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Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Michael Donley, Secretary of the Air Force, will be the commencement speaker at this year's USAFA graduation.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Approximately 500 free, reserved-seat tickets for the Academy's Class of 2013 Graduation Ceremony will be available beginning 8 a.m. Thursday, May 16, 2013, through the Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance and the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley will be the guest speaker at the Air Force Academy graduation in May.

Friday, March 22, 2013  The Air Force Academy plans to hold a funeral service Friday for an Air Force pilot who died after a training mission over the Adriatic Sea.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  The Air Force Academy plans to hold a funeral service Friday for an Air Force pilot who died after a training mission over the Adriatic Sea.

Saturday, March 02, 2013  Bracing for the sequester, Air Force leadership has cancelled all aviation support to public events for the remainder of the 2013 fiscal year, grounding the graduation flyover.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  The body of a U.S. Air Force pilot whose F-16 fighter jet went missing Monday during a nighttime training mission has been found in the Adriatic Sea.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  President Barack Obama was on hand Wednesday as 1,074 Cadets graduated into the Air Force.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  Click here to watch a live feed of President Barack Obama addressing the 5th graduating class at the Air Force Academy.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  They're back! The Thunderbirds will fill the skies with activity the next few days as they prepare for graduation at the Air Force Academy. But a special flight scheduled for Bronco's head coach John Fox gets canceled.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011  If you are planning on heading out to the Air Force Academy graduation Wednesday morning, here are a few reminders of what to expect.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011  A burial service is scheduled today for a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate who died in Afghanistan.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010  The new class of officers hears from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at Wednesday's U.S. Air Force Academy graduation at Falcon Stadium.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010  Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talked to 1,001 graduating cadets at the academy on Wednesday. The Senate Armed Services Committee plans to vote Thursday on overturning the military's ban on gays.

Thursday, April 15, 2010  The graduates are speaking on panels and meeting individually with cadets. Events started Wednesday and run through Friday. Graduates of the academy are commissioned as second lieutenants.