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Ladies and gentlemen , please take your 

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seats and direct your attention to the 

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southeast stands of the stadium as we 

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extend a welcome to our representatives 

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of the Dean of Faculty , Cadet Wing , 

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and Directorate of Athletics , Major 

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units of the United States Air Force 

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Academy . 

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Leading the processional and carrying 

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Yousaffa's academic mace is Brigadier 

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General James Valpiani , the dean of 

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faculty , followed by a representative 

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group of faculty , commanders and 

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coaches . A cadet's 

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academic career begins with a 

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convocation in which faculty carrying 

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the academic mace process into to 

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signify the start of academics . The 

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mace symbolizes the university's 

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governing authority and the power to 

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grant degrees . The tradition derives 

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from medieval times in Europe , and 

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today's implement is a combination of a 

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royal scepter and the mace . 

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As an ancient symbol of authority , it 

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reminds us that the universities are 

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custodians of the enduring traditions 

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of learning and the power they bestow 

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upon those who come to learn . The base 

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is again carried in today's 

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processional to signify the culmination 

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of the cadets' academic program . 

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Just as the traditions of military 

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pageantry honor the service of members 

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of the armed forces , the academic 

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procession honors academic achievement 

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and reflects centuries of university 

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history . 

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In this processional are permanent 

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professors appointed by Congress , 

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military faculty , and civilian faculty . 

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Military factories . Air Force and 

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Space Force experience to the classroom 

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and have earned a master's degree or 

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doctorate . Civilian faculty 

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wear their traditional academic regalia 

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prescribed by the degrees they hold . 

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Each element identifies the highest 

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degree earned , master's or doctorate , 

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as well as the degree granting 

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institution and field of study . 

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Additionally , squadron commanders , 

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academy military trainers , and 

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representatives of the cadet wing are 

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in the procession hall . Squadron 

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commanders lead the 40 squadrons that 

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make up the cadet wing . These 

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commanders are selected through a 

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highly competitive process . They're 

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comprised of pilots , navigators , 

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combat system operators , weapons 

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systems operators . Space operators , 

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engineers , intelligence officers , 

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logistics officers , cyber officers , 

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maintainers , special agents , and many 

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other career fields across the 

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Department of the Air Force and Space 

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Force . Our processional also includes 

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representatives of the Directorate of 

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athletics , which is comprised of 

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coaches and staff who train 

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teams , as well as teach a robust 

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variety of physical education courses . 

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We are proud of our outstanding faculty , 

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coaches and squadron commanders , 

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representatives of whom appear on the 

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stadium floor today to honor the class 

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of 2026 . Please join us in recognizing 

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Ladies and gentlemen , please stand for 

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the arrival of the official party . 

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Ladies and gentlemen , please welcome 

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the Secretary of the Air Force , the 

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Honorable Troy E . Mink , the Chief of 

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Space Operations , General B . Chance 

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Saltzman , the Chief of Staff of the 

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Air Force , General Kenneth S . 

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Wilsbach , and the Superintendent of 

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the United States Air Force Academy , 

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Lieutenant General Tony D . Bauerfein . 

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Ladies and gentlemen , please remain 

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standing for the playing of honors . 

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Wing , present harms . 

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Ladies and gentlemen , please welcome 

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the Vice President of the United States , 

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the Honorable JD Vance . 

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We order arms . 

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Ladies and gentlemen , please welcome 

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the graduating class of 

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2026 . 

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Graduates For 

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Left peace . 

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Wait , present harms . 

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Please remain standing and turn your 

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attention to the north end of the 

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stadium for the playing of the national 

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anthem followed by the invocation . 

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dirt . That is . 

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Ladies and gentlemen , Chaplain , 

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Lieutenant Colonel Mark D . Huntsinger , 

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United States Air Force Academy , 

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Command Chaplain . 

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Let's pray . Almighty God , we are 

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gathered here on this momentous 

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occasion to witness the graduation and 

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the launch of class of 2026 . 

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In the words of Teddy Roosevelt , they 

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have taken a harder road and striven 

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valiantly in the arena where timid 

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souls dare not venture . Their faces 

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are marred with dust , sweat and blood 

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on this road less traveled , devoting 

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themselves to a life of honorable 

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service . Each one stands on the 

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shoulders of those giants who have gone 

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before them , cheered on by a cloud of 

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witnesses . Those who encourage them to 

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persevere in their hardest days and 

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push them to dig deeper when they 

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thought all their strength was gone . 

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Theirs is a class of warrior leaders 

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ready to adapt , lead , and win on day 

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one . As this class joins the 

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profession of arms , give them a laser 

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focus for the mission . Fill them with 

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kindness and compassion for the 

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warfighters they will lead , as those 

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entrusted with our nation's most 

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precious resource . Engrave upon their 

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hearts a spirit of humility as they 

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remain teachable servant leaders . Give 

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them wisdom for every decision and 

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boldness to execute when uncertainty 

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arises . Fill them with moral and 

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physical courage to fight on when the 

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stakes are high , knowing that you are 

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their shield and rear guard . Finally , 

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give them strength , fortitude , and a 

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calmness of spirit when battles rage 

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around them and within them . In your 

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holy name . Amen . 

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Graduates take seats . Ladies and 

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gentlemen , please be seated . 

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Ladies and gentlemen , Lieutenant 

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General Tony D . Bauerfein , the 

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Superintendent of the United States Air 

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Force Academy . 

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Good morning . And welcome as we 

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celebrate the United States Air Force 

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Academy class of 2026 . 

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Today , we are honored to welcome the 

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50th Vice President of our United 

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States , Vice President Vance . Sir , 

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you do us an honor by being with us 

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today . 

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We are also welcome , or we are also 

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honored to welcome the twenty-seventh 

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Secretary of our Air Force , the 

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Honorable Troy Mink , and his spouse , 

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Gene . The 24th Chief . 

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The 24th Chief of Staff of the Air 

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Force , Gerald Kenneth Wilsbach and his 

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wife Sydney . 

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And the 2nd Chief of Space Operations 

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for the US Space Force , General Chance 

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Saltzman , and his spouse , Jennifer . 

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Welcome . 

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And to many other distinguished 

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visitors , thank you for being here 

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today , as well as the many members of 

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the Long Blue Line of academy graduates , 

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local leaders , and community partners 

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that make our mission happen . Thank 

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you for all that you do from Colorado 

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Springs to Washington DC throughout our 

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military community . We could not 

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succeed without your support . Now 

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to the class of 2026 . 

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Congratulations . After 4 years of 

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challenging military training , 

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academics , and athletics , your day 

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one has arrived . But let's take you 

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back to day one . 23 June 

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2022 on I Day . 

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You stepped onto those footprints in 

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the cadet area with a vision of what 

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the next 4 years would look like . 

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Chances are the last 47 months have 

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looked a little different than you 

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expected . But I can tell you that I'm 

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extremely proud of how you tackled the 

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challenges and the changes that we have 

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made at the academy during your journey . 

