2021 GRADUATION COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM 2021 … · 2021 GRADUATION COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM THE CLASS OF 2021 JAMES ROBINSON “ROBBIE” RISNER Each class at the Academy has identified

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Class of

2021

EXEMPLAR: BRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES ROBINSON “ROBBIE” RISNER

CLASS MOTTO: “NO DOUBT, NO FEAR”

“NOLITE DUBITARE, NOLITE TIMERE”

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Military members are reminded that a salute will be rendered during the playing of Honors for the Graduation Speaker and the National Anthem. During the National

Anthem, all citizens of the United States, should face the flag with both hands at their sides or with their hat or open hand over their heart. Military retirees may

render a salute during the playing of the National Anthem.

MISTRESS OF CEREMONYCadet Francesca A. Verville, Spring Wing Command Chief

OFFICIAL PARTY ARRIVAL

GRADUATING CLASS MARCH-ON

NATIONAL ANTHEMThe United States Air Force Academy Band

INVOCATIONChaplain, Colonel Julian C. Gaither, US Air Force Academy Chaplain

OPENING REMARKSLieutenant General Richard M. Clark, Superintendent, United States Air Force Academy

INTRODUCTION OF GUEST SPEAKERMr. John P. Roth, Acting Secretary of the Air Force

GRADUATION ADDRESSGeneral Mark A. Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

COMMENCEMENT AWARDCadet Matthew J. Vidican, Class President

Cadet Roselen J. Rotello, Summer Cadet Wing CommanderCadet Aryemis C. Brown, Fall Cadet Wing CommanderCadet Emily K. Berexa, Spring Cadet Wing Commander

PRESENTATION OF DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN AWARDMr. Matt Carpenter, Superintendent’s Leadership Endowment Board

PRESENTATION OF GRADUATESBrigadier General Linell A. Letendre, Dean of the Faculty

PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS General Mark A. Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Names of graduates are read by Colonel Arthur W. Primas, Jr., Director of Admissions, and Dr. Hal A. Taylor, Associate Dean for Student Academic Affairs and Academy Registrar. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

is assisted by Distinguished Guests and Academy Officials.

OATH OF OFFICEMajor General Michele C. Edmondson, Commandant of Cadets

THE AIR FORCE SONG The United States Air Force Academy Band

DISMISSALMajor General Michele C. Edmondson, Commandant of Cadets

USAF THUNDERBIRDS TEAM AERIAL DEMONSTRATIONThis aerial demonstration is conducted in honor of the graduating Class of 2021. This event exhibits to the public the

technical and professional capabilities of the United States Air Force. The team is comprised of selected pilots assigned to Air Combat Command and demonstrates the coordination, discipline, and flying ability required of combat-capable

pilots to fulfill their vital role in our nation’s defense.

FALCON STADIUM PROGRAM

Federal Aviation Administration regulations prohibit spectators from being within 1,500 feet of the flight path during acrobatic aerialdemonstrations. Therefore, for your own safety and to comply with FAA regulations, NO ONE will be permitted to leave the stadium after the

graduation ceremony until the conclusion of the Thunderbirds demonstration.

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THE CLASS OF 2021 JAMES ROBINSON “ROBBIE” RISNEREach class at the Academy has identified a person who has served significantly in the Air Force to be an exemplar to follow.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE DISTINGUISHED GRADUATES

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AOC - Lt Col Amanda Kosturko | AMT - MSgt Shaun McKeegan | AMT - TSgt Kristy Wright

AOC - Maj Wade Maulsby | AMT - TSgt Shannon Tessmer | AMT - TSgt Devin Rabena

AOC - Maj Jurgen Janzik | AMT - MSgt Steven Wall | AMT - TSgt Casandra Muschong

AOC - Lt Col Zachary Franklin | AMT - MSgt Sandra Goltz | AMT - MSgt Christopher Hughes

1 Athletic Distinction2 Military Distinction

5 Academic and Athletic Distinction6 Academic and Military Distinction

3 Academic Distinction 4 Military and Athletic Distinction

7 Academic, Military, and Athletic Distinction8 Academy Scholar

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Dre’Yana Shante AnthonyAndrew Olmos BenyshekSamuel Jesse ButlerJacob Andrew CarsonCameron Tyler ConradSierra Jesse Crawford

Tyler Ford OwensElizabeth Kay PattersonOlivia Chantal PeaseBenjamin Lawrence PetersonAlec Benjamin Schrank

James John Ping DuffyJosiah Gary GoosenMaxwell Michael HarperZachary Steven HuntCharles Patrick O’Briant

Gunnar Tahmaseb SchultzJesse Singh SidhuKurt Robert ThomasJelani Rashad Washington

Kylie Ann ApplegateJohn David AyresLuke Aaron BohenekBriana Mirai CarterLucas Robert CastroSterling Joseph CeshkerJordan Alexis Daniels

Katelyn Rose BalkeKai-lin ChangJacob Connor CroallMatthew Alexander CuocoAlexandra Marie DuCheneCharles Thomas Galloway, Jr.

