LOCATION: The US Air Force Academy is located northwest of Colorado Springs, CO, at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. For directions to the Academy, see Category, INSTALLATION OVERVIEW; Related Subject, Must Know Items.
MAJOR COMMAND: The US Air Force Academy is a direct reporting unit.
MISSION: The staff and faculty of the United States Air Force Academy are charged with developing and inspiring future air and space leaders with a vision for tomorrow through academic and military instruction. The Academy prepares these future officers to assume the leadership roles of the 21st century. PRIMARY WEAPONS SYSTEM: The Academy does not have a weapons system. POPULATION ASSIGNED-SERVED (approximate): Cadets: 4000 Active Duty Officer: 1000 Active Duty Enlisted: 1000 Family Members: 4500 Retirees: 41,000 Civilian Employees: 1600 appropriated and non-appropriated fund Reserve Component Officers: 5 Reserve Component Enlisted: 20
TELEPHONE ACCESS: The area code for the Academy is 719. All numbers listed in this book are in the 719 area code, unless otherwise indicated.
Academy DSN and commercial dialing: 333-xxxx On-base housing: 472-xxxx Academy Operator: 333-1818
When dialing between on-base numbers, dial 3-xxxx. To dial local off-base numbers from the Academy, you must first dial 99, followed by the seven-digit number. Long-distance calls placed from official phones require a four-digit PIN number. To dial a DSN number from the Academy, you must first dial 94, followed by the full number.
HISTORY: The United States Air Force Academy is the youngest of the service academies. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a congressional bill establishing the Air Force Academy on April 1, 1954. With his signature, President Eisenhower initiated a chain of events that, over the years, has produced one of the leading military and academic institutions in the country. In choosing the location, the selection committee took the advice of West Point and Annapolis representatives who suggested the Academy have an area large enough to accommodate cadet training and future expansion. Other criteria for the site included natural beauty, a variety of local educational, religious, cultural and recreational facilities as well as proximity to large cities. After considering 580 proposed sites in 45 states, Secretary of the Air Force Harold E. Talbott chose the present site on June 14, 1954. The Academy's first class of 306 cadets was sworn in less than a month later, and training began at the Academy's temporary site at Lowry AFB while the permanent site was being constructed. In the fall of 1958, members of the cadet wing marched through the north gate to the cadet area. Construction of Academy buildings continued around the cadets while they pursued their academic and military studies. The first class of 207 history-making cadets graduated on June 3, 1959. In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson authorized a student increase in the Cadet Wing from 2,529 to 4,417. The first class of cadets to include women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. Legislation passed in 1991 which required the number of students to drop to 4,000.
FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE: This relocation guide has been prepared to assist inbound Academy personnel and their families. We strive to make the information as accurate and useful as possible. If you need additional information or other relocation assistance, please contact the Academy Family Support Center at the address shown in the Record Listing below.
NAME: USAF Academy Family Support Center POC: ADDRESS: 10MSS/DPF, 6248 W. Pine Loop CITY: Colorado Springs STATE: Colorado ZIP: 80840 TELEPHONE: (719) 333-3444/3445 DSN: 333-3444/3445 FAX: (719) 333-7200 DSN: 333-7200 COMMENTS: The Family Support Center is located on the corner of Pine Drive and W. Pine Loop, in Pine Valley, adjacent to the Fire Station.
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Name : USAF Academy Family Support Center
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Address : 10MSS/DPF, 6248 West Pine Loop
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City : USAF Academy
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State : CO
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Zip : 80840
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Phone : (719) 333-3444/3445 DSN: 333-3444/3445
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Fax : (719) 333-7200 DSN: 333-7200
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Comment :
The Family Support Center is located on the corner of Pine Drive and West Pine Loop, in Pine Valley, adjacent to the Fire Station.
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