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This last year in particular , we 

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witnessed you step into your leadership 

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role as firsties and you simply 

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delivered excellence . You embraced 

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warrior ethos , upheld our standards , 

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tackled warfighter training , hit the 

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books hard , and you left it all on the 

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athletic fields . Today , you are the 

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warrior leaders that we need to lead in 

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our Air Force and Space Force . But 

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before you think about that next 

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chapter , reflect upon all the support 

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that you have received and take a 

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moment to thank your friends , your 

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families , your sponsor families , and 

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your support networks because they've 

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been with you throughout your time here 

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at . Also take time to 

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recognize and thank the leaders you've 

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become with the help of your squadron 

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commanders , your academy military 

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trainers , your incredible faculty and 

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instructors , your hardworking coaches 

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and trainers , and your mentors across 

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the academy . So please join me in a 

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round of applause for everybody that's 

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gotten you to this point . 

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Class of 2026 . 

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Your graduation coincides with a 

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national historical moment , the 250th 

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anniversary of the founding of this 

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great nation . For 2.5 centuries , the 

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flame of American liberty has not 

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burned on its own . It has been kept 

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alive by generations of men and women 

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willing to hold the front line . It has 

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been defended by those who chose to 

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serve something greater than themselves . 

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As we reflect on 250 years of freedom , 

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that is the legacy that you inherit 

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today . But inheriting a legacy is not 

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enough . You must be equipped and ready 

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to carry it forward into a very 

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unpredictable future . And that's 

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exactly why we focus on fighting , or 

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excuse me , focus on forging 

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warfighters to win , inspiring leaders 

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of character equality , and motivating 

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critical thinkers to adapt . Our nation 

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requires it and it demands it , 

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especially in the rapidly changing 

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geopolitical landscape that you are 

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stepping into . And you have met the 

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challenge across each of our priorities , 

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so we have a parting gift for you . 

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If you would look behind you on the 

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middle tier of the stadium , we are 

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unveiling our priorities in the ring of 

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honor . Your legacy as future war 

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fighters , leaders , and critical 

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thinkers will live on as a reminder of 

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the skills that our graduates bring to 

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future fights . It's the same skills 

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that those who came before you employed 

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to defend our country from the Berlin 

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Airlift to Desert Storm to Enduring 

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Freedoms and so many other missions in 

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between . And the same skills you will 

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carry with you throughout your Air 

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Force and Space Force careers . 

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And while we are looking around the 

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stadium , I'd like to direct your 

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attention to the big screens , where 

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we'd like to recognize your classmates 

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who aren't with us today because they 

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are competing in the NCAA championships . 

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Zack Ayers . 

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Zach Ayers , India Jones , Jett Rose , 

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Ben Sheller , and Texas Tanner are 

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demonstrating their warrior ethos with 

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the best of the best from across the 

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nation , and they are representing 

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Falcon Nation strong . If you're 

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listening , we wish you luck and please 

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know that your coaches have your 

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degrees for you . 

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Class of 2026 . 

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In this year of cadet empowerment , you 

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elevated our 47 month journey to be 

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even more rigorous , more realistic , 

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and more relevant across all three 

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mission areas military , academics , 

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and athletics . You took care of your 

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mission and you took care of your 

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people . You lived up to your no quit 

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all grit motto every step of the way . 

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As warfighters to win , you embrace the 

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warrior ethos with a focus on readiness 

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in all forms physical , mental , 

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spiritual . You are offensively minded , 

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mission focused , and team builders who 

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overcame adversity to make the mission 

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happen . You took our culminating 

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exercise to the next level against the 

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thinking adversary , setting a high bar 

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for those classes that will follow you 

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to not only meet , but to exceed . You 

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are leaving the academy in a better 

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place than when you entered it , as you 

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will do with every assignment you take 

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in your future . As warrior scholars , 

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you integrated rigorous academics , 

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immersive training , and cutting edge 

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research to prepare you for combat 

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leadership . Your education was 

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deliberately designed to ensure you are 

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the warfighters who can outthink . 

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Outmaneuver and outfight our 

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adversaries . From putting satellites 

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into space , to winning numerous 

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national competitions , to providing 

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research to support our operational 

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forces , you advanced our strategic 

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advantage as airmen and guardians . And 

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as athletes over the past 4 years , you 

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were warriors through every competition , 

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which led to your classmates earning 

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181 All-American honors , 

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12 conference championships , 14 

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conference Players of the Year , and 18 

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top 25 national team finishes . 

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Absolutely well done . 

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And while I know you all look forward 

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to linking arms with your joint 

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partners in the next fight , it's 

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important to highlight what you did 

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with them over the last 4 years and 

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this year . Against our military 

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service academies and intercollegiate 

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sports , you dominated with an overall 

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record of 54 wins , 45 losses , 

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and 3 ties . When you add in our 

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competitive club teams this year alone , 

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Yafa was 20-9 against West Point and 

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14-9 against Navy , reminding West 

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Point and Annapolis that the Air Force 

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Academy remains far , far above . 

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As leaders of character and quality , 

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you chose Master Sergeant John Chapman 

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as your class exemplar . For those of 

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you unfamiliar , each class of our 

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academy selects an exemplar whose 

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qualities they hope to emulate . Every 

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time someone says the class year 2026 . 

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They shout the nickname of their 

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exemplar . Master Sergeant Chapman , 

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notably , is the first enlisted service 

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member to be selected as an exemplar . 

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He was a Special tactics Combat 

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Controller and in 2002 , then Technical 

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Sergeant Chapman charged into an 

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al-Qaeda bunker in the snowy Afghan 

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mountains , saving the lives of an 

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entire rescue team , losing his own 

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life in the process . He was awarded 

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the Congressional Medal of Honor for 

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his heroism , the only Air Force Medal 

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of Honor recipient since the Vietnam 

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War . Master Sergeant Chapman embodies 

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our core values and commitment to 

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server leadership your class aspires to 

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as leaders of character and quality . 

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And we would like to take a moment and 

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recognize Master Sergeant Chapman's 

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family who are with us today . It is an 

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honor to have you here with us on this 

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special occasion . To the Chapman 

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family , thank you . 

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Like your exemplar , you made hard 

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calls and faced adversity knowing that 

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leaders do the right thing the right 

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way , even if it's unpopular . As 

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servant leaders , our airmen and our 

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guardians deserve this . Our missions 

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require this , and our nation demands 

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nothing less . Finally , as critical 

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thinkers to adapt , you learn to 

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develop innovative solutions to complex 

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problems while operating with limited 

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information . You prepared for modern 

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and future warfare in the air , space , 

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and cyber domains , ensuring we 

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maintain our advantage for the joint 

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force . You challenge the status quo , 

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building teams to tackle problems from 

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multiple perspectives . Our future 

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success demands on your continued 

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critical thought . And if your success 

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leading the cadet wing this year is any 

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indication , I know that our nation's 

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future is in great hands . When given 

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the challenge to lead reinvigorated 

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military training , you ran with that 

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charge and ensured your squads are 

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ready for the most extensive and 

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challenging warfighting culminating 

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exercise in Air Force Academy history . 

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When some said we focused too much on 

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joint warfighter training at the 

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expense of other training , you were 

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the instructor pilots that delivered 

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100% soaring syllabus completion , 

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and more than 30 , excuse me , and 35% 

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more of you secured pilot slots than 

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last year's class , proving that you 

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were ready to fly , fight and win . 