Justin Thomas BecciReece Alexander CookeChanning D’Wayne DavisBrynn Elaine FeigheryParker Noah FergusonOscar Nicolas Ferrara Hedman

Kira Anne DuenasSean Robert FreemanHunter Nelson HaggestadPaul Rodger HendrixShannon Nicole HockmanDavid Patrick JonesKatarina Maria Kowar

Mariah GrantDavid Henry HoweEthan Lane IsaacsonRyan Christopher JohnstonAndrew Mark LesterCallan Keaomelemele Medeiros

Henry James GilchristMaxemillian Errett GriffithChristopher Jae Hoon KimTrisha Marie KingKyle Matthew Latzke

Daniel Ray KuneliColin Everett LilyaGriffin Timothy LineDarrell Franklin MillerMuhammad Salihin Bin Mohd SabriVernon Alec NazarenoMinjung Park

Maria Christine MettlerAlexander Jacob NicholsPrince Paul NjokuElisha Akueteh PalmRaymund Wesley Punzalan

Dominique Sadie Therese LeañoMohamed Ali MiliKyle Joseph PartmanKitt Allen RegierJulio Cesar Rosales

Alexandra Kaitlin PrymekNeil Patrick ReynoldsAidan Michael SamsFuhren Exciminiano TsaiDavid Antonio VillarrealRichard Frederick Worthy

Connor Fitzgerald ShawMatthew John SteinerJonathan Corbett ThomasJackson Vance TrentMatthew James VidicanChristina Anne Yun

Skylar Marie RoseRussell Franklin SeymourJack Charles Vander VoortJohn George Wagner IIIWilliam Andrew Yingst

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Campbell Mandela AndersenCaleb Michael McCannAryemis Christian BrownEmily Katherine BerexaZachary Fisher KennisonRobert Bartholomew GansrowJessica Anne BeyerMatthew Robert ChmielKaitlyn Marie BentonKaleb Daniel OverbyChristopher Ross PattersonDusten Wayne AultJacqueline Elise MaceMadeline Mae ReicherSpencer James FlintWinifred Xu ChenSpencer William RohlwingMegan Clara CordoneCamryn Ashley GostelJackson Richard AyersAnthony Joseph Lieto IIIJohn Thomas UrsinoAlicia Lee AlexanderMoira Jane CaseyBrea Nashae GriddineLindsey Claire LicciardiBrooke Ann Schumacher Thomas Malcolm Heisler

Mark Alan WatsonJeremiah Paul HarpKylie Jo-Anna StronkoAnthony Alix JacquesAbigail Katherine CrosierMaria Christina LeisingMichael Evan LeonardAnna Marie HolderAlexander James PresleyDylan Jameson AlexanderHarley Patrick MorganJason Daniel SchulzNicolette Leann ClarkDallas Lee AllisonBrian Samuel WaschakRichard Patrick MilesAlexander Joseph MillerBrendan Thomas ReeseScott Andrew JohnsonThomas Anthony O’BrienSean Michael McKendreeTatiana Chanel IngramJordan Aric MaldonadoRheagan Alexa HorneAnne Alice AhlquistPreston Hunter SemenukRyan Joseph SchneiderNoah Benjamin Jensen

Jessica Blase KirkpatrickDylan Charles DrummerRiley Jean HoltJeffrey Paul FadlovichRachel Juhae JungHolden Patrick RushingJonathan Parker NashJoshua Laurence BudigAbigail Anne ArestidesSamantha Sheleen HermanAmanda Nicole BeachBenjamin Charles DiRuggieroJordan Jonathan BrownConnor Robert SettleCole Tucker ArmagostLogan Josef FalcoRuby Paige McKainDaniel Jude ShemonAndrew James ValentinoPatrick Michael DillonConnor Alan NealStephen Chase LayngEva Cecelia SwearnginRye Gunnar JulsonMiranda Nicholle AhlersDavid Peter CollordBenjamin Booska HowardAlyssa Bailey Tamburo

Thomas Francis Galligani IIIZachery Joseph LorchSarah Lynn MasinterKenneth Clay BrownellAdam Wade BarrieRobert Wade O’ConnorNoah David CohenDanielle Peninah KatzCameren Darcy KristensenJacob Andrew MargrafRebekah Marie JoyAndrew Dawson CritesSamantha Anne SommersJonathon Loegan GabrielErik Charles OrrKathleen Elizabeth MedillHannah Marie MillimanBrittany Ann MahowaldEmily Marie ConroeMitchell Stone LipeRyyan Thomas ReuleGabrielle Aretha TopacioErin Lynn CopeMichael Anthony KolesarThuytien Pham

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AOC - Maj Lance Cannon | AMT - MSgt Jessica Dunahoo | AMT - MSgt Lance Browning

AOC - Lt Col Jordan Filer | AMT - MSgt William Schmit | AMT - TSgt Jeffrey Spencer

AOC - Maj Bryan Gibbs | AMT - MSgt Tai Do | AMT - TSgt Lily Pak

AOC - Maj Sherry Jackson | AMT - TSgt Scott McDonald | AMT - TSgt Adrian Vargo

AOC - Maj Christopher Sherwood | AMT - MSgt Jessica Pendergraph | AMT - TSgt Jamal Jackson

AOC - Lt Col Toni Merhar | AMT - MSgt Cameron Cochran | AMT - MSgt Benjamin Franke





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Eric David BornEric Ryan ClingenpeelJackson Scott ColePeter DobrowolskiPatrick Donald GabrielAlexandra Maria Giggie

Karim Mohamed AhmedSheyma Ben MabroukJaide Danielle BradshawCaelan Michael BrownGabrielle Angelique CalvoCasey Ryan CooperLorie Sakura Coyne

Kelby Wayne BaileySpencer Englehart BrownMollie Elizabeth BushelmanCole Alan CrispChandler Wyeth DevaneyRaylyn Star Faatuai

Mustapha Omobolaji AdekunleLeonard Robert BowenHunter William BoyerMaximilian King CarsonGrant Michael DonaldsonBeck Theodore Fosberg

Seth Xavier AllenJoshua Gordon BarricklowAustin Jeffrey CavallinMichael James ChiassonBrook Ann ChiltonScott Pearson Culbreth

Christopher David ArceHarrison Tate BoothJohn Patrick ByrnesMorgan James CisnaHannah Marie ComptonChristian Larrabee GambaleChristopher Pierce Goldtrap

