Explore the Falcon Mews with Lt. Col. (Ret.) Steve Simon ’77 in final Heritage Minute episode of the season. Members of the Class of ’59 chose the falcon as the U.S. Air Force Academy's mascot on Sept. 25, 1955. Cadets devote a great deal of time during the academic year to the care and training of the birds, and make approximately 150 appearances in multiple states in an average year.