By Col. Rob Maness, USAF ret STARRS Board of Advisors The Department of War has ended lifetime tenure for future civilian...
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The Pentagon just put the ‘war’ back in our service academies
USAFA Provost Valpiani’s remarks at BOV
Remarks given by USAFA Provost/Chief Academic Officer Brig. General James Valpiani at today’s BOV meeting: Good...
USAFA Commandant Tellez’s remarks at BOV
Remarks given by USAFA Commandant of the Cadets Brig. General Brandon Tellez at the USAFA Board of Visitors meeting today:...
USAFA Superintendent Moga’s remarks at BOV
Opening remarks given by Lt. General Paul Moga, Superintendent of the Air Force Academy, at today’s Board of Visitors...
October 2026 USAFA Board of Visitors Meeting
The US Air Force Academy Board of Visitors held at meeting today at the Air Force Academy with STARRS was in attendance. The...
Chairman Pfluger Unveils USAFA Board of Visitors Semiannual Report Ahead of Meeting in Colorado Springs
(Press Release) Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), Chairman of the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) Board of...
USAFA AOG and BOV Meetings This Week
From Unity Slate: For USAFA grads, there are two important meetings this week at the Air Force Academy that we encourage you...
Warfighters, Not Bureaucrats: Reforming Military Education
Every service academy graduate costs taxpayers roughly half a million dollars. So what is that investment supposed to buy...
SecWar Hegseth Visit to USAFA; Gives Speech to Cadets
(Pentagon News) Secretary of War Pete Hegseth traveled to the U.S. Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, Colorado, on...
USAFA Board of Visitors Meeting – October 16, 2026
Requests to attend in-person and/or written statements due before October 11, 2026. You can watch the meeting online on...
Civilian Tenure Is Out at America’s Military Service Academies—Why It Matters
By Victoria Manning | Restoration News For years, Restoration of America Foundation (ROAF) has argued that service...
The United States Air Force Academy Is Training Warriors Again
By L. Todd Wood, USAFA ’86 A decade ago, after my 30th reunion, I wrote an article that went viral; it was titled —...
Chairman Pfluger and Senator Hickenlooper Lead Charge for Service Academy Investment in Final NDAA
(Press Release) Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), Chairman of the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) Board of...
To All U.S. Air Force Academy Graduates
By L. Todd Wood, USAF vet, USAFA 1986 I’m running for the AOG Board of Directors and need your support! I’m a...
Air Force Awarded Nearly $750,000 For AI-Powered DEI Training Tool Under Biden
Besides the wokeness, it looks like USAFA was/is using AI companions instead of humans to train/instill character in cadets:...
Military Education Needs a Strategic Makeover
Key quote: “What has been visible in recent times is the intellectual sludge left by 20 plus years of forced social...
Air Force Major Charged With 10 Counts After Calling For Trump’s Impeachment, Conviction
By Derek VanBuskirk | The Daily Caller News Foundation A U.S. Air Force major has been arrested for a second time after...
USAFA Superintendent Change of Command Full Ceremony
Video of the ceremony. STARRS Chairman Emeritus Lt. General Rod Bishop, USAF ret, USAFA ’74 was there in the bleachers...
Leftwing USAFA Grad Gets Arrested Again
Update on the completely dishonorable Air Force Major Jason Watson—a 2009 US Air Force Academy graduate in the USAF for 17...
USAFA Welcomes Lt. Gen. Paul D. Moga as 23rd Superintendent
(USAFA Press Release) Lt. Gen. Paul Moga, USAFA ’95, became the 23rd Superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy...
Brig. Gen. Christopher Walker on his DEI experience in the military
STARRS Board of Advisors member BGen Christopher “Mookie” Walker, USAF ret, USAFA ’88 (and on the Board of...
USAFA Realigns Academic Enterprise to Forge “Day One” Warfighters
(USAFA) The U.S. Air Force Academy is evolving its academic structure to maintain its academic programs’ relentless focus on...
Academy Helicopter Parents
When you first went off to your service academy or the military, did your parents act like you were going off to...
Air Force and Space Force Core Values now up on ramp at USAFA
No word about the front of the ramp, where “Bring Me Men” used to be. (Click on photos to enlarge) Lotta words...
Senate approves incoming Air Force Academy superintendent
By Mary Shinn | Colorado Springs News Gazette Maj. Gen. Paul Moga, USAFA ’95, is set to become the superintendent of...
Pom Poms and No-Shows: The Failure of Military Academy Oversight
By Victoria Manning | Restoration News Some Boards of Visitors are finally doing their jobs. Others are AWOL. America’s...