Hayden Jones GrantWilliam Edward Irons IVKevin Sven JohnsenStephen Zachary KimatianMatthew Mark Kop

Anthony Joseph DeCesareBenjamin Daniel GomezConnor Gates GrantAndrew Jordan GroveEric Braxton HarbinAndrew Justin HoffmannZechariah Alexander LaRocque

Shannon Grace GuyAlana Reann HallNicholas Grant HauserAlexandr Sam IvanovJonathan Matthew Junco

Harrell Wayne Henderson, Jr.Jacob Andrew HughesAndrew Robert LemkeColin John Henry MaloneyConnor Patrick McCormickSavannah Cheri-Promise Menken

Zachary Alvin FlashNoor Kalka KhanNathanael Jeffrey KreiserNolan Douglas LaufenbergNathan Niels LervoldZeke Anthony Mammen

Riley Chase GravesKassady Paige HuffmanKaelin McKenzie ImmelSeamus Gaibrial KeanThomas James KoonsJames Michael LambertAriona Mayo

Aaron Thomas PeasleyCaleb Wesley RichardsonHannah Claire SchroederGeorge Phillip SilvanicShaina Darlene Smidt

Peter Yu-Farn LiuMichaela Michelle McFallsMatthew Patterson MorrisAlex Michael RamspergerGrace Marie RobinsonJustin Leo Schooley

Joel Thomas KrauseLouis Jay LeeTrent Alexander LitjesDevarsh Harshad ModhTynisha Annrey Spencer

Tarra Ariane MooreNathan Hasuk OhDurkin Joseph RossAurele Yannick Saffo KonlackJacob Michael Squitier

Joe Abran Martinez IIIGrace Estelle MetzgarMackensie Jane NechanickyTrenton Alexandre OilandBraden Hunter Parks

Raymond Warren MetzgerBrianna Kaylyn NorrisMason Michael NutterMatthew Blake O’RourkThomas Miller PaladinoAndrew Storm ParryLindsay Elan Powley

Maxwell Tyler SoleCody David SparrowJacob Richard TaylorBelle Tomme ToneyMicah Kuaiali’i Vannatta

Alexis Jewel ShirleyDamare Maurice SimmsThomas Mark StagerRyan Martin Van RiperXavier Elliott VegaZachary Dale Wiese

Lawrence James SpicerCody Loren SurrattAuburn Elise SuttlesElice Carolanne WalrathEthan Alexander Wentler

Timothy Louis StephensBrynn Parker SulteAlissa Marie TillBenjamin Kirk WardAlec Roger Watson

Alexander Gerard PonceNoah Mingda QiuAbbigayle Ruthanna WeaverWilliam Lewis Winstead IVJack Anthony Zocher

Vaeda Anne ReidManuel John RioloPierce Austin RisingerMatthew Chun RoehrigAngelica Catherine SchumacherSadie Ellen Wilson

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AOC - Maj Sydney Todorov | AMT - MSgt Gaddiel Israel | AMT - MSgt Yanet Hill

AOC - Maj Jacob Hall | AMT - MSgt Brian Kelsey | AMT - TSgt Cologne Shepherd

AOC - Maj Jacob Becker | AMT - MSgt Vincent Cannella | AMT - TSgt Teruko Fegurgur

AOC - Maj Christopher Knaute | AMT - MSgt Clarissa Pruismann | AMT - TSgt Joshua Vigil

AOC - Maj Mica Myers | AMT - MSgt Megan Morales | AMT - TSgt Jamie Segovia

AOC - Maj Ashley Cwiakala | AMT - MSgt Zalman Kosofsky | AMT - TSgt Michael Hinojosa





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Nicole Emeline AgobMark Christian Anarumo, Jr.Ethan Nikolas AuleciemsKennedy Nowelle BealeJoel BernalIsaac Paul Coolidge

John Daniel Alexander IIMathieu Quinn BarronCorbin James BlanchardNathaniel Kinion BowenJoseph David CastroLance Taylor ChapmanChristopher Michael Collins

Cameron Colleen BarberCaleb Andrew BooneCody William BrophyKevin Emanuel CruzJodi Lynn DaltonWilliam Thomas Durocher

Jimmy Kirk CummingsWilliam J DeckerAntonino Michele Del RossaCalvin Cannon Dixon, Jr.Bennett A. DrummondMarcos Miller Ferreira

Natalie Teruko Agosto-SunginoSarah Mae BodmerJed Paty CutterValentino Andreas Mateo Espinoza, Jr.Gabriel Daniel Fels

Ethan Michael AlbrechtMichael James BautistaBrooke Michele BruderRyan Patrick ClancyAriana Nicole Clemente-Hunter

Olivia Rose CretellaCollin Jarrett DavidsonCamryn Elizabeth DeamesGage Tanner FlamingAndrew Harrison HelmsWilliam Scott Johnson

Sierra Nicole DeHartKaalakaiopono Erica Ann Akiko FaurotPatrick Joseph GormanMatthew Michael HagemanCampbell Patton HarrisJason James HiresKeaton Thomas Hyke

Kaitlyn Nicole EhrlichCailin Renee FosterKyle Weston GruszkaRichard Matthew HaywoodMeredith Glenys JonesMatthew Thomas Knoedler

Charlotte Foden-VencilKahner Ryan GeorgeCleapatra Clarice Lee JacksonTanner Glen JohnsonMatthew Harrison JonesIl Joong Kim

Daniel Timothy FlynnJacqueline Isabella GirardinGega KhavtasiRyan Thomas KleinZhivko Kolevski

Seth Alan D’AllessandrisCabell Hawthorne McNeil EarlyRandy Faulk, Jr.Michael Jacob GreismanConnor Blake Lofthus

