Basic cadet training continues at Jacks Valley, a complex of the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA). On Thursday, News5 ...

Every summer, the Air Force Academy brings in over 1,000 young men and women who will become future officers in the U.S. Air Force. But before they get started, they have to endure 6-weeks of Basic ...

US Air Force Academy (USAFA) trainees are continuing their journey to become the next generation of officers Thursday.

On a hill overlooking the Air Force Academy, first year cadet Cameron Keller gives his mother, Cindy Marx, one last hug before being dropped off for I-Day on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Stopping at the ...

U.S. Air Force Academy cadets from the class of 2029 completed the Obstacle and Assault Courses in the Jacks Valley training complex in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday. The second phase of Basic ...

They say the cadets go through obstacle and assault courses, with cannons and explosives going off around them. All the while, they are quizzed on Air Force knowledge.

A Military Training Instructor addresses a basic cadet upon arrival at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs on In-processing Day, also known as I-Day, on Wednesday June 24, 2026. (The ...

Residents in the Monument area who heard gunfire and explosion sounds Thursday morning and throughout the rest of the week can rest easy.