AIR FORCE GRADCAST

By: U.S. Air Force Academy Association and Foundation
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  • with Naviere Walkewicz ’99 and Vince Greco P’17 - Association & Foundation news and updates for Grads!
    Copyright 2024-2025 | Air Force Academy Association and Foundation | All Rights Reserved
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Episodes
  • Retirements, The Artemis Tree, Closing out 2024, a Successful Campaign, and More!

    Retirements, The Artemis Tree, Closing out 2024, a Successful Campaign, and More!
    Jan 3 2025
    Stay connected with your grad community! Your 2025 New Year’s Air Force Gradcast is here! Hosts Lt. Col. (Ret.) Naviere Walkewicz ’99 and Vince Greco P ’17 share the latest on USAFA’s Dean of Faculty’s retirement, the Artemis Moon Tree, closing out a successful donor campaign, a day in the life of co-host, Vince Greco and much more! QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS, IDEAS? TALK TO YOUR GRADCAST HOSTS! - GRADCAST@USAFA.ORG EVENTS WE MENTIONED IN THE NEWS Click any event listed here for details. All event times are local to where the event is hosted unless noted otherwise. If you have questions about any of the below events, please contact events@usafa.org. THE ARTEMIS MOON TREE IS NOW ON DISPLAY! - Image credit USAFA - Copy excerpted from DVIDSHUB.NET Personnel from the U.S. Air Force Academy and Space Detachment 1, along with fifth-grade students from Pikes Peak School of Expeditionary Learning, gather beside the Academy's first Artemis Moon Tree following its plaque unveiling ceremony at the Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Nov. 15, 2024. Notable attendees include U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Linell A. Letendre, Dean of the Faculty (third from left); Maj. Lucia White, Academy instructor (second from right); and Col. Marc Sands, Commander of Space Detachment 1 (far right), whose collaborative efforts were instrumental in bringing the Moon Tree to the Academy. THE FULL STORY IS HERE | EXPERIENCE USAFA'S PLANETARIUM LONG BLUE LINE PORTAL - Stay connected to the Long Blue Line and your alma mater! Create your free LONG BLUE LINE PORTAL account! The Portal serves as your central hub for the USAFA community, connecting graduates, cadets, and faculty/staff. Gain exclusive access to valuable resources, events, and networking opportunities. GIVE NOW - If you missed GIVING TUESDAY and still want to support your Academy: GIVE HERE The Air Force Academy Foundation raises private funds to help enhance and develop Academy programs that would not otherwise be fully funded by the government. Your gifts that support the Academy help our exceptional cadets and graduates reach new heights by supporting cadet programs, providing vital services for graduates and advancing the Academy’s strategic needs and capital projects. OPT-IN FOR YOUR FREE AOG LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP Follow the Opt-In link below then all you need to do is verify your identity to begin receiving your benefits. OPT-IN | WATCH TO LEARN MORE Have questions? Email us at: gradmembership@aogusafa.org Call us at: (719) 472-0300 CHECK OUT CHECKPOINTS MAGAZINE 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. - CHECKPOINTS ONLINE YOUR AOG ONLINE - ALL YOUR AOG RESOURCES, EVENTS AND INFORMATION IN ONE PLACE With our Gratitude! SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS AT THE COLORADO SPRINGS AIRPORT! Air Force Gradcast is a presentation of the Association of Graduates and Air Force Academy Foundation in partnership with the Colorado Springs Airport. VISIT FLYCOS.COM HERE FALL IN LOVE WITH COLORADO SPRINGS' SMALL AIRPORT The Air Force Gradcast is presented by the Association of Graduates and Air Force Academy Foundation in partnership with the Colorado Springs Airport
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    31 mins
  • A New Brand, the New Visitor's Center, Call for Award Nominations and Much More

    A New Brand, the New Visitor's Center, Call for Award Nominations and Much More
    Dec 6 2024

    In this edition of Air Force Gradcast, hosts Naviere Walkewicz ‘99 and Vince Greco P ’17, have the latest for you on a new brand for the AOG and Foundation; progress on the new visitor’s center; a call for award nominations; how you can stay connected, new podcast releases and much more! Get Gradcast the first Friday of every month on any of your favorite podcast apps!

    QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS, IDEAS? TALK TO YOUR GRADCAST HOSTS!

    - GRADCAST@USAFA.ORG

    EVENTS WE MENTIONED IN THE NEWS

    Click any event listed here for details. All event times are local to where the event is hosted unless noted otherwise. If you have questions about any of the below events, please contact events@usafa.org.

    THE STUNNING HOTEL POLARIS: NOW OPEN! - Image credit Hotel Polaris

    FOLLOW HOTEL POLARIS ON FACEBOOK | EXPERIENCE HOTEL POLARIS

    LONG BLUE LINE PORTAL

    - Stay connected to the Long Blue Line and your alma mater! Create your free LONG BLUE LINE PORTAL account!