Trey Elijah LaRockElizabeth Vy NguyenKaleb Domingo NunezAdam James PeckRichard Joseph Peterson

Teresa Marie KozakSarah Dawn LesliePhillip Ryan MottLeonard Charles PetersenKestrel Mun Gwon PonMeaghan Teresa RaabEthan Porter Richards

Alexander James La RueAlaina Louise LuciusDaniel Christopher MeccaRoman Tristan PhilsonMartin Eliel Ramirez PerezRachel Joy Reilly

Rodney Christopher McCoyLuke Edmund MillerTerence Aaron PerkinsRoselen Joy RotelloElizabeth Christine Ryan

Akshay KumarWyatt Robert LakeCamryn Sage MathisCade Reaves McclanahanMahala Naomi Mirlande Norris

Daniel W. LuproAllison Nicole McGrathMatthew William MickeyCameron Joseph Miclette

Peyton Reine PlummerMatthew John PolzinKadin Dale RemsbergMark Andrew SchellEric Russell Wunsch

Jittiwat SermsripongMaxwell Ford StanglBrian Glenn SwicegoodWilliam Dean TrawickMichael Aaron WeatherfordAlec Sebastian YoungPaul Gregory Zielinski

Noah Ford SchwabBranden Michael StewartKade Jiabin SundvallAustin James UptonJon Marc Zaccaro

Liam SerotaParker Adam SimingtonErik Samuel TurnquistKiersten Marie WinfreyJohn Parker YeagerLuca Adrien Zeitvogel

Wyatt Anthony PerryBrady Keith RinehardAdrian Terrell Robinson, Jr.Brandon Adam SmythAustin Mitchell Valencia Bohler

Rebecca Grace MillerIsaac Joseph PerkinsNatalie Grace SieberJames Perry Weaver V

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AOC - Lt Col Brent Miles | AMT - MSgt Angela Robinson | AMT - MSgt Amanda Brown

AOC - Lt Col Attila Marczin | AMT - MSgt Damian Bollier | AMT - TSgt Avegail Cosmato

AOC - Maj Nicholas Krayvo | AMT - TSgt Mindy Bolton | AMT - TSgt John Doss

AOC - Maj Joshua Yerk | AMT - MSgt Gina Houk | AMT - TSgt Dylan Johnson

AOC - Maj Megan Moriarity | AMT - TSgt Phillip Mullins | AMT - TSgt Jade Lobello

AOC - Maj Alyssa Tetrault | AMT - MSgt Van Emerson Salgado | AMT - TSgt Jeffrey Wirgau





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Sophia Cordelia BynumNicholas Alexander CurtisZachary Christopher DickenBraden Todd EsplinMitchell Caymen Fowler

Ethan Daniel AdamsElena Rose CatalloMatthew Elton DahnJacob Clark DeLangeLillian Victoria Hess

Addison Paul BrownRyan Daniel ClendeningOrland Ethan EsvalCristian Constantin HanciucAndrew Mark HarrisAnnelise Nicole Holland

Erik William AndersonMichael James Armijo IIBenjamin Caris BrooksBrandon Thomas BzoskieBenjamin David CalhounJohnathan Robert Casoni

Michael Thomas BaldingerMichael Gerard BeverleyBenjamin Reid BollingerAmelia Sophia ButlerMia Emanuelle Soriano ChabanneJohn Martin Hayes

Thomas Carrol ChandlerCruz Diego ChavezTyler Teressa DavisRydder Troy DriggsJared Walker EricksonKavindu Gimhana Jayawardana

Jazmyne Lurissa-Joy GarzaDemani Jerome HansfordShirley HaoRegan Bethany HarrisonMario Louis Kastl

Emari HillJillian Camille JameroNakai Marcus LakeAdda LantiguaClay Michael MadsonScott Thomas McMurray

Erik Robert KazmierowiczVito James MarchinoFrancisco John MartinezAlec Dylan McGaheeZachary James MirageasAdam John Morris

James Patrick EdwardsCarson Robert FettingZachary Taylor GabertMatthew Garner GoodeMatthew Robert HanlonLynne Maher JadXavier Akira Kirksey

William Harrison KernMuhammad Shahrukh KhanAlexandra Sarah KingDakota Wayne LancasterAndrew Joseph Langston

Joseph Kangsan KimJenna Elise KuperbergBrody Christian LambertErin Elizabeth LeslieNicholas Alexander MuseJonathan Robert Petree

Kathryn Gunn KoonzPeter Geoffrey LochmaierVincent John LombardiMatthew Michael MarkKenneth Ryan McKnight

Lauren Claire MillerJamie Elizabeth MoulMatthew McNeely MurlaAlexander James PakEric Michael PetoskeyJoshua Mason Sayers

Colby Celeste MortensenLauren Grace NeilsenParker Haynes NorenMatthew Joseph OlsenJonathan David PriceCamila Valentina Quintero Hilsaca

Mai Emily LeJohn Armstrong LyonsTobin Daniel MillsColton Dean MitchellMatthew Russell MoralesLuke Tyler OstranderJacob Abraham Rice

Matthew Daniel ManionMichele Trang-Anh NguyenLogan Grant OmerMegan Brooke PolanoskyJoshua Ray Schoolcraft

Shamus Kennedy PhelanAlexandria Meilan PruittSierra Nicole RainsBrendan Joseph RichichiAnnie Jo Rutter

Fintan Tokuichi NakadaAlexis Alena Victoria SpringfieldJoshua Douglas StonerWilliam Patrick UlrichAlexander Harmon Wise

Michael Gray ShumateJoseph Edward Sladek IIITyler Wayne StewartAddison Makenzie ToneyJacoby Allen Ward

