The next US Air Force Academy Board of Visitors meeting open to the public will be on Thursday, August 7 from 8:30 am to 11:30 am Mountain Time. Even though the meeting will be held in-person at the Academy, the public is only allowed to attend virtually online via this link: https://www.usafa.edu/about/bov/ (USMA and USNA allow the public to attend their meetings in-person). Written statements must be submitted before July 30.
This the 2025 Organizational Meeting of the USAFA Board of Visitors. Here are the board members, including the new ones:
Appointed by the President:
Appointed by the Speaker of the House: Representative August Pfluger (USAFA ’00), Texas; Representative Jeff Crank, Colorado
Appointed by the House Minority Leader: Representative Don Davis, North Carolina
Appointed by the Senate Majority Leader: Senator Steve Daines, Montana; Vacant seat
Appointed by the Senate Minority Leader: Senator Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin; Vacant seat
Appointed by the Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman: Senator Roger Wicker, Mississippi
Appointed by the Senate Armed Services Ranking: Senator John Hickenlooper, Colorado (Designee)
Appointed by the House Armed Services Committee: Representative Don Bacon, Nebraska (Designee)
Appointed by the House Armed Services Ranking: Representative Gabe Vasquez, New Mexico (Designee)
The USAFA Board of Visitors purpose is to provide independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Defense, 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.
Here is the announcement from the Federal Register:
AGENCY: Board of Visitors of the U.S. Air Force Academy (BoV AFA), Department of the Air Force.
ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory committee meeting.
SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) 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 Thursday, August 7, 2025 from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (mountain time).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will occur in-person with virtual option. Members of the public will only be allowed to attend the meeting virtually. The link for the virtual meeting 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
bov@afacademy.af.edu
703-614-4751
1660 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1660.
Alternate Designated Federal Officer:
Ms. Blaire Brush
bov@afacademy.af.edu
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.
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 Defense, 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 the 2025 Organizational Meeting of the BoV AFA.
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 30, 2025, 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.
Tommy W. Lee
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer
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