    The Portal serves as your central hub for the USAFA community, connecting graduates, cadets, and faculty/staff. Gain exclusive access to valuable resources, events, and networking opportunities.

    GIVE NOW

    - If you missed GIVING TUESDAY and still want to support your Academy: GIVE HERE

    The Air Force Academy Foundation raises private funds to help enhance and develop Academy programs that would not otherwise be fully funded by the government.

    Your gifts that support the Academy help our exceptional cadets and graduates reach new heights by supporting cadet programs, providing vital services for graduates and advancing the Academy’s strategic needs and capital projects.

    OPT-IN FOR YOUR FREE AOG LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP Follow the Opt-In link below then all you need to do is verify your identity to begin receiving your benefits. OPT-IN | WATCH TO LEARN MORE

    Have questions?

    Email us at: gradmembership@aogusafa.org

    Call us at: (719) 472-0300

    CHECK OUT CHECKPOINTS MAGAZINE

    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.

    - CHECKPOINTS ONLINE

    YOUR AOG ONLINE

    - ALL YOUR AOG RESOURCES, EVENTS AND INFORMATION IN ONE PLACE

    With our Gratitude!

    SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS AT THE COLORADO SPRINGS AIRPORT!

    Air Force Gradcast is a presentation of the Association of Graduates and Air Force Academy Foundation in partnership with the Colorado Springs Airport.

    VISIT FLYCOS.COM HERE

    FALL IN LOVE WITH COLORADO SPRINGS' SMALL AIRPORT

    The Air Force Gradcast is presented by the Association of Graduates and Air Force Academy Foundation in partnership with the Colorado Springs Airport
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    23 mins
  • The Hotel Polaris Grand Opening and More Good News, Notes and Updates for USAFA Grads!

    The Hotel Polaris Grand Opening and More Good News, Notes and Updates for USAFA Grads!
    Nov 1 2024

    In this edition of Air Force Gradcast, host Lt. Col. (Ret.) Naviere Walkewicz ‘99 and her guest, Air Force Academy Foundation's Vince Greco, announce a long-awaited grand opening, wrap up reunion season, talk tailgating by boat, share their travel plans to meet with grads, home games at Falcon stadium, how you can make a difference, stay connected, new podcast releases and much more! Get Gradcast the first Friday of every month on any of your favorite podcast apps!

    QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS, IDEAS? TALK TO YOUR GRADCAST HOSTS!

    - GRADCAST@USAFA.ORG

    EVENTS WE MENTIONED IN THE NEWS

    Click any event listed here for details. All event times are local to where the event is hosted unless noted otherwise. If you have questions about any of the below events, please contact events@usafa.org.

    THE STUNNING HOTEL POLARIS: GRAND OPENING NOVEMBER 14! - Image credit Hotel Polaris

    FOLLOW HOTEL POLARIS ON FACEBOOK | EXPERIENCE HOTEL POLARIS

    LONG BLUE LINE PORTAL

    - Stay connected to the Long Blue Line and your alma mater! Create your free LONG BLUE LINE PORTAL account!

    The Portal serves as your central hub for the USAFA community, connecting graduates, cadets, and faculty/staff. Gain exclusive access to valuable resources, events, and networking opportunities.

    GIVE NOW

    - If you missed 1Day1 USAFA and want to support your Academy: GIVE HERE

    The Air Force Academy Foundation raises private funds to help enhance and develop Academy programs that would not otherwise be fully funded by the government.

    Your gifts that support the Academy help our exceptional cadets and graduates reach new heights by supporting cadet programs, providing vital services for graduates and advancing the Academy’s strategic needs and capital projects.

    OPT-IN FOR YOUR FREE AOG LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP Follow the Opt-In link below then all you need to do is verify your identity to begin receiving your benefits. OPT-IN | WATCH TO LEARN MORE

    Have questions?

    Email us at: gradmembership@aogusafa.org

    Call us at: (719) 472-0300

    CHECK OUT CHECKPOINTS MAGAZINE

    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.

    - CHECKPOINTS ONLINE

    YOUR AOG ONLINE

    - ALL YOUR AOG RESOURCES, EVENTS AND INFORMATION IN ONE PLACE

    With our Gratitude!

    SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS AT THE COLORADO SPRINGS AIRPORT!

    Air Force Gradcast is a presentation of the Association of Graduates and Air Force Academy Foundation in partnership with the Colorado Springs Airport.

    VISIT FLYCOS.COM HERE

    FALL IN LOVE WITH COLORADO SPRINGS' SMALL AIRPORT

    The Air Force Gradcast is presented by the Association of Graduates and Air Force Academy Foundation in partnership with the Colorado Springs Airport
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    29 mins

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