Faith Nicole Van HavelSarah Elizabeth WhitleyJoshua David WilliamsonEdgar Lafabian Woods IINathanael Jounghyun Yu

Mackenzie Danielle RobertsonKyle Robert RoshongLuke Hu RuanWendy Yaneth SamayoaStephen Haley Scott IIIAdelaide Lindsay SmallidgeJenna Alina Wisner

William Russell SellersGriffin Dorsey SmithCaleb Alaka’i Soo HooMaximilian Xavier StolleJoshua Bonneau Vaden

Winston Reb St. LukeNathan James ThompsonRemington Anthony VailGage Cain WeilDarren James Wone

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AOC - Maj Daniel Arnal | AMT - MSgt William Cavasos | AMT - TSgt Amanda Buckholdt

AOC - Maj Christopher Varnier | AMT - MSgt Shakuntala Johnson | AMT - TSgt Cody Ott

AOC - Maj Danielle Bales | AMT - MSgt David Powers | AMT - MSgt Matthew Apodaca

AOC - Maj Paul Taggart | AMT - MSgt Andrew Holley | AMT - TSgt Thresha Davis

AOC - Maj Jamie Shea | AMT - MSgt Rheanne Caldwell | AMT - TSgt Jeremy Campa

AOC - Maj Christina Royal | AMT - TSgt Tristian Rasmussen





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Adam Wojciech BajorekJustin Wilson BlasiusColton Charles BlatchfordAlexander William CooperPietro Sproviero De PaoliIsabel Olivia EicherIsaac Christopher Dirrim Finley

Nathan Shaul AbramoffNatalie Anne AlpanKerrilee Alexis BergerOlivia Nicole BonnerMitchell James BrunkeNathan Lee CundiffBreven Engelson

Tessa Joy BarbosaDonna Rose BorerJordan Alexander BrownJohn Paul ByrneChloe Simone CamelloWilliam Peter FlahertyJonathan Ruben Gill

Charles Ryan BoyetteOlga Maja BudkeJordan Elizabeth De GarayShannon Mary GrayJack Douglas HadleyJoseph Domingo Hensley

Dane Joseph BrautigamCharles McCullough BurnsBridget Morgan CalvertKole Thomas CerjanItzel Sinai Chan TopeteTyler Jared Dunn

Zachary Paul AllenJoshua Michael BlockMatthew Thomas ByrnesJoseph Camillo CanoyCatherine Beck Cavanaugh

Autumn Michelle GonzalesAleah Jules HarrisRyan Edward JonesColin John KennellyChristian David KuhnCaden Anders Kulp

Christian Thomas FlanneryTaylor Lawren FritzJennifer Marie GallaherMartin Charles James HuffmanDevyn Abra JonesCasey Rex JumpsBradley Kekoa Kim

Beth Ann GordonRhett Christian HarmsJonathan Riley HedgpethAaron Tyler HuyckePeter Keaton KellerShawn Michael Knowlton

Jarod Jacob HodgesBenjamin James HoffnerErik Gabriel JensenBenjamin James LeskoJacob Keith LevinAnna Magdalena LoGrande

Trent Jacob GenglerHanna-Lee Nava HarjonoStephen Timothy HaroldAshleigh Bryn HarveyPhilip Joseph HawthorneBailey Weldon Hopkins

Matthew James CooperDavid Jonathan EvansMorgan Grace HicksKyle Montgomery KrepszCarson Noel Krone

Jacob Nathaniel LarsonKasey Nikole LudwigKelly Lee MotesGianni Raphael OrlandoArmani Ethan RestoEmily Ann Rickman

Apiluck KongsomboonvechBrian Thomas KruppOlivia Rose LaneLynley Nicole MainousEliza Jane McCarthyOberon-Coltrane Wei Kwun Peter

Harper John LeeRobert Scott LewisMorgan Alexander MacDonaldMary Elle MaystrovichMadeline Jayne PautschQuinton Walker Riddle

Jace Aukela MillerEmma Grace NelsonOrion Raquel RodgersJames Thomas Rutledge-GormanRishe Rakesh Seenath

Steven Matthew KelleyConner Christian KirkegaardMichael James MatarazzoMichael James MathesonCole Michael MootyAlexander Hoang Nguyen

Matthew Evan LewisLorena Isabel LongoriaThomas Jeffery McCurdyEmily Grace MunnCamryn Marie Olhausen

Isaiah Tucker SampsonMeghan Kaitlin SanfordBenjamin Morgan SettleJeffrey Keith SilvinEthan Kobe TrumanJared Dean Wortham

Sierra Bennett SalerniGregory Duane SkageFranklin Jossue Solorzano SuarezLuke Austin St PierreCole James TrimbleAddison Robert Whitney

Aubrey Renee RidgewayMarcus Andrew RossLuc Francois ScottElizabeth Haley ShafferKyle Jacob SpencerFranklin Noel Valentin, Jr.

Calvin Rogelio SmithCatherine Elizabeth SobusKonrad James SteckNathan Samuel StylesSamuel Charles Yagoda

Braden West PriceSharina Beth StaytonAlana Maria TallmanRyan Jackson UnderlandAustin Chaney Williams

Peter Sang ParkCalista Riley TorbensonCole Hayden TurnerBrandon Michael DeFazio WilliamsKeeth DeAndre Williams

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AOC - Maj Brian Weaver | AMT - MSgt Vincent Quevedo | AMT - TSgt Brennan McGinley

AOC - Maj Matthew Yarrington | AMT - MSgt Devin Otto | AMT - TSgt Anastasia Stuart

AOC - Lt James Strait (USN) | AMT - TSgt Daniel Baker | AMT - TSgt Christopher Traphagan

AOC - Maj Elizabeth Jarding | AMT - MSgt Venessa Strock | AMT - TSgt Stephen Chin

