Applications to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., have dropped again for the fourth year after a post-9/11 peak. This year’s decline was two percent, with a total of 1,260 cadets accepted from an application pool of 9,200 for the class of cadets that will begin training this July, reports the Associated Press news service. In 2005, 9,500 applications were filed at the academy, down from 12,430 in 2004.
Golden Dome Details Begin to Emerge
Dec. 7, 2025
The Golden Dome air and missile defense shield to protect the United States will have some “operational capability” in 2028, the program’s leader said Dec. 6 at the Reagan National Defense Forum.
