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Head of Air Force Academy Responds to Racism Against Cadets: “If You Are Outraged, You’re in the Right Place”

"If you demean someone in any way, then you need to get out."

by Vivian Kane Sep 29th

"If you demean someone in any way, then you need to get out. And if you can’t treat someone from another race or a different color skin with dignity and respect, then you need to get out.”

Janet C. Wolfenbarger Nominated to Become the Air Force’s First Female Four-Star General

Firsts

by Susana Polo Feb 15th

Janet C. Wolfenbarger has been a Lieutenant General and vice commander of the US Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio since she was confirmed by the US Senate in 1999. She's currently the highest-ranking female officer in the Air Force, and may soon become the highest ranking woman to ever serve in it. President Obama recently nominated her to be appointed to the rank of a four-star Air Force General, a position no other woman has ever held.

Four Sisters Graduate From the Air Force Academy, Make History

We Can Be Heroes

by Jamie Frevele May 27th

In a first for the United States Air Force Academy, a pair of twins have marked a new milestone -- the Robillards have become the first family to graduate four sisters. This week, Amanda and Alicia Robillard followed in the footsteps of their sisters Nicole (Class of 2009) and Lauren (Class of 2007), all pictured above, from left to right. While their sisterly bond helped them throughout their training and education, they made clear that their time at the academy was spent forging their own individual paths.