Checkpoints magazine is the Association of Graduates' signature communications piece. From its humble beginnings as a black and white news print in 1965 to the award-winning publication you are reading today, the magazine has evolved into a visual showcase of USAFA. Yet despite its evolutionary track across the decades, this publication still seeks the same objective that it did at the time of its inception: to tell the Academy and graduate stories.

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September 2024

The September issue includes:

• A Q&A with Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind '91, the 22nd superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy, discussing first impressions, priorities for the military service academy, and what it's like leading his alma mater.
• Distinguished Graduate, Leadership Achievement Award, Young Alumni Excellence and Jabara Award for Airmanship recipient profiles.
• A conversation with the Honorable Dr. Ravi Chaudhary '93, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for energy, installations, and environment.
• An introduction to Kevin O'Neil, the U.S. Air Force Academy Foundation's newest board member.
• A story about the Academic Success Center, which exists to assist all cadets in becoming exceptional lifelong learners
• A look back at the early pilot "training" at USAFA.

Also, check out photo essays on the Class of 2028 and Long Blue Line Weekend!

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