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United States Air Force Academy

military academy near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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United States Air Force Academy

Summary

United States Air Force Academy is an air force academy[1]. It draws 2,784 Wikipedia views per month (air_force_academy category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • United States Air Force Academy received the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[3].
  • United States Air Force Academy received the Organizational Excellence Award[4].
  • United States Air Force Academy received the Silver Anvil Award[5].
  • United States Air Force Academy was a member of American Council on Education[6].
  • United States Air Force Academy is located in El Paso County[7].
  • United States Air Force Academy is in the country of United States[8].
  • United States Air Force Academy's instance of is recorded as air force academy[9].
  • United States Air Force Academy's instance of is recorded as Field Operating Agency[10].
  • United States Air Force Academy's instance of is recorded as public educational institution of the United States[11].
  • United States Air Force Academy's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community[12].
  • United States Air Force Academy's instance of is recorded as United States Service academies[13].
  • United States Air Force Academy's instance of is recorded as academic publisher[14].
  • United States Air Force Academy's instance of is recorded as academy[15].
  • United States Air Force Academy's headquarters location is recorded as Air Force Academy[16].
  • United States Air Force Academy took place at Air Force Academy[17].
  • United States Air Force Academy is part of United States Air Force[18].
  • United States Air Force Academy's Commons category is recorded as United States Air Force Academy[19].
  • United States Air Force Academy comprises United States Air Force Academy Airfield[20].
  • United States Air Force Academy comprises United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area[21].
  • August 14, 1954 marks the founding of United States Air Force Academy[22].
  • United States Air Force Academy's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.008113, 'lon': -104.890509}[23].
  • United States Air Force Academy's parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Air Force[24].
  • United States Air Force Academy's official website is recorded as https://www.usafa.af.mil/[25].
  • United States Air Force Academy's official website is recorded as https://www.usafa.edu/[26].
  • United States Air Force Academy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:United States Air Force Academy[27].

Body

Founding

August 14, 1954 marks the founding of United States Air Force Academy[22].

Identity

United States Air Force Academy is part of United States Air Force[18].

Operations

United States Air Force Academy's headquarters location is recorded as Air Force Academy[16]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Air Force[24].

Recognition

Awards received include Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[3], an award[28]; Organizational Excellence Award[4], an United States Air Force award or decoration[29], founded in 1969[30]; and Silver Anvil Award[5], an award[31], in United States[32], founded in 1944[33].

Why It Matters

United States Air Force Academy draws 2,784 Wikipedia views per month (air_force_academy category, ranking #1 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did United States Air Force Academy receive?

Honors received include Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[3], Organizational Excellence Award[4], and Silver Anvil Award[5].

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References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . afhra.af.mil. afhra.af.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . afhra.af.mil. afhra.af.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . afhra.af.mil. afhra.af.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . apps.prsa.org. Retrieved . apps.prsa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · JMMaok · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.usafa.af.mil/, https://www.usafa.edu/
    Website → —
    Location → Air Force Academy
    Academic calendar type → semester
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P101]]: [[Q38723]]"
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