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Category - Air Force Academy
Next USAFA Board of Visitors Meeting to be held in Washington, DC on Feb 5, 2026
GAO Report: Clarifying Guidance Would Enhance Effectiveness of Honor and Conduct Systems
(Government Accountability Office) U.S. service academy graduates are expected to lead as military officers. The academies...
Undersecretary of the Air Force Matthew Lohmeier ’06 shares his vision for strengthening the Air Force and Space Force
By Bryan Grossman US Air Force Academy Association of Graduates Checkpoints Magazine On July 24, the U.S. Senate confirmed...
Current State of the US Air Force Academy by Three Cadets
By Three Members of USAFA Class of 2026 Introduction The current state of the United States Air Force Academy is far from...
USAFA NCLS 2026 Theme – Courage to Lead in the Profession of Arms
USAFA just released its 2026 National Character & Leadership Symposium (NCLS) theme, what do you see, what do you think...
Mike Rose’s Statement at USAFA BOV Meeting
STARRS Executive Vice President and General Counsel Mike Rose, USAFA ’69, made a short public statement at the US Air...
Update on how the US Air Force Academy is getting rid of CRT/DEI ideology
At the December 8, 2025 meeting of the Board of Visitors for the US Air Force Academy, a report was presented on how USAFA...
USAFA Board of Visitors Meeting – 8 DEC 2025
The US Air Force Board of Visitors met virtually for a public meeting on Tuesday, December 8, 2025. Watch or scroll down to...
Air Force Academy tightens rules on conferences, public appearances for faculty
By Mary Shinn | Denver Gazette After the Department of Defense rolled out rules for employees to engage with the public in...
USAFA Superintendent Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind’s 2025 Year in Review
(USAFA) As the calendar year draws to a close with cadets and permanent party preparing for the holiday season, we are...
Matt Lohmeier interviewed by Jack Posobiec, Veterans Day 2025
Former STARRS Executive Vice President Matthew Lohmeier, now the Under Secretary of the Air Force, was interviewed by Human...
Lt Gen Rod Bishop on Charlie Kirk Assassination, DEI in Military & Vaccine Mandate Fallout
Join Wayne Laugesen on Wayne’s Word Podcast for an explosive interview with retired Lt. Gen. Rod Bishop Jr.—a 34-year...
Air Force Academy grad behind controversial motions to honor Charlie Kirk explains why he did it
By Brett Forrest | KOAA News 5, Colorado Springs Retired Lieutenant General Rod Bishop isn’t backing down from his...
Background on fight to honor assassinated USAFA Board of Visitor member Charlie Kirk
A local Colorado radio station interviewed Lt. Gen Rod Bishop, USAF ret, USAFA ’74, in his role as a member of the...
Retired Air Force Academy Professor Brig. General: “We are ANTIFA”
In an Executive Order, the Commander-in-Chief designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization: “Antifa is a...
Depriving Servicemembers of Spiritual Fortification
By Col. William Connor, USA ret The Citadel, ’90 Member STARRS Board of Advisors Despite the repudiation of cultural Marxism...
The War for Truth: Efforts to Honor Charlie Kirk Knock Down the Lies
Lt General Rod Bishop, USAF ret, was interviewed by Col. Rob Maness, USAF ret on Rob’s show. From Rob: Ten days ago...
Trump Calls Out Air Force Academy Chapel Construction Disaster
By L. Todd Wood, USAFA ’86 | Armed Forces Press The saga of the renovation of the U.S. Air Force Academy chapel is a...
Air Force Academy association to revisit honoring activist Charlie Kirk
By Mary Shinn | Colorado Springs News Gazette The Air Force Academy’s Association of Graduates board will revisit whether...
USAFA Association of Graduates to vote on honorary membership for Charlie Kirk
By Cleo Westin | Colorado Springs Gazette Board members of the U.S. Air Force Academy Association of Graduates will vote on...
In memory of Charlie Kirk: A call to end political violence and restore American unity
By Congressmen Col. August Pfluger, USAF (USAFA 2000) and Don Davis As members of Congress from opposite sides of the aisle...
Matthew Lohmeier featured in USAFA Checkpoints Magazine
The September 2025 issue of the USAFA Association & Foundation’s Checkpoints magazine featured an article on Matt...
News5 Reporter Waits 1 Year for Air Force Academy FOIA
Ha! So STARRS is not the only ones turning old waaaiiittttiiinnnggg for responses to our over 60 FOIAs, the majority with...
Lt Gen Bishop nominates Charlie Kirk to be an honorary member of the USAFA AOG
Lt. General Rod Bishop, USAF ret, USAFA ’74, is on the Board of Directors of the US Air Force Academy Association of...