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When some question our academic rigor , 

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or progressive use of artificial 

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intelligence , you led the cadet wing 

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to the highest GPA in 20 years and the 

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lowest academic probation level in 5 

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years , and you secured our academy , 

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the only service academy I might note , 

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on Forbes' top 10 public schools for 

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innovation and integration of 

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artificial intelligence . 

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When fitness standards were set higher 

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and some thought more would fail , you 

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led the cadet wing to the highest 

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physical fitness scores that this 

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academy has seen in over 10 years . And 

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finally , all of your , all of your 

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successes are inspiring the next 

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generation of classes , and we're proud 

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to report that we've seen over an 11% 

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increase in applications for the 

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incoming class of 2030 due to your hard 

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work . 

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Class of 2026 . 

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Your day one has arrived . You are 

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ready , and I will leave you with these 

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last thoughts . The weapons school 

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mantra comes to my mind , be humble . 

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Be approachable , be credible . Be 

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humble . Your class has incredible 

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talents , and as leaders , remember 

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that you are entering a force that has 

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decades of experience . Take the time 

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to listen , listen and learn from your 

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team's years of being in the fight . Be 

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approachable , build teams and lift 

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them up where every single member is 

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seen , heard , and valued . When you 

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execute this successfully and you hold 

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the standards high , your team will 

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outperform your mission and your 

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expectations . And be credible . Always 

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be a master of your craft . Be the go 

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to expert wherever you go , and always 

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be ready when the nation calls . Be 

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credible for yourself , be credible for 

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your team , and be credible for your 

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adversaries . Because they are watching 

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and I know they do not want to 

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challenge you . Class of 2026 . 

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You brought it strong . You sprinted to 

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the finish line , and I am 

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exceptionally proud of each and every 

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one of you . I can personally attest 

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that you are the warrior leaders that 

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our nation deserves . Congratulations 

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and fights on . Ladies , and now , 

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ladies and gentlemen , I'd like to 

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welcome the twenty-seventh Secretary of 

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our Air Force , the Honorable Troy Mink 

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to the podium . Thank you very much . 

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The sun's trying , it's trying to burn 

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through . I see blue , looking good . 

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Good morning , class of 2026 . 

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Love that enthusiasm . Let me just 

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start by saying how excited I am to be 

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back at the United States Air Force 

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Academy . Last year , one of my first 

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official acts as secretary was given 

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the graduation speech to the class of 

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2025 . Oh . 

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Of class of 2025 . 

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I'm excited to find out who has the 

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00:36:15,320 --> 00:36:17,439
most enthusiasm , but I think we 

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00:36:17,439 --> 00:36:20,090
already figured that one out . Uh , Mr . 

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Vice President , thank you very much 

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for being here today and thank you for 

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the support to the department which has 

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00:36:26,959 --> 00:36:28,737
just been fantastic . Uh , Mr . 

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Saltzman or General Saltzman , Salty , 

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Jennifer , thank you very much for 

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being here . My wife Jean , who , I 

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00:36:34,848 --> 00:36:36,626
almost forgot about that . That 

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wouldn't , that wouldn't have went well 

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at all . Uh , uh , cruiser 

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Jennifer , thank you very much Cindy , 

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00:36:43,606 --> 00:36:45,828
thank you for being here today . And in 

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fact , of course , Tony and uh and 

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Tricia , thank you very much , not only 

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for being here today , but really 

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thanks for your 20 or 30+ years of 

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service to the Air Force and to the 

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academy , and congratulations on your 

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retirement going forward . 

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And thanks to all the other 

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distinguished visitors , the mentors , 

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the friends , and the guests attending 

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today , as well as the planners who 

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00:37:16,239 --> 00:37:18,370
made today possible . To the families 

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00:37:18,370 --> 00:37:20,350
of our graduates , thank you for 

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00:37:20,350 --> 00:37:22,989
raising the generation of incredible 

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men and women and then entrusting them 

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to us . You have probably heard some 

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00:37:27,709 --> 00:37:29,709
stories from the sons and daughters 

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over the last 4 years that made you 

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00:37:32,310 --> 00:37:35,209
wonder about this place , but trust me , 

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00:37:35,389 --> 00:37:38,129
it was worth it . Throughout your time 

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00:37:38,129 --> 00:37:40,240
here in Colorado , you have continued 

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to support through GRs , call Xs , and 

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00:37:43,540 --> 00:37:46,550
more . So thank you , thank you as well 

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00:37:46,550 --> 00:37:49,090
to the sponsor families , the home away 

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from homes for the graduating class . 

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00:37:52,010 --> 00:37:54,090
Thank you for opening your doors and 

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00:37:54,090 --> 00:37:57,489
giving our cadets a safe place to relax 

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00:37:57,489 --> 00:38:01,189
without any upperclassmen around . The 

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00:38:01,189 --> 00:38:03,189
class of 2026 is here today . 

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00:38:04,929 --> 00:38:07,649
In no part because of you , so thank 

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you . 

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And to our world-class faculty and 

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00:38:16,260 --> 00:38:18,919
staff , you have spent the last 4 years 

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forging citizens , cadets , and men 

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into leaders of character . 

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Professors in Fairchild Hall , AOCs , 

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AMGs , coaches down on the fields of 

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friendly strife . Thank you for the 

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skills and character you have given our 

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00:38:36,939 --> 00:38:38,860
rising generation of leaders . 

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And finally to the class of 2026 . 

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Congratulations . And it is an honor to 

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speak to you today . In the past year 

550
00:38:56,889 --> 00:38:59,610
as a SECAF , I feel like I've had the 

551
00:38:59,610 --> 00:39:02,530
full USSAFA experience with my multiple 

552
00:39:02,530 --> 00:39:04,586
visits out here , give or take a few 

553
00:39:04,586 --> 00:39:07,139
tours . I've seen the A course in 

554
00:39:07,139 --> 00:39:10,260
action , eaten at , flown your 

555
00:39:10,260 --> 00:39:12,316
aerobatic gliders , which was really 

556
00:39:12,316 --> 00:39:14,919
fun , and even shot at the Cadde range . 

557
00:39:15,500 --> 00:39:17,899
I actually think I would have won the 

558
00:39:17,899 --> 00:39:20,620
little competition we had there , but I 

559
00:39:20,620 --> 00:39:22,780
think I was beat on a bit of a 

560
00:39:22,780 --> 00:39:26,389
technicality . Technically , the entire 

561
00:39:26,389 --> 00:39:28,611
team was just a lot better than I was . 

562
00:39:29,679 --> 00:39:32,419
I've heard , I've heard all the stories 

563
00:39:32,419 --> 00:39:36,169
about the class of 2026 . The 

564
00:39:36,169 --> 00:39:39,919
good and the bad . CS 34 

565
00:39:39,919 --> 00:39:42,979
lived up to their name . So who brought 

566
00:39:43,639 --> 00:39:47,350
live hogs onto the T-zone ? Come on , 

567
00:39:47,600 --> 00:39:51,540
see the hands , and then Accidentally , 

568
00:39:51,860 --> 00:39:53,639
accidentally let one loose . 

