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 / 1 pm to 3:15 pm Eastern Time.
Public comments can be submitted to usafa.hq.bov@us.af.mil by July 13, 2026.
Go here to register and get a link to watch: https://www.usafa.edu/about/bov/
AGENCY: Board of Visitors of the U.S. Air Force Academy (BoV AFA), Department of the Air Force.
ACTION: Notice of partially closed Federal advisory committee meeting.
SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Air Force Academy (BoV AFA) will take place.
DATES: Open to the public Monday, July 20, 2026 from approximately 1:20 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Eastern Time Zone (ET). Closed to the public from approximately 1:00 p.m. to 1:20 p.m. ET.
ADDRESSES:
The meeting will occur virtually. The link for the virtual meeting accessible to the public can be found at: https://www.usafa.edu/about/bov/ and will be active approximately thirty minutes before the start of the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Designated Federal Officer:
Dr. Raquel Rimpola
USAFA.HQ.BOV@us.af.mil
703-693-2767, 1660 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1660
Alternate Designated Federal Officer:
Ms. Blaire Brush
USAFA.HQ.BOV@us.af.mil
2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 3200, USAF Academy, CO 80840-5025
USAFA BoV Website: https://www.usafa.edu/about/bov/. Contains information on the Board of Visitors, link to the virtual meeting, and approved meeting agenda.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This meeting is being held under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102-3.140 and 102-3.150.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.140d, the committee is not obligated to allow a member of the public to speak or otherwise address the committee during the meeting and members of the public attending the committee meeting will not be permitted to present questions from the floor or speak to any issue under consideration of the committee.
Purpose of the Meeting:
In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 9455(e)(1), the BoV AFA provides independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary of War, through the Secretary of the Air Force, on matters relating to the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA), including morale, discipline, and social climate, the curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, academic methods, and other matters relating to the USAFA that the BoV AFA decides to consider.
This is a 2026 Organizational Meeting of the BoV AFA.
The closed meeting from 1:00 p.m. to 1:20 p.m. ET on July 20, 2026, will consist of discussions of personnel actions that are pre-decisional in nature of which premature disclosure may significantly impact the implementation of a proposed action.
For this reason, a portion of this meeting will be closed to the public, as the discussion of such information cannot be adequately segregated from other topics, which precludes opening the closed meeting to the public.
The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, in consultation with the Office of General Counsel, has determined in writing that the meeting shall be partially closed to the public because the discussions during the closed meeting will be concerned with matters protected under section 552b(c)(9) of title 5, U.S.C. Authority:5 U.S.C. 552b.
Written Statements:
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and section 102-3.140 and section 1009(a)(3) of FACA, any member of the public wishing to provide input to the BoV AFA may submit a written statement.
The public or interested organizations may submit written comments or statements to the Board about its mission and/or the topics to be addressed in the open sessions of this public meeting.
Written comments or statements should be submitted to the Alternate Designated Federal Officer via electronic mail, at the email address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section in the following formats: Adobe Acrobat and/or Microsoft Word.
The comment or statement must include the author’s name, title, affiliation, address, and daytime telephone number.
Written comments or statements being submitted in response to the agenda set forth in this notice must be received at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting so they may be made available to the BoV Chairman for consideration prior to the meeting.
Written comments or statements received after July 13, 2026, may not be provided to the BoV until its next meeting. Please note that because the BoV operates under FACA, all written comments will be treated as public documents and will be made available for public inspection.
Disability and Language Accommodations: Please direct any requests for disability or language accommodations to the Alternate Designated Federal Officer in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
Robert E. Bivins
Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer
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