Creating an Environment for Mistreatment – Larry Card
Statement made by Larry Card, USAFA ’93, to the July 20, 2026 USAFA Board of Visitors meeting: Transcript: “Good...
Improvements to the USAFA conduct/ honor/ disenrollment systems – Mike Rose
Remarks and recommendations submitted by Mike Rose, USAFA ’69 (STARRS Executive Vice President & General Counsel) to the...
Discipline: Balancing Commander Discretion within Institutional Standards and Norms – Ron Scott
Remarks and paper submitted by Col Ron Scott, PhD, USAF ret, USAFA ’73 (STARRS President & CEO) to the July 20, 2026...
USAFA Statutory Realignment – MajGen Bentley Rayburn
Remarks and position paper submitted by Maj. General Bentley Rayburn, USAF ret, USAFA ’75 (STARRS Chairman of the...
USAFA Board of Visitors Meeting – July 20, 2026, Video, Notes, Transcript
The USAFA Board of Visitors met on July 20, 2026, to review academy updates including new leadership introductions, AI...
‘Woke’ military academies targeted in new blueprint for sweeping warfighting overhaul
By Morgan Phillips | Fox News A conservative organization is calling for a sweeping overhaul of America’s service...
How America’s Military Academies Lost Their Way
From Restore the Military podcast: West Point was built to produce warriors. So was Annapolis. So was the Air Force Academy...
2009 USAFA Grad/Air Force Major arrested on Capitol steps during protest calling for Trump impeachment
The shame, disgrace and dishonor of a USAFA grad and active duty USAF Major in uniform publicly turning against the...
Meeting of the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors – July 20, 2026
The USAFA Board of Visitors will hold a virtual public meeting on Monday, July 20, 2026 from 11 am to 1:15 pm Mountain Time...
USAFA Updates Core Values Ramp
(USAFA Press Release) As a primary commissioning source for two military branches, the U.S. Air Force Academy is updating...
Chairman Pfluger Welcomes Newest Members to the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors
(Press Release) Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) – a U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) graduate, retired Air Force Colonel...
SERE, the USAF, and the Iran Rescue
By Kit Bobko USAFA ’91 USAF veteran The Schwarzenegger-movie heroics and flat-out audacity the Air Force and her sister...
Why Is My Alma Mater USAFA Allowing Professors Who Undermine The Commander-In-Chief?
By L. Todd Wood, USAFA ’86 Dr. Ryan Burke is a Professor of Military & Strategic Studies (MSS) at the U.S. Air...
Rebuttal by Mike Rose to Legal Opinion by Skip Morgan
Ladies and Gentlemen, Attorney Skip Morgan posted on the USAFA AOG Basecamp site his memorandum below and in the attachment...
Mike Rose Statement to USAFA AOG: Amending AOG Bylaw
STATEMENT TO AFA AOG BOARD OF DIRECTORS RE AMENDING AOG BYLAW ART. I, SECT 3d MIKE ROSE, AFA ’69 24 Apr 26...
USAFA ’80 Female Grad Responds To ‘Affinity Group’ Incident In Letter To AOG
From Armed Forces Press: The email below was sent to AOG CEO Mark Hille by AFA ’80 graduate Tanya Regan for publication in...
About USAFA Admissions
STARRS recently received information from people regarding Admissions at the Air Force Academy. The first were parents...
Maj. General Paul Moga nominated to lead U.S. Air Force Academy
(US Air Force Academy) The President of the United States has nominated Maj. Gen. Paul D. Moga, Commander, Third Air Force...
Did the “anti-war” Brig General and former USAFA prof make the controversial banner?
STARRS received this new photo and comment as a follow-on to the previous photo L Todd Wood, USAFA ’86, wrote a story...
The Coming American: USAFA AOG BOD Membership Moment
By Col. Ron Scott, PhD, USAF ret, USAFA ’73 STARRS President & CEO This is a presentation I made on Friday at the...
Politicalizing incident against SecWar Hegseth at a USAFA women grads event on the USAFA campus
The SCIF host L. Todd Wood (USAFA ’86) interviews Major General (Ret.) Bentley Rayburn (USAFA ’75), Chairman of...
STARRS Calls For a Review Over Ideological Incident at U.S. Air Force Academy
STARRS is calling for a full and independent review of the incident COLORADO SPRINGS, April 28, 2026 – Stand Together...
Air Force Academy Female Insubordination Threatens Secretary Of War During Global Conflict
– Former Superintendent Lt Gen Michelle Johnson Reportedly Leads Charge Against ‘Old White Men’ Recently...