569
00:39:54,760 --> 00:39:57,629
Accidentally let one loose . So who 

570
00:39:57,629 --> 00:39:59,989
painted the strips red right before a 

571
00:39:59,989 --> 00:40:00,989
snowstorm ? 

572
00:40:04,209 --> 00:40:06,098
So he didn't raise his hand , but 

573
00:40:06,098 --> 00:40:08,431
there's a lot of people pointing at him . 

574
00:40:09,100 --> 00:40:11,267
So , so you know where this is going , 

575
00:40:11,267 --> 00:40:13,322
right ? Tony , please issue demerits 

576
00:40:13,322 --> 00:40:15,267
for everyone here who raised their 

577
00:40:15,267 --> 00:40:19,090
hands . And by the way , A few of your 

578
00:40:19,090 --> 00:40:21,257
classmates , uh , shared these stories 

579
00:40:21,257 --> 00:40:23,423
with my staff last week . Uh , word of 

580
00:40:23,423 --> 00:40:26,340
advice . To soon-to be lieutenants , 

581
00:40:26,939 --> 00:40:28,939
don't overshare it with your boss's 

582
00:40:28,939 --> 00:40:31,870
staff . They do not keep secrets very 

583
00:40:31,870 --> 00:40:34,909
well . I find it humorous though , but 

584
00:40:34,909 --> 00:40:37,110
seriously , it is such an honor to be 

585
00:40:37,110 --> 00:40:40,719
here today to congratulate you . In 

586
00:40:40,719 --> 00:40:43,080
addition to congratulations , let me be 

587
00:40:43,080 --> 00:40:46,469
the first to say welcome . Welcome to 

588
00:40:46,469 --> 00:40:48,600
the world's greatest Air Force and 

589
00:40:48,600 --> 00:40:52,320
Space Force . You are joining in one of 

590
00:40:52,320 --> 00:40:55,000
the most dynamic and challenging threat 

591
00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:56,979
environments since World War II . 

592
00:40:57,520 --> 00:41:00,199
Disruptive technology like small 

593
00:41:00,199 --> 00:41:02,320
unmanned aircraft , proliferated 

594
00:41:02,320 --> 00:41:05,080
satellites , constellations , adaptive 

595
00:41:05,080 --> 00:41:06,959
manufacturing , and artificial 

596
00:41:06,959 --> 00:41:09,239
intelligence are rapidly changing the 

597
00:41:09,239 --> 00:41:12,389
character of war . And our adversaries 

598
00:41:12,389 --> 00:41:14,739
are leaning aggressively into that 

599
00:41:14,739 --> 00:41:17,909
opportunity across the board . They are 

600
00:41:17,909 --> 00:41:20,270
innovating quickly and they are seeking 

601
00:41:20,270 --> 00:41:23,090
to challenge American dominance across 

602
00:41:23,090 --> 00:41:25,989
every warfighting domain . That 

603
00:41:25,989 --> 00:41:29,290
includes air and space . Like it or not , 

604
00:41:29,709 --> 00:41:32,229
whether you feel ready or not , your 

605
00:41:32,229 --> 00:41:35,169
career will be marked by rapid change . 

606
00:41:35,830 --> 00:41:38,052
We are modernizing nearly every mission 

607
00:41:38,052 --> 00:41:40,459
area in our department . Our space 

608
00:41:40,459 --> 00:41:42,699
force is growing rapidly and is slated 

609
00:41:42,699 --> 00:41:45,600
to double in the years ahead . The Air 

610
00:41:45,600 --> 00:41:48,229
Force is fielding brand new platforms 

611
00:41:48,239 --> 00:41:51,310
from trainers like the T-7 to the 

612
00:41:51,310 --> 00:41:54,879
Sentinel ICBM program . The B-21 is 

613
00:41:54,879 --> 00:41:57,760
going to redefine stealthy long-range 

614
00:41:57,760 --> 00:42:01,479
strike , and CCAs and the F-47 will 

615
00:42:01,479 --> 00:42:04,570
revolutionize air to air combat . We 

616
00:42:04,570 --> 00:42:07,320
are boosting production of spacecraft , 

617
00:42:07,790 --> 00:42:10,239
aircraft , ammunitions to levels we 

618
00:42:10,239 --> 00:42:12,840
haven't seen in decades . It will be up 

619
00:42:12,840 --> 00:42:16,040
to you young men and women with fresh 

620
00:42:16,040 --> 00:42:18,899
ideas and unmatched technical education . 

621
00:42:19,399 --> 00:42:21,320
You will be expected to navigate 

622
00:42:21,320 --> 00:42:24,949
through this changing world . If I had 

623
00:42:24,949 --> 00:42:28,949
only one message to all 9331 

624
00:42:28,949 --> 00:42:31,530
of you here today , it would be this . 

625
00:42:31,989 --> 00:42:34,909
You are ready . There is a reason you 

626
00:42:34,909 --> 00:42:37,169
have all earned Bachelor's of Science . 

627
00:42:37,469 --> 00:42:39,525
It's prepared you to operate some of 

628
00:42:39,525 --> 00:42:41,939
the most complex systems the world has 

629
00:42:41,939 --> 00:42:44,429
ever known . There is a reason you have 

630
00:42:44,429 --> 00:42:46,318
all practiced sports , tackle the 

631
00:42:46,318 --> 00:42:48,629
assault forces , and carefully studied 

632
00:42:48,629 --> 00:42:51,449
leadership . It trained you to lead 

633
00:42:51,449 --> 00:42:53,800
teams through setbacks , challenges , 

634
00:42:54,010 --> 00:42:57,280
defeats , and ultimately to win . There 

635
00:42:57,280 --> 00:42:59,209
is a reason you have studied and 

636
00:42:59,209 --> 00:43:01,570
emulated your exemplar , Master 

637
00:43:01,570 --> 00:43:04,830
Sergeant John Chapman . It equipped you 

638
00:43:04,860 --> 00:43:08,030
with a character that our force expects 

639
00:43:08,129 --> 00:43:11,320
and deserves from its leaders . You are 

640
00:43:11,320 --> 00:43:13,439
here because you have overcome every 

641
00:43:13,439 --> 00:43:15,760
obstacle we can throw at you , whether 

642
00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:18,399
at Jack's Valley or in the classroom . 

643
00:43:19,229 --> 00:43:21,790
You've earned your place as the next 

644
00:43:21,790 --> 00:43:23,957
generation of leaders and innovative , 

645
00:43:23,957 --> 00:43:26,790
innovators , maintaining dominance in a 

646
00:43:26,790 --> 00:43:30,169
rapidly changing world . You are ready . 

647
00:43:31,169 --> 00:43:33,679
This is your moment to execute , your 

648
00:43:33,679 --> 00:43:37,169
moment to deliver , your time to lead 

649
00:43:37,169 --> 00:43:39,280
the United States Air Force and Space 

650
00:43:39,280 --> 00:43:43,129
Force . Now It is my honor and 

651
00:43:43,129 --> 00:43:45,570
distinct pleasure to introduce today's 

652
00:43:45,570 --> 00:43:48,129
commencement speaker , a true warrior 

653
00:43:48,129 --> 00:43:50,659
scholar . He's a best-selling author 

654
00:43:50,770 --> 00:43:54,129
and graduate of Yale University , and 

655
00:43:54,449 --> 00:43:57,050
more importantly , the Ohio State 

656
00:43:57,050 --> 00:43:58,050
University . 

