Air Force Summer Seminar

F-16 Fighting Falcon

A versatile aircraft capable of conducting both air-to-air and air-to ground missions.

Escort missions Airfield strikes; general attack

F-22 Raptor

A stealth aircraft designed to gain and maintain control of the skies.

Destroying enemy aircraft protecting friendly aircraft

F-15E Strike Eagle

A dual-role aircraft capable of air-to-air combat and precision ground attack.

Infrastructure targets; precision strikes; escort missions

AC-130J Ghostrider

A heavily armed aircraft capable of providing close air support.

Vehicle attacks; personnel targets

A-10 Warthog

An aircraft designed to attack enemy ground forces and vehicles.

Vehicle targets; ground forces; small targets.

C-17 Globemaster III

A transport aircraft used to move personnel and equipment.

Supply delivery troop transport; humanitarian assistance.

KC-46 Pegasus

A tanker aircraft used to provide fuel to aircraft in flight.

Supporting strike packages; transportation

B-2 Spirit

A stealth bomber capable of penetrating enemy defenses.

Hardened targets; strategic targets; high value targets

B-52 Stratofortress

A long-range bomber capable of carrying large quantities of munitions.

Infrastructure targets; airfields; supply depots

MQ-9 Reaper

A remotely piloted aircraft used for surveillance and precision strikes.

Reconnaissance; vehicle targets; monitoring enemy movements.

AIM-120 Amraam

Designed to destroy enemy aircraft.

Fighters, bombers, airborne threats

Jdam

A guided bomb capable of striking fixed targets with accuracy.

Buildings, runways, infrastructure

AGM-65 Maverick

A missile designed for attacking vehicles and point targets.

Vehicles, radar sties, light targets

Bunker Buster

A bomb designed to destroy underground structures.

Underground facilities, hardened targets

AGM-158 Jassm

A stealthy precision strike weapon.

Command centers, hardened facilities

General Purpose Bomb (GPB)

A standard bomb used against area targets.

Supply areas, fuel depots, soft targets

Cluster Munition

Releases many smaller bombs over a wide area.

Troop concentrations, supply areas

AGM-88 Harm

Designed to destroy enemy radar systems.

Radar sites, air defense systems

Soft Target

A target with little or no protections.

Tents, fuel storage, supply depots

hardened Target

A target protected by reinforced construction or underground placement.

Bunkers, command centers, underground facilities

Air Superiority

A condition in which friendly forces control the air domain and can operate with minimal enemy interference

Strike Package

A group of aircraft assigned to accomplish a specific mission

High Value Target (VT)

A target whose destruction significantly reduces enemy capability

Command and Control (C2)

The systems used to direct, coordinate, and control military forces

Sustainment

The supplies and support required to maintian military operations

Infrastructure

Facilities that support military operations

When the U.S. Air Force was founded as a separate service

1947

When the U.S. Air Force Academy was founded on

1 April 1954

The first female class of cadets who arrived in 1976 and graduated in __.

1980

The U.S. Air Force Academy is comprised over __ acres of land.

18,000

The class colors

Red, Blue, Gold, and Silver

Red

Represents the sun

Blue

Represents the sky

Gold

Represents the grasses on the plains

Silver

mirror aircraft technology

Named for Captain Lance P Siajn

Sijan Hall

Core Values

Integrity First, Service Before Self, Excellence in All We Do

What class is gold

class of 2027 and 2031

“Superintendent’s Lawn”

The grass plot in the middle of the terrazzo

7 Basic Responses

Yes/No sir/ma’am
No excuse sir/ma’am

Sir/ma’am, may I ask a question?/may I make a statement?

Sir/ma’am, I do not know/I do not understand

The Honor Code

“We will not lie, steal, or cheat, nor tolerate among us anyone who does.”

Altimeter Check

“Sir/Ma’am, my altitude is 7,258 ft above sea level—far, far above that of West Point of Annapolis.”

General Charles A. Gabriel, USAF, Chief of Staff

“Integrity is the fundamental premise for military service in a free society. Without integrity, the moral pillars of our military strength, public trust, and self-respect are lost.”

General George C. Marshall, USA

“There is no limit to the good you can do if you don’t care who gets the credit/”

President John F. Kennedy

“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well of ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty.”

General George S. Patton Jr., USA

“If you can’t get them to salute when they should salute and wear the clothes you tell them to wear, how are you going to get them to die for their country?”

General Douglas F. MacArthur, USA

“Upon the fields of friendly strife are sown the seed that on other days, on other fields, will bear the fruits of victory.”

Goood morning (Winstead)

Cadet Captain Audrey A Winstead, Golf Flight Commander

Goood morning (King)

Cadet 1st Lieutenant Zachary E King, Golf Assistant Flight Commander

Goood morning (Johnson)

Cadet 1st Lieutenant Ashley A Johnson, Golf Flight Element leader (One Flight One Goal)

Good __

Morning until noon

Afternoon until 18:00 (6pm)

Evening until 00:00 (12am)

All other cadre: Good morning sir/ma’am