AOC - Maj Raquel Dronenburg | AMT - MSgt Eugene Fajardo | AMT - TSgt Brian Flores

AOC - Maj Nathaniel Dull | AMT - MSgt Andres Moreno-Rojas | AMT - TSgt Matt Smart





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Shadrin Paul Abaya AndresJames Kevin Burke, Jr.Mackenzie Rebekah ClayEamon Michael FitzpatrickThomas Jack HaskellNatalie Marie Holley

Adeola Daniel AdeboyejoAnthony Ade AjaoChristian Scott BarretteJason Patrick BrenholdtTimothy William BurdTodd Christian Campo

Alexis Danielle AndrosUlysses Junghee BachSage Nason BelcherKiana Catrice BrantleyCassidy Cathryn CanadayEnrique Damian CastellanosLeo Alexander Cheshire

Bryan Shane AgustinHarry Manantsoa AndriantavyJulia Nicole BaldasareGregory William BarryBlaze Thomas BrumfieldHallie Ann CainLuke Chandler Chilcutt

Ameka Ambirianau Akaya IIAlexandria Marie BeckettRyan Scott ClaryTerrell Trajan DavisNicholas Bryan DeWolfKristina Aleese DeanJeffrey Allan Ditlevson, Jr

Caelan Naranjo BarrantaVictoria Francesca BernabeiAnastasiya BorodenkoThomas James CarmackTrace Cole DowellTheodore Edward Drewes

Benjamin Patrick KazulesSerena Seungeun KimNicholas Michael KruppePatrick William MahoneyAndrew Neal McNayGarrett Masao Miyaoka

Samuel Gunwoo ChoTyler Wesley FriendTyler James GurchiekBryce Dean HughesAudra Margaret JensenReece Arik Maiden

Fernando Mario Cortez SifuentesVeronica Charlotte CunninghamTyler Wayne DailyJacque Lynn DeLeonJonathan Paul Carlos EnriquezToby Joseph FoelixAric Adam Kedge

Rene Alexander Collias GomezPatrick James FentonCambria Lenee GallowayBianca Victoria GendreauBryce Nathaniel GraleyBraden Jordan HostChristopher Seung-Jae Jeon

Kaitlyn Jolee ElliottJacob August FryeSolomon John HansonBrock Steven JenningsBrian Jackson KimKaila Celiene Lusson

Derrick Daniel DyeAndrew Justin EhlerRyan Christopher FlynnMaria Gianna GasparovichAlexander Vincent Hamilton IV

Susannah Marie NobleJulie Ann PadillaSaideep Gadum ReddyHeidi Lynn SandIan Dominic Sarrazin

Lisa Kimberly OswaldGabriel John OtleyIan Nathaniel PetersonAiden SandhuGabriel Joseph Silva

Alexander Leo KruppCreston Nathaniel MartinCaleb Thomas MelinoskyEthan Boyd MorrisNicholas Ford ParhamHannah ParkPreston Zachary Polen

Keegan Vaughton KerkmanJoseph James LandisAmanda Julianne LialLandon Andrew MooreOmena Chobare MushaleElijah Okoe PalmSamuel Nicholas Pepper

Jack Tonneson MorganHunter Matthew MyszkaMalcolm Alexander OwensQuincy James PeeneMichael Anthony RoblesKeelia Lee Rogers

Jackson Duke HarrisLuke KilianskiRyan Christopher KirkJoshua Seth LambertGrace Elizabeth Marchant

Lance Alexander WhiteAndrea Nicole WiemanAlexander Joseph WinschelKevin Michael Woods IIThomas Andrew Zammataro

Charles Francis StevensAlexander David TarbetRhiannon Brynn TownsendCallie Jane WolfenbargerAmanda Jane Yount

Kathryn Carson PowerAlexander James StricklandFranklin SunEric Jefferson TuckerKeaton Eugene VanSoelenCullen John Wojewodka

Giovani Angel PomalesFabio SalvioniTyler Christopher WardGrace Catherine WhistonJoseph Richard WoodringBrandon J Yun

Martin Alan SampleIan Michael ShepherdAlexandra Claire SullivanNicholas Peter VolpeDustin Bruce WagnerMaia Alexis Young

Oliver Mortimer PowdarSarah Kate SawickiJacob Henry SteinerTanner James StuartNicholas Kendrick TimpeChancellor Farris Wood

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AOC - Maj Monica Mason | AMT - MSgt Daniel Cruz | AMT - TSgt Jeremy Schmid

AOC - Maj Richard Cheng | AMT - MSgt Roman Morey | AMT - TSgt Kaye Baraoidan

AOC - Maj Benjamin Chapman | AMT - MSgt Jermaine Walton | AMT - TSgt Brittany Howard

AOC - Maj Michael Wetherbee | AMT - MSgt Steven Lazarowitz | AMT - TSgt Ferdinand Manuel

AOC - Maj Stefanie Culp | AMT - TSgt Bruce Boland | AMT - TSgt Jacob Defenbaugh

AOC - Lt Col Jeffrey Tetrault | AMT - MSgt Kristen Griswold | AMT - TSgt John Bolls





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Olga Vida BoukhvalovaCharles Edward BroadChristian Henry BurgoynePamela ButandaStephanie Hannah Choe

Alec Louis BaderNolan Robert BrandtChristian Keli’i BruceVictoria Abigail BurnsBryan James ClarkRyan Gordon D’Antonio

Matthew Joseph CahillMeghan Sarah CarbienerBrian Thomas ClancyColin John DwyerZachary John Eyler

Joseph Andrew AntoninoLawson Stephens BarrettMarshall Joseph BoweryJames Anthony Briggs, Jr.

