United States Air Force Academy

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educational institution federal service academy military academy

The United States Air Force Academy is a federal service academy in Colorado that educates and commissions officers for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force through a rigorous academic, military, and athletic program.

Aliases (8)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	educational institution → federal service academy → military academy →
abbreviation	USAFA →
admissionPolicy	highly selective →
alsoKnownAs	Air Force Academy →
athleticsAffiliation	NCAA Division I →
athleticsConference	Mountain West Conference →
athleticsNickname	Air Force Falcons →
campusType	military installation →
commissionsOfficersFor	United States Air Force → United States Space Force →
country	United States of America →
educationalLevel	undergraduate →
established	1954 →
fundingModel	federally funded →
governingBody	United States Congress →
grantsDegree	Bachelor of Science →
hasCampusArea	approximately 18,000 acres →
hasChapel	United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel →
hasComponent	Athletic Department → Cadet Wing → Commandant of Cadets → Dean of Faculty →
hasProgram	academic program → athletic program → character development program → military training program →
locatedIn	Colorado → El Paso County, Colorado → United States →
mission	to educate, train and inspire men and women to become officers of character motivated to lead the United States Air Force and Space Force in service to the nation →
motto	Integrity First, Service Before Self, Excellence in All We Do →
near	Colorado Springs, Colorado →
offersMajorField	basic sciences → engineering → humanities → social sciences →
opened	1955 →
operatedBy	United States Air Force → United States Department of the Air Force →
partOf	United States military service academies →
primaryLanguage	English →
serviceCommitmentRequired	yes →
studentBodyDesignation	cadets →
supervisedBy	Department of Defense → Secretary of the Air Force →
tuition	no tuition for cadets →

Referenced by (32)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cadet Wing → Commandant of Cadets → US Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel ("United States Air Force Academy campus") → United States Air Force Academy ("United States military service academies") →	partOf
Cadet Wing ("United States Air Force Academy campus") → Commandant of Cadets ("United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado") → US Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel →	location
El Paso County, Colorado ("Air Force Academy, Colorado") → El Paso County, Colorado →	contains
Charles Luckman ("United States Air Force Academy buildings (consulting roles)") → Walter Netsch ("United States Air Force Academy campus plan") →	notableWork
United States Air Force Academy ("USAFA") →	abbreviation
United States Air Force Academy ("Air Force Academy") →	alsoKnownAs
Commander-in-Chief's Trophy →	associatedWith
Air Force Falcons →	campus
Gregg Popovich →	collegeAttended
Kevin P. Chilton →	educatedAt
Air Force Falcons →	foundedBy
Western Athletic Conference ("Air Force Academy") →	hasFormerMember
Southern Colorado →	hasMajorInstitution
Atlantic Hockey →	hasMemberSchool
Mountain West Conference men's basketball →	hasMemberTeam
United States Armed Forces education system →	includesInstitution
Falcon Circle →	locatedIn
Colorado Springs, Colorado →	locatedNear
Patriot League →	memberInstitution
United States Naval Academy →	notableRival
Falcon Circle →	operatedBy
Officer Training School (United States Air Force) →	otherUSAFCommissioningSource
United States Merchant Marine Academy →	peerInstitution
Air Force Falcons →	represent
United States Air Force →	trainingInstitution