657
00:44:01,469 --> 00:44:04,189
He also spent 4 years in the United 

658
00:44:04,189 --> 00:44:06,669
States Marine Corps or United States 

659
00:44:06,669 --> 00:44:09,629
Marine Corps , which this audience 

660
00:44:09,629 --> 00:44:12,669
knows is one of the top 3 branches of 

661
00:44:12,669 --> 00:44:16,449
our military . He is the first Marine 

662
00:44:16,449 --> 00:44:19,250
to serve as our vice president . Ladies 

663
00:44:19,250 --> 00:44:21,870
and gentlemen , class of 2026 . 

664
00:44:23,770 --> 00:44:26,360
Please welcome the 50th Vice President 

665
00:44:26,360 --> 00:44:28,429
of the United States , JD Vance . 

666
00:44:42,879 --> 00:44:46,000
please . Thank you . 

667
00:44:48,860 --> 00:44:50,971
Well , first , thank you to Secretary 

668
00:44:50,971 --> 00:44:53,860
Mink for the kind introduction . And 

669
00:44:53,860 --> 00:44:57,060
let me just say , it's real brave of 

670
00:44:57,060 --> 00:44:59,419
the Secretary to take potshots at the 

671
00:44:59,419 --> 00:45:01,586
Marines while surrounded by this level 

672
00:45:01,586 --> 00:45:02,586
of air support . 

673
00:45:05,949 --> 00:45:08,070
I , I , I put in my remarks this 

674
00:45:08,070 --> 00:45:10,550
morning how wonderful it is to be here 

675
00:45:10,550 --> 00:45:13,750
on this beautiful morning in Colorado 

676
00:45:13,750 --> 00:45:14,510
Springs . 

677
00:45:18,399 --> 00:45:20,288
And that's a , a note to the Vice 

678
00:45:20,288 --> 00:45:22,350
President and the Vice President's 

679
00:45:22,350 --> 00:45:24,620
speechwriters to check the weather 

680
00:45:24,879 --> 00:45:27,080
before you make a big speech . That's 

681
00:45:27,080 --> 00:45:30,560
my first piece of advice . In all 

682
00:45:30,560 --> 00:45:33,270
seriousness , I am particularly 

683
00:45:33,330 --> 00:45:37,000
gratified to be honored today . 

684
00:45:37,780 --> 00:45:40,360
By this welcome and this kindness . 

685
00:45:41,290 --> 00:45:43,929
Some of the people who make it possible 

686
00:45:43,929 --> 00:45:47,439
for me to do my job . To make it 

687
00:45:47,439 --> 00:45:49,661
possible for me to be Vice President of 

688
00:45:49,661 --> 00:45:52,820
the United States , are proud airmen 

689
00:45:52,820 --> 00:45:55,510
and guardians . The people who run 

690
00:45:55,850 --> 00:45:59,389
Dover Air Force Base , the people who 

691
00:45:59,729 --> 00:46:02,729
pilot and crew Air Force 2 , the staff 

692
00:46:02,729 --> 00:46:04,896
at my house , the person who delivered 

693
00:46:04,896 --> 00:46:06,896
me my daily intelligence briefing , 

694
00:46:07,090 --> 00:46:10,689
they are proud to be airmen or proud to 

695
00:46:10,689 --> 00:46:12,911
be guardians , and I'm proud to be here 

696
00:46:12,911 --> 00:46:13,911
with you today . 

697
00:46:21,719 --> 00:46:25,199
Without fail They are skilled 

698
00:46:25,540 --> 00:46:28,899
and brilliant and professional and kind . 

699
00:46:29,429 --> 00:46:31,540
The very best of us , just like you . 

700
00:46:32,020 --> 00:46:35,580
And today we celebrate . Not just 

701
00:46:35,580 --> 00:46:38,679
you , not just the completed journey , 

702
00:46:39,260 --> 00:46:41,479
but importantly , we celebrate 

703
00:46:41,739 --> 00:46:45,120
something far more important . That 

704
00:46:45,120 --> 00:46:48,669
today you become commissioned officers 

705
00:46:48,850 --> 00:46:51,370
and leaders of the great patriots that 

706
00:46:51,370 --> 00:46:54,399
I interact with every single day . If 

707
00:46:54,399 --> 00:46:57,639
they are the best of our nation , they 

708
00:46:57,639 --> 00:46:59,919
are now under the charge of every 

709
00:46:59,919 --> 00:47:02,030
single person who graduates from this 

710
00:47:02,030 --> 00:47:05,629
great academy . You all should be proud , 

711
00:47:05,989 --> 00:47:08,211
and I hope you are proud of what you've 

712
00:47:08,211 --> 00:47:10,211
accomplished , proud of what you've 

713
00:47:10,211 --> 00:47:12,199
endured . But you should also be 

714
00:47:12,199 --> 00:47:14,639
sobered by the extraordinary 

715
00:47:14,639 --> 00:47:17,919
responsibility our nation now entrusts 

716
00:47:17,919 --> 00:47:21,510
to you . Indeed So 

717
00:47:21,510 --> 00:47:23,959
impressed am I with this group . And 

718
00:47:23,959 --> 00:47:26,379
the service that you lead . That I'm 

719
00:47:26,379 --> 00:47:29,199
hiring a member of this very class for 

720
00:47:29,199 --> 00:47:31,449
a summer internship after graduation . 

721
00:47:40,280 --> 00:47:42,391
So Cadet Tang , where are you ? Raise 

722
00:47:42,391 --> 00:47:43,391
your hands . 

723
00:47:55,120 --> 00:47:57,231
Consider this your very first meeting 

724
00:47:57,231 --> 00:47:59,342
with the new boss . Congratulations . 

725
00:47:59,760 --> 00:48:03,719
Don't screw it up . Now all 

726
00:48:03,719 --> 00:48:06,110
of you celebrate a journey that started 

727
00:48:06,399 --> 00:48:09,239
not just 4 years ago , but decades 

728
00:48:09,239 --> 00:48:11,820
before that . And so I particularly 

729
00:48:11,820 --> 00:48:14,500
want to welcome the people who made you 

730
00:48:14,500 --> 00:48:18,300
who you are , the friends , the family , 

731
00:48:18,540 --> 00:48:21,500
the faculty , the loved ones , and of 

732
00:48:21,500 --> 00:48:23,722
course , the other distinguished guests 

733
00:48:23,722 --> 00:48:25,667
who were honored to be joined here 

734
00:48:25,667 --> 00:48:28,939
today . So I'd like to thank Secretary 

735
00:48:28,939 --> 00:48:31,340
Mink in , in , in thanking several 

736
00:48:31,340 --> 00:48:33,229
particular folks for being here . 

737
00:48:33,979 --> 00:48:35,870
General Cruiser and Mrs . Cindy 

738
00:48:36,290 --> 00:48:37,790
Wilsbach , thank you all . 