Nassim Bernardo Al-NawasrehTriet Robert BuiJordan ButcherTyler Jake ChristensenJordan Lee CoffmanJudith Ann Horton

Austin Thomas AmourMatthew Christopher AndersonDavid Anthony BeardenKarl John BoerwinkleTrace Jordan CarelloYujun Anthony Chow

Colin Richard EntingerNathan David FairhurstMarion Audrey FarrarAnthony GomezKaura Jane Gornall

Jazmine Marie DelValleZachary Allan DiversNathaniel Robert DyerCaleb Thomas FergusonCharles William GossJessica Marie GroenKaitlyn Sheng Guo

Kaylynn Rose HarveyJared Stephen HasselBrendan James Hennessey RoseJames Raymond KeatingLogan Michael Konst

Sarah Katherine ChildsJason Alan CohrsDaniel Patrick GilmartinHelen Elizabeth Homola

Nkosi Jabari JonesDalton Michael LawrenceJeremy George LeondiresMark Donald MackenzieDiego Antonio MendezBrady Alexander Moll

Megan Ann CravenBenjamin Christian HauserSara Catherine JohnsonChristopher Dean JoyceRayce Jacob MainSokhalita Mam

Jeffrey Abraham LaCosteSamuel Ryan LeeMichael Jeffrey McCulloughSergei Allen ScharerBryce Addison Sell

Hunter Michael HerbertSarah Ruth HimmelbergVance Elliott HolubRichard Cruz Ibarra IIIAdam Evan JewellPeyton Dawn McguireWarren Edward Quinlan

Christopher Mark MenoAnthony Athanasius MikhailDaniel Thomas MorrisDhruv Rajeev Odedra

Clarissa Renee JolleyCoby Lee KurtzMegan LopezWolf Alexander Lucas

Emily Grace NoratNicholas Thomas NoyenDavid Benton OttSarah Frances PattilloAndrew Joseph Pecha

Adama Nicholas MbayeJoseph Anthony Murphy IVSamantha Miechelle ParkhurstLauren Michelle PetersonCole Robert PhelpsMichael Quinn Purcell

Alexis Louisa SherwinMarshall Peyton SpiresNathan Thomas StierenKevin Gamalier Vazquez AndujarJoseph Robert Way

Julia Lauryn RochesterDaniel Stewart SaksAddyson Nicole SmithKonrad Christopher ZirkleLuke Javier Zuluaga

Michael Warren SobczykJessica Rae ThomasVincent Angelo Montigilo VivadelliBracy Jamod Webb IIConor Martin Wisentaner

Alexander Robert Walter MehnertMuriah Deanne MurrayShiv Umesh PatelWilliam Michael Stover

Carol Marie Ramos TricoliDaniel Robert ReinfurtDavid Joel ThackerKyler Wesley WedgeworthJessica Anne Wierzbicki

Clint Matthew RossiAllen Gregory ShadanBenjamin Andrew TaylorGeorgiana Raffaella TrizanoChristopher Michael Wilson

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SUPERINTENDENT

COMMANDANT OF CADETS

DEAN OF FACULTYPermanent Professors and Department Heads

Major General Michele C. EdmondsonColonel Clarence W. Lukes Chief Master Sergeant Jerome S. Wright Senior Master Sergeant Timothy R. Fuller Colonel Tracy L. Parrish Colonel Rodney L. Simpson Dr. Earl W. Brewster Lieutenant Colonel Stephen P. Anderson Lieutenant Colonel Brad W. DaviesLieutenant Colonel Amy M. Rivera Senior Master Sergeant Jose R. Sanchez Colonel Kelly M. Sams Master Sergeant Jared L. Flores Colonel Kevin R. Bray Master Sergeant Vincent A. Quevedo Colonel Mike R. Stolley Master Sergeant Jessica R. Pinner

Brigadier General Linell A. Letendre Colonel Scott E. WilliamsChief Master Sergeant Sean M. Milligan Colonel Jim L. Cook Colonel Kathleen Harrington Colonel Rex R. Kiziah Colonel Troy R. Harting

Dean of the Faculty Vice Dean of the Faculty Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Dean of FacultyPermanent Professor and Head, Philosophy Permanent Professor and Head, English & Fine Arts Permanent Professor and Head, Physics Permanent Professor and Head, Management

Commandant of CadetsVice Commandant of Cadets, Culture and ClimateSenior Enlisted Advisor to the Commandant of CadetsFirst SergeantChief, Culture and Climate DivisionChief, Training and Support DivisionChief, Curriculum Division and Senior Development AdvisorDirector of StaffDirector of OperationsCommander, 1st Cadet GroupSuperintendent, 1st Cadet GroupCommander, 2nd Cadet GroupSuperintendent, 2nd Cadet GroupCommander, 3rd Cadet GroupSuperintendent, 3rd Cadet GroupCommander, 4th Cadet GroupSuperintendent, 4th Cadet Group

Lieutenant General Richard M. ClarkColonel Otis C. JonesCommand Chief Master Sergeant Sarah A. SparksMs. Gail B. Colvin Colonel Tyler P. Frander Colonel John M. Garver Mr. Dale A. Hogue Mr. Carlos R. Cruz-Gonzalez Colonel Tammy L. SchlichenmaierColonel Mike W. Safko Chaplain, Colonel Julian C. Gaither Colonel Arthur W. Primas, Jr. Colonel Harold T. Hoang Mr. Donald M. Comp Dr. Joseph D. Looney Lieutenant Colonel Thomas F. Cook, Jr. Ms. Kimberly G. Tebrugge Lieutenant Colonel Reuben J. Litton Lieutenant Colonel Jessica H. Dwyer Mr. Bradley S. Wilson Colonel Kim N. Campbell Lieutenant Colonel Michael R. Andrews Dr. Trevin Campbell Dr. Charles D. Dusch Mr. Larry C. Jones

