commandants of Cadets of the United States Air Force Academy|Commandant of Cadets]]
| head                  = Brigadier General [[Gavin Marks]], USAF<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
| faculty                = 570 (71% military; 29% civilian in 2013)<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
| students              = 4,304 cadets (2021)<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
| city                  = [[El Paso County, Colorado|El Paso County]]
| state                  = [[Colorado]]
| country                = U.S.
| coordinates            = {{Organization|39.01|N|104.89|W|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| campus                = Suburban
| campus_size            = {{Organization|18500|acre}}
| colors                = Blue {{Organization|Air Force Falcons}} Gray<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
| nickname              = [[Air Force Falcons|Falcons]]
| sporting_affiliations  = [[NCAA Division I]] [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|FBS]] – [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] <br />[[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation|MPSF]], [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]], [[Atlantic Sun Conference|ASUN]], [[Patriot Rifle Conference|PRC]], [[West Coast Conference|WCC]], [[Atlantic Hockey America|AHA]]
| mascot                = [[Air Force Falcons]]<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
{{Organization|child=yes
| label1 = Decorations
|data1=[[File:US Air Force Outstanding Unit Award - Stremer.jpg|200px]]<br />[[Air Force Outstanding Unit Award]]<br />[[File:AFOEA Streamer.jpg|200px]]<br />[[Air Force Organizational Excellence Award]]<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
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| sports_free_label      = Athletics
| sports_free            = 27 varsity teams<br /> 17 men's and 10 women's
| website                = {{Organization|https://www.usafa.af.mil|usafa.af.mil}} (Military)<br />{{Organization|https://www.usafa.edu|usafa.edu}} (Educational)
| logo                  = USAF Academy logo.svg
| logo_size              = 175px
}}
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The '''United States Air Force Academy''' ('''USAFA''') is a [[United States service academies|United States service academy]] in [[El Paso County, Colorado|El Paso County]], [[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]].<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> It is the youngest of the five service academies, having graduated its first class {{Organization|1959}} in 1959, but is the third in seniority.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span><span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> 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.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> The academy is also one of the largest tourist attractions in Colorado, attracting approximately a million visitors each year.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
The '''United States Air Force Academy''' ('''USAFA''') is a [[United States service academies|United States service academy]] in [[El Paso County, Colorado|El Paso County]], [[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]].<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> It is the youngest of the five service academies, having graduated its first class {{Organization|1959}} in 1959, but is the third in seniority.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span><span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> 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.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> The academy is also one of the largest tourist attractions in Colorado, attracting approximately a million visitors each year.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>


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