Future of America’s service academies
STARRS Board of Advisors member Brigadier General Christopher S. “Mookie” Walker, USAF ret, USAFA ’88, was interviewed...
Why Are There So Many Social Justice Warriors at America’s Military Service Academies?
By Victoria Manning | Restoration News Past Democrat presidents used America’s service academies as social justice...
Service academies to accept conservative alternative to SAT and ACT
By Sophia Cai | Politico The nation’s service academies next month will announce they will accept scores from the Classic...
‘We’ll Never Surrender’: Erika Kirk Gives Emotional, Fiery Address Following Husband’s Assassination
“You have no idea the fire you have ignited in his wife. The cries of this widow will echo around the world like a battle...
Statement from USAFA Board of Visitors Chairman on Charlie Kirk
(Press Release) Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), Chairman of the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, released the...
Newly Revealed Docs Show How Deep DEI Ran In Biden-Era Air Force
By Wallace White | The Daily Caller News Foundation The Air Force drilled diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) rhetoric...
Conduct of USAFA AOG BOD Meetings; “Who is Terry Schwalier?”
By Mike Rose, USAFA ’69 (pictured above) USAFA AOG Member I invite you to consider my comments below about certain...
USAFA AOG Board Incident: Retired USAF Colonel calls two Generals “racist Trumpists”, demands they resign
The Board of Directors of the Air Force Academy Association of Graduates (AOG) met in July 2025 during the Long Blue Weekend...
Rep. Nancy Mace Leads Charge To Restore Merit In Military Academy Admissions
(Press Release) Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) introduced the Restoring Merit in the Military Service Academies Act to...
Air Force Academy cancels lecture after discovering speaker disparaged Trump
Not too surprising that a leftist feminist poet would disparage the Commander in Chief of the military, but really the...
Under Secretary Lohmeier visits alma mater, observes US Air Force Academy updates
(USAFA) Under Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Lohmeier visited the U.S. Air Force Academy, August 19, 2025, the first...
Charlie Kirk Asks Tough Questions at U.S. Air Force Academy Oversight Meeting
By Victoria Manning | Restoration News Restoration News continues its examination of the civilian boards that oversee...
U.S. Air Force Academy adapts to civilian workforce reduction, maintains academic excellence
(USAFA Strategic Communications) A new academic year is underway at the U.S. Air Force Academy, with cadets attending...
Removing DEI from military schools is a ‘move towards meritocracy’: Attorney
Constitutional attorney Mark Smith discusses the Department of Justice’s lawsuits alleging use of DEI at military schools on...
Additional Air Force guidance on implementing policy on prioritizing military excellence and readiness: General guidelines for involuntary separation
(US Air Force) The Department of the Air Force released additional guidance for implementation of Executive Order 14183...
Justice Department Settles Lawsuits Challenging Race-Based Admissions at West Point and Air Force Academy
(DOJ Press Release) The Justice Department announced the settlement of litigation challenging former race-based admissions...
USAFA Grad Congressman Pfluger Voted Chairman of U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors
(Press Release) Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate, former fighter pilot, and Colonel in...
DEI Admissions Gatekeeper Gives Briefing at USAFA BOV Meeting
In the section of the USAFA Board of Visitors meeting today on admissions (video below), it was a surprise to see Col...
USAFA BOV Vice Chairman: “The enduring truth is that unity, not diversity, is our strength.”
USAFA Board of Visitors Vice Chairman Col. Doug “Stoli” Nikolai, USAF ret, USAFA ’89 gave these closing...
“Make sure USAFA cadets can articulate and feel in their soul American Exceptionalism” –Charlie Kirk
Air Force Academy Board of Visitors member Charlie Kirk’s end remarks at the meeting today: “The importance of...
“The discipline is to teach, not to punish”
Remarks today by USAFA Board of Visitors member Dan Clark, a motivational public speaker who is also on the STARRS Board of...
Video of August 7, 2025 USAFA Board of Visitors Meeting
Full video of the August 7, 2025 meeting of the US Air Force Academy’s Board of Visitors. Well USAFA pulled it: But we...
Status of the CRT/DEI Agenda at the Air Force Academy
USAFA Board of Visitors member Charlie Kirk, appointed by President Trump, asked the Air Force Academy Superintendent about...
The Air Force Academy Deserves Real Oversight. Will the Board of Visitors Follow Through?
By Doug Truax, USMA ’92 | Restoration News America’s military has been the plaything of the radical Left for far...
Two USAF Generals School Biased Reporter on Marxism in the Military
STARRS In its typical left-wing bias manner, a Military.com article by Rebecca Kheel about Matt Lohmeier entitled...