Colonel Brian S. HartlessColonel Melissa Youderian

SuperintendentVice SuperintendentCommand ChiefDirector of StaffDirector, Strategic Plans, Programs, Requirements, Development and EngagementDirector, Operations and AnalysisDirector, Manpower, Personnel, and Officer AssessionsDirector for InstallationInspector GeneralStaff Judge AdvocateUnited States Air Force Academy ChaplainDirector, AdmissionsDirector, Communication and InformationDirector, ProtocolDirector, Culture, Climate and DiversityDirector, Financial ManagementDirector, Strategic CommunicationsDirector, SafetyDirector, Commander’s Action GroupDirector, Information ProtectionDirector, Character and Leadership DevelopmentDirector, Public AffairsDirector, Sexual Assault and Prevention ResponseCommand Historian and Director of Academy History ProgramDirector, Equal Opportunity

Commander, 10th Air Base WingCommander, Preparatory School

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Colonel Jennifer C. Alexander Colonel Margaret C. Martin Colonel Steven C.M. Hasstedt Colonel Thomas T. Swaim Colonel Tasha L. Pravecek Colonel Joel A. Sloan Colonel Brian J. Neff Colonel Cory A. Cooper Colonel Luke M. Sauter Colonel Richard T. Cooney, Jr. Colonel Douglas P. Wickert Colonel Jean Philippe N. Peltier Colonel Tara L. Villena Colonel Miriam A. Krieger Colonel Daniel E. Finkelstein Lieutenant Colonel David T. Merritt

Dr. Barry S. Fagin Colonel David L. Pittner Dr. Rob W. Flaherty Dr. Hal A. Taylor Colonel Christopher McClernon Ms. Diane G. Klare Colonel Thomas K. Swoveland Lieutenant General (Retired) Bradford J. Shwedo Lieutenant Colonel Sarah E. Isbill

Mr. Nathan A. Pine Mrs. Jennifer A. Block Colonel Thaddeus P. Allen Colonel Maiya D. Anderson Dr. Nancy C. Hixson

Colonel Joel R. DeBoer Lieutenant Colonel Mark D. Skalko Lieutenant Colonel Sarah S. Kaiser Lieutenant Colonel Matthew A. Humphrey Lieutenant Colonel Brandon A. Zuercher Lieutenant Colonel Matthew J. Spitler Lieutenant Colonel Amy A. Lewis Lieutenant Colonel Todd M. Zielinski

Director of Athletics Executive Director of Athletics Vice Director of Athletics Permanent Professor & Head, Physical Education Department AFAAC CEO and Deputy Athetic Director, External Affairs

Commander, 306th Flying Training GroupDeputy Commander, 306th Flying Training GroupCommander, 306th Operations Support SquadronCommander, 94th Flying Training SquadronCommander, 98th Flying Training SquadronCommander, 557th Flying Training SquadronCommander, 70th Flying Training SquadronCommander, 1st Flying Training Squadron

Senior Associate Dean Director of Staff Associate Dean for Educational Innovation Associate Dean for Student Academic Affairs and Academy Registrar Associate Dean for Research Associate Dean and Director, McDermott Libraries Chief, Strategic Technology Director, Institute for Future Conflict Director, Commander’s Action Group

Permanent Professor and Head, Economics and Geosciences Permanent Professor and Head, History Permanent Professor and Head, Biology Permanent Professor and Head, Military and Strategic Studies Permanent Professor and Head, Chemistry Permanent Professor and Head, Civil and Environmental Engineering Permanent Professor and Head, Electrical and Computer Engineering Permanent Professor and Head, Mechanical Engineering Permanent Professor and Head, Astronautical Engineering Permanent Professor and Head, Behavioral Sciences and Leadership Permanent Professor and Head, Aeronautical Engineering Permanent Professor and Head, Foreign Languages Permanent Professor and Head, Law Permanent Professor and Head, Political Science Department Head, Mathematical Sciences Department Head, Computer and Cyber Sciences

DEAN OF FACULTY (cont.)

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

Staff Agency Heads

306th FLYING TRAINING GROUP

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Oath of Office

I, ________________,

having been appointed a Second Lieutenant

in the United States Air Force, do

solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will

support and defend the Constitution of

the United States against all enemies,

foreign and domestic; that I will bear true

faith and allegiance to the same; that I

take this obligation freely, without any

mental reservation or purpose of evasion;

and that I will well and faithfully

discharge the duties of the office upon

which I am about to enter.

So help me God.

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Off we go into the wild blue yonder,

Climbing high into the sun

Here they come zooming to meet our thunder,

At ‘em now, Give ‘em the gun!

Down we dive, spouting our flame from under,

Off with one helluva roar!

We live in fame or go down in flame. Hey!

Nothing’ll stop the U.S. Air Force!

Air Force Song

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The academic mace, displayed on the stage, was first used in the 14th century and is descended from the club of Hercules.

The globe at the bottom of the mace represents the world from which our cadets come. It bears the phrase, “Expect great things,” which is the challenge issued by General Nathan Twining, Air Force Chief of Staff, to the first entering class of the US Air Force Academy after their arrival at Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, Colorado, on July 11, 1955.

The four contrails emanating from the globe symbolize the trajectory of cadets as they prepare for the future. They first pass through the ring of Air Force core values—Integrity, Service, and Excellence; the lightning bolts on the ring signify athletic excellence.

The second ring symbolizes the ideals of Athens focused on learning and arts; the stars represent academic excellence.

The third ring embodies the warrior spirit of Sparta; the wreaths denote military excellence. Rising from the final ring are four airfoils that characterize today’s final launch of our newest leaders of the highest character.

Academic Mace

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