739
00:48:44,790 --> 00:48:46,679
General Chance and Mrs . Jennifer 

740
00:48:46,679 --> 00:48:48,734
Stoltzman . Thank you guys for being 

741
00:48:48,734 --> 00:48:49,734
here . 

742
00:48:53,820 --> 00:48:55,764
And last but certainly not least , 

743
00:48:56,020 --> 00:48:57,959
Lieutenant General Tony and Mrs . 

744
00:48:58,030 --> 00:49:00,439
Tricia Bowerfein . Thank you all . 

745
00:49:05,639 --> 00:49:07,528
And I should also note that we're 

746
00:49:07,528 --> 00:49:09,583
joined by another special guest , so 

747
00:49:09,583 --> 00:49:11,780
honored and so proud of you that we 

748
00:49:11,780 --> 00:49:13,909
have our great Secretary of Energy , 

749
00:49:14,239 --> 00:49:16,295
Chris Wright . Chris , thank you for 

750
00:49:16,295 --> 00:49:18,183
being here and thank you for your 

751
00:49:18,183 --> 00:49:20,406
lovely wife for being here to honor our 

752
00:49:20,406 --> 00:49:24,159
airmen . But most of 

753
00:49:24,159 --> 00:49:27,370
all , I want to thank the families who 

754
00:49:27,370 --> 00:49:29,939
are with us this morning . The young 

755
00:49:29,939 --> 00:49:33,379
men and women we honor today deserve a 

756
00:49:33,379 --> 00:49:36,219
tremendous amount of praise , but they 

757
00:49:36,219 --> 00:49:39,739
know as well as I do that the seeds of 

758
00:49:39,739 --> 00:49:42,500
many of their finest qualities were 

759
00:49:42,500 --> 00:49:44,722
ultimately planted by all of you in the 

760
00:49:44,722 --> 00:49:47,959
bleachers . And to our new officers , 

761
00:49:48,379 --> 00:49:51,929
my second piece of advice is to show a 

762
00:49:51,929 --> 00:49:54,659
spirit of gratitude above all , to the 

763
00:49:54,659 --> 00:49:57,149
people who made you who you are . That 

764
00:49:57,149 --> 00:49:59,469
will make you better airmen . It will 

765
00:49:59,469 --> 00:50:01,691
make you better guardians , and it will 

766
00:50:01,691 --> 00:50:04,270
make you better leaders . When you're 

767
00:50:04,270 --> 00:50:07,189
tired , remember the father or the 

768
00:50:07,189 --> 00:50:09,590
mother who worked an extra shift to 

769
00:50:09,590 --> 00:50:12,449
give you a little bit extra . When 

770
00:50:12,449 --> 00:50:14,505
you're frustrated with someone under 

771
00:50:14,505 --> 00:50:16,616
your command , and that will happen . 

772
00:50:16,919 --> 00:50:19,320
Remember the time a grandparent or a 

773
00:50:19,320 --> 00:50:21,487
school teacher showed you patience and 

774
00:50:21,487 --> 00:50:24,600
grace that you didn't deserve . To the 

775
00:50:24,600 --> 00:50:27,469
loved ones gathered here today . We 

776
00:50:27,469 --> 00:50:29,750
will never forget that our nation's 

777
00:50:29,750 --> 00:50:32,540
airmen and guardians were your sons and 

778
00:50:32,540 --> 00:50:35,050
daughters long before they were ours . 

779
00:50:35,889 --> 00:50:38,169
So I hope you take pride in what 

780
00:50:38,169 --> 00:50:41,760
they've become and know this , the 

781
00:50:41,760 --> 00:50:43,929
administration will always have your 

782
00:50:43,929 --> 00:50:46,409
back just as these new officers have 

783
00:50:46,409 --> 00:50:47,040
ours . 

784
00:50:56,139 --> 00:51:00,060
Now , without further ado , Class 

785
00:51:00,379 --> 00:51:01,719
of 2026 . 

786
00:51:04,320 --> 00:51:05,987
You've survived the academy . 

787
00:51:05,987 --> 00:51:07,050
Congratulations . 

788
00:51:14,780 --> 00:51:17,310
You've conquered the 6 mile rook out to 

789
00:51:17,310 --> 00:51:20,909
Jack's Valley and back . You 

790
00:51:20,909 --> 00:51:24,290
flung yourself off the 10 in or from 

791
00:51:24,290 --> 00:51:26,068
even higher up in the rafters . 

792
00:51:28,429 --> 00:51:31,110
You overcame Astro 310 . 

793
00:51:35,389 --> 00:51:38,800
Endless racetracks . And 

794
00:51:38,800 --> 00:51:42,110
this It's a little surprising to me , 

795
00:51:42,770 --> 00:51:46,370
even a herd of wild hogs set loose near 

796
00:51:46,370 --> 00:51:50,219
Fairchild Hall . Now who's responsible 

797
00:51:50,219 --> 00:51:52,163
for setting loose the wild hogs in 

798
00:51:52,163 --> 00:51:53,163
Fairchild Hall ? 

799
00:51:56,780 --> 00:52:00,750
A few timid hands went up . Those are 

800
00:52:00,750 --> 00:52:02,139
the future politicians . 

801
00:52:05,679 --> 00:52:08,070
And lest any of the masterminds of that 

802
00:52:08,070 --> 00:52:11,310
transgression . sweat it out or fear . 

803
00:52:12,379 --> 00:52:14,860
Now is a good time to fall back on a 

804
00:52:14,860 --> 00:52:17,939
great tradition and announce that I 

805
00:52:17,939 --> 00:52:21,179
hereby grant amnesty to all cadets 

806
00:52:21,179 --> 00:52:23,340
serving restrictions and confinements 

807
00:52:23,340 --> 00:52:25,600
for Category 1 and 2 offenses . 

808
00:52:34,679 --> 00:52:38,629
Class of 2026 . You 

809
00:52:38,629 --> 00:52:41,149
have never passed up an opportunity to 

810
00:52:41,149 --> 00:52:44,979
prove your gumption to the world . All 

811
00:52:44,979 --> 00:52:47,659
of you learn how to drop everything and 

812
00:52:47,659 --> 00:52:49,820
get to inspection ready condition in 

813
00:52:49,820 --> 00:52:52,899
exactly 5 minutes and 23 seconds . 

814
00:52:54,320 --> 00:52:56,879
But beneath all the crazy stories and 

815
00:52:56,879 --> 00:52:59,919
experiences , something serious and 

816
00:52:59,919 --> 00:53:02,399
profound happened on this campus over 

817
00:53:02,399 --> 00:53:05,540
the last 4 years . Over that time , 

818
00:53:05,790 --> 00:53:08,550
this institution has been preparing you 

819
00:53:08,790 --> 00:53:11,149
to inherit one of the greatest military 

820
00:53:11,149 --> 00:53:14,229
traditions in the world . That's not an 

821
00:53:14,229 --> 00:53:18,030
exaggeration . This academy has a long 

822
00:53:18,030 --> 00:53:21,570
and storied history . It inculcates 

823
00:53:21,570 --> 00:53:24,409
some of the finest and most timeless 

824
00:53:24,409 --> 00:53:26,649
values of our armed services . 

