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* Athletic programs competing in NCAA Division I. | * Athletic programs competing in NCAA Division I. | ||
* Leadership development and character education. | * Leadership development and character education. | ||
|ParentOrganization=Department of the Air Force | |ParentOrganization=Department of the Air Force | ||
|TopOrganization=Department of Defense | |TopOrganization=Department of Defense | ||
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* Subject to military regulations, including Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). | * Subject to military regulations, including Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). | ||
* Compliance with educational standards set by the Higher Learning Commission. | * Compliance with educational standards set by the Higher Learning Commission. | ||
|HeadquartersLocation=38.9976, -104.8631 | |HeadquartersLocation=38.9976, -104.8631 | ||
|HeadquartersAddress=2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 2300, USAF Academy, CO 80840 | |HeadquartersAddress=2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 2300, USAF Academy, CO 80840 | ||
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Following the recommendation of the board, [[United States Congress|Congress]] passed legislation in 1954 to begin the construction of the Air Force Academy, and President Eisenhower signed it into law on 1 April of that year.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> The legislation established an advisory commission to determine the site of the new school. Among the panel members were [[Charles Lindbergh]], General [[Carl Spaatz]], and Lieutenant General [[Hubert R. Harmon]], who later became the academy's first superintendent. The original 582 sites considered were winnowed to three: [[Alton, Illinois]] (by purchasing [[Principia College]]);<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> [[Lake Geneva, Wisconsin|Lake Geneva]], [[Wisconsin]] (near [[Big Foot Beach State Park]]);<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> and the ultimate site at [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]], Colorado.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> The Secretary of the Air Force, [[Harold E. Talbott]], announced the winning site on 24 June 1954.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span><span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> Meanwhile, [[Air Training Command]] (ATC) began developing a detailed curriculum for the academy program.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> | Following the recommendation of the board, [[United States Congress|Congress]] passed legislation in 1954 to begin the construction of the Air Force Academy, and President Eisenhower signed it into law on 1 April of that year.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> The legislation established an advisory commission to determine the site of the new school. Among the panel members were [[Charles Lindbergh]], General [[Carl Spaatz]], and Lieutenant General [[Hubert R. Harmon]], who later became the academy's first superintendent. The original 582 sites considered were winnowed to three: [[Alton, Illinois]] (by purchasing [[Principia College]]);<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> [[Lake Geneva, Wisconsin|Lake Geneva]], [[Wisconsin]] (near [[Big Foot Beach State Park]]);<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> and the ultimate site at [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]], Colorado.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> The Secretary of the Air Force, [[Harold E. Talbott]], announced the winning site on 24 June 1954.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span><span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> Meanwhile, [[Air Training Command]] (ATC) began developing a detailed curriculum for the academy program.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> | ||
From 1954 to 1956, the newly created Colorado Land Acquisition Commission purchased parcels of land that would host the new academy. The first parcel purchased was the also the largest; it was the | From 1954 to 1956, the newly created Colorado Land Acquisition Commission purchased parcels of land that would host the new academy. The first parcel purchased was the also the largest; it was the 4,630-acre (1,870 ha) Cathedral Rock Ranch, owned by Lawrence B. Lehman of the famous Lehman investment family. The purchase price was $300,000, or about $65 per 1-acre (4,000 m2). 140 different parcels were eventually purchased to make up what is now a nearly-18,500-acre (7,500 ha) government property. | ||
===Early years=== | ===Early years=== | ||