825
00:53:27,479 --> 00:53:31,199
Integrity , service . Excellence . 

826
00:53:32,239 --> 00:53:34,800
And you are the latest generation to 

827
00:53:34,800 --> 00:53:38,770
join the proud unbroken lineage . That , 

828
00:53:39,000 --> 00:53:41,399
that strong blue line , you are its 

829
00:53:41,399 --> 00:53:44,360
newest members . But one of the 

830
00:53:44,360 --> 00:53:46,520
defining characteristics of American 

831
00:53:46,520 --> 00:53:49,399
air power and now space power has 

832
00:53:49,399 --> 00:53:52,639
always been its willingness to evolve 

833
00:53:52,639 --> 00:53:55,840
alongside the nation it protects and 

834
00:53:55,840 --> 00:53:58,469
the threats that we confront . You pay 

835
00:53:58,469 --> 00:54:01,219
homage to the great tradition , but you 

836
00:54:01,219 --> 00:54:04,219
also innovate for the future . There's 

837
00:54:04,219 --> 00:54:07,060
a phrase in the military , and I've 

838
00:54:07,060 --> 00:54:10,469
heard it a lot . Which is no plan 

839
00:54:10,469 --> 00:54:13,070
survives first contact with the enemy . 

840
00:54:14,439 --> 00:54:16,606
You've probably heard it so many times 

841
00:54:16,606 --> 00:54:19,239
by now that it barely registers . I 

842
00:54:19,239 --> 00:54:21,461
heard it a lot when I was in the Marine 

843
00:54:21,461 --> 00:54:24,120
Corps , but I've heard it more in the 

844
00:54:24,120 --> 00:54:27,239
last 18 months and it's taken on new 

845
00:54:27,239 --> 00:54:30,510
meaning . Because I've come to think . 

846
00:54:31,300 --> 00:54:34,500
That particular phrase explains 

847
00:54:34,500 --> 00:54:36,739
something much larger than battlefield 

848
00:54:36,739 --> 00:54:39,850
tactics . People like predictability . 

849
00:54:40,739 --> 00:54:43,689
We like systems and routines and plans 

850
00:54:44,179 --> 00:54:46,580
because they create the feeling that 

851
00:54:46,580 --> 00:54:48,747
the future has already been negotiated 

852
00:54:48,747 --> 00:54:51,550
on our behalf . It's easy . And so we 

853
00:54:51,550 --> 00:54:53,679
build strategic frameworks and 

854
00:54:53,679 --> 00:54:56,479
technical models . We build slide decks 

855
00:54:56,479 --> 00:54:58,368
and PowerPoint presentations with 

856
00:54:58,368 --> 00:55:01,360
arrows moving confidently across maps 

857
00:55:01,360 --> 00:55:03,669
all over the world . And for a little 

858
00:55:03,669 --> 00:55:07,639
while , at least , it works . The world 

859
00:55:07,639 --> 00:55:11,020
feels orderly . But then something 

860
00:55:11,020 --> 00:55:13,340
crazy happens . It's called reality . 

861
00:55:14,580 --> 00:55:17,590
Adversaries surprise you . Your plan 

862
00:55:17,590 --> 00:55:21,459
falls through overnight . Some cuts you 

863
00:55:21,459 --> 00:55:25,280
off . In the middle Of an 

864
00:55:25,280 --> 00:55:27,669
operation . And makes your blood 

865
00:55:27,669 --> 00:55:29,613
pressure skyrocket , but you can't 

866
00:55:29,613 --> 00:55:32,149
panic and you can't overreact . Not 

867
00:55:32,149 --> 00:55:34,810
even if it's 3 in the morning . And 

868
00:55:34,810 --> 00:55:36,909
members of the class of 2026 . 

869
00:55:39,449 --> 00:55:41,770
You're graduating into one of those 

870
00:55:41,770 --> 00:55:44,290
eras where that reality , that 

871
00:55:44,290 --> 00:55:46,719
unpredictability of warfare is becoming 

872
00:55:46,719 --> 00:55:50,429
impossible to ignore . Now , your 

873
00:55:50,429 --> 00:55:53,429
nation , your vice president and the 

874
00:55:53,429 --> 00:55:55,373
president of the United States who 

875
00:55:55,373 --> 00:55:58,510
sends his very best . We ask you to 

876
00:55:58,510 --> 00:56:01,429
apply that same adaptability , that 

877
00:56:01,429 --> 00:56:03,429
same innovation that you learned at 

878
00:56:03,429 --> 00:56:06,689
this academy . To an entirely new era 

879
00:56:06,689 --> 00:56:09,909
of warfare . One shaped by autonomous 

880
00:56:09,909 --> 00:56:13,449
systems , AI and cyber 

881
00:56:13,449 --> 00:56:16,840
operations . Technologies evolving far 

882
00:56:16,840 --> 00:56:19,379
faster than military institutions have 

883
00:56:19,379 --> 00:56:22,830
historically been accustomed to . Now 

884
00:56:22,830 --> 00:56:24,941
some of you will operate in the air , 

885
00:56:25,389 --> 00:56:27,729
some in cyber , and some in space . 

886
00:56:28,929 --> 00:56:31,080
Many of you will hold jobs that would 

887
00:56:31,080 --> 00:56:33,136
have sounded like science fiction to 

888
00:56:33,136 --> 00:56:35,370
graduates of this academy even 20 years 

889
00:56:35,370 --> 00:56:37,909
ago . But the roles you're about to 

890
00:56:37,909 --> 00:56:40,989
take are dead serious , and they are 

891
00:56:40,989 --> 00:56:42,933
not science fiction , they are now 

892
00:56:42,933 --> 00:56:45,810
reality . Because our adversaries are 

893
00:56:45,810 --> 00:56:47,699
studying this country every day . 

894
00:56:48,260 --> 00:56:50,538
They're studying our military doctrine . 

895
00:56:51,030 --> 00:56:52,808
They're studying our industrial 

896
00:56:52,808 --> 00:56:55,010
capacity . They're studying our 

897
00:56:55,010 --> 00:56:57,010
political divisions , our attention 

898
00:56:57,010 --> 00:57:00,540
span . And new graduates , they are 

899
00:57:00,540 --> 00:57:03,919
studying you . One of the defining 

900
00:57:03,919 --> 00:57:06,560
facts for this particular class is that 

901
00:57:06,560 --> 00:57:09,199
nobody can tell you the skills that you 

902
00:57:09,199 --> 00:57:11,560
learned over the last 4 years will 

903
00:57:11,560 --> 00:57:14,080
remain theoretical . They will become 

904
00:57:14,080 --> 00:57:17,080
very practical and very real very soon . 

905
00:57:18,219 --> 00:57:20,386
Airmen and guardians are serving their 

906
00:57:20,386 --> 00:57:22,500
nation overseas right now . 

907
00:57:24,239 --> 00:57:27,169
Across Operation Epic Fury , Absolute 

908
00:57:27,169 --> 00:57:29,449
resolve , Southern Spear , and Midnight 

909
00:57:29,449 --> 00:57:32,949
Hammer . They've excelled in executing 

910
00:57:32,949 --> 00:57:35,929
unimaginably challenging missions under 

911
00:57:35,929 --> 00:57:39,310
real-world combat conditions . And time 

912
00:57:39,310 --> 00:57:41,254
after time they've made us proud . 

913
00:57:41,254 --> 00:57:43,310
They've accomplished things that the 

914
00:57:43,310 --> 00:57:45,409
rest of the world quite literally 

915
00:57:45,830 --> 00:57:48,310
thought were impossible . And trust me , 

916
00:57:48,389 --> 00:57:50,445
I've seen the intelligence reports . 

917
00:57:50,520 --> 00:57:53,310
Your predecessors have done things that 

918
00:57:53,310 --> 00:57:55,477
other people thought were impossible , 

919
00:57:55,550 --> 00:57:59,030
and they did them anyway . And those 

920
00:58:09,389 --> 00:58:12,719
Those adversaries woke up to realize 

921
00:58:12,719 --> 00:58:14,830
that what they thought was impossible 

922
00:58:14,860 --> 00:58:17,899
had been accomplished by our airmen and 

923
00:58:17,899 --> 00:58:20,840
guardians . You had done them anyway . 

924
00:58:22,030 --> 00:58:24,197
Now when the president needs options , 

925
00:58:24,389 --> 00:58:26,556
it's our Air Force and our Space Force 

926
00:58:26,556 --> 00:58:29,629
who provide them , redefining what is 

927
00:58:29,629 --> 00:58:32,709
possible mission after mission through 

928
00:58:32,709 --> 00:58:36,550
sheer human daring . It is American 

929
00:58:36,550 --> 00:58:38,661
air power that allows us to penetrate 

930
00:58:39,070 --> 00:58:41,389
denied airspace and strike critical 

931
00:58:41,389 --> 00:58:45,070
targets across enormous distances 

932
00:58:45,290 --> 00:58:48,429
with speed , efficiency , and precision . 

933
00:58:49,350 --> 00:58:51,572
And when the president says he will not 

934
00:58:51,572 --> 00:58:53,899
allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon , 

935
00:58:54,280 --> 00:58:57,139
it is the men and women you will join 

936
00:58:57,199 --> 00:59:00,639
in just 60 days who give force to that 

937
00:59:00,639 --> 00:59:02,417
promise and to that guarantee . 

938
00:59:12,129 --> 00:59:15,610
Now , because you will keep your end of 

939
00:59:15,610 --> 00:59:18,689
the bargain with bravery and skill and 

940
00:59:18,689 --> 00:59:21,209
dedication , you should expect some 

941
00:59:21,209 --> 00:59:23,487
things out of your civilian leadership , 

942
00:59:23,487 --> 00:59:25,265
out of the president , the vice 

943
00:59:25,265 --> 00:59:28,459
president , the Secretary of War . This 

944
00:59:28,459 --> 00:59:30,899
is why we've pushed forward with the 

945
00:59:30,899 --> 00:59:34,260
F-47 and the Golden Dome and any number 

946
00:59:34,260 --> 00:59:37,340
of new and advanced technologies . It's 

947
00:59:37,340 --> 00:59:39,540
why the president has made improving 

948
00:59:39,540 --> 00:59:42,219
military quality of life such a central 

949
00:59:42,219 --> 00:59:44,620
focus . Why he's insistent on 

950
00:59:44,620 --> 00:59:48,060
increasing the defense budget to $1.5 

951
00:59:48,060 --> 00:59:50,379
trillion and why he's proud to support 

952
00:59:50,379 --> 00:59:53,500
pay raises . New barracks , and new 

953
00:59:53,500 --> 00:59:55,850
hospitals , and new schools on base . 

954
00:59:56,219 --> 00:59:58,959
We want you to be supported so that you 

955
00:59:58,959 --> 01:00:01,459
can focus on the fight and focus on 

956
01:00:01,459 --> 01:00:02,459
winning . 

957
01:00:10,929 --> 01:00:13,219
And you're entering an Air Force , and 

958
01:00:13,219 --> 01:00:15,330
this is maybe the thing the president 

959
01:00:15,330 --> 01:00:17,552
and I are most proud of , is that we've 

960
01:00:17,552 --> 01:00:19,830
seen extraordinary recruitment numbers . 

961
01:00:20,179 --> 01:00:22,346
The men and women you will lead in the 

962
01:00:22,346 --> 01:00:24,620
Air Force and the Space Force are 

963
01:00:24,620 --> 01:00:26,889
passionate . They are ready to go . 

964
01:00:27,100 --> 01:00:29,156
They are excited to serve , and they 

965
01:00:29,156 --> 01:00:31,620
will look to you for the leadership of 

966
01:00:31,620 --> 01:00:35,300
the future . The mission That 

967
01:00:35,300 --> 01:00:38,620
we will ask them to do under your 

968
01:00:38,620 --> 01:00:41,679
leadership . We showcase the strength , 

969
01:00:42,100 --> 01:00:45,100
the ingenuity , and especially the 

970
01:00:45,100 --> 01:00:48,570
sound moral judgment of our warfighters . 

971
01:00:49,560 --> 01:00:52,010
And I'm going to tell you that I saw 

972
01:00:52,010 --> 01:00:55,969
this ingenuity very real when we had 

973
01:00:55,969 --> 01:00:58,310
this incredible mission where the 

974
01:00:58,510 --> 01:01:01,649
494th Fighter squadron lost a couple of 

975
01:01:01,649 --> 01:01:04,719
pilots down in Iran . Now we knew they 

976
01:01:04,719 --> 01:01:07,459
were alive . We didn't know exactly 

977
01:01:07,459 --> 01:01:10,750
where they were . The first 

978
01:01:10,750 --> 01:01:12,810
confirmation that both crew members' 

979
01:01:12,810 --> 01:01:14,921
beacons were active actually happened 

980
01:01:15,290 --> 01:01:19,050
about a day after these , these pilots , 

981
01:01:19,060 --> 01:01:21,360
or the second pilot I should say , uh , 

982
01:01:21,370 --> 01:01:23,750
went down . And there was this period 

983
01:01:23,750 --> 01:01:25,750
where we were worried that maybe he 

984
01:01:25,750 --> 01:01:28,070
wasn't alive and then this moment of 

985
01:01:28,070 --> 01:01:30,649
joy when we realized that he was , but 

986
01:01:31,110 --> 01:01:33,110
that moment of joy , that moment of 

987
01:01:33,110 --> 01:01:35,709
celebration lasted very shortly because 

988
01:01:35,709 --> 01:01:37,765
we knew we had somebody behind enemy 

989
01:01:37,765 --> 01:01:41,540
lines that we had to go rescue . Now 

990
01:01:41,540 --> 01:01:45,030
your Air Force . Your 

991
01:01:45,300 --> 01:01:48,370
future force went in there and did the 

992
01:01:48,370 --> 01:01:51,979
impossible . Sent airplanes into 

993
01:01:51,979 --> 01:01:54,146
places where no one thought they could 

994
01:01:54,146 --> 01:01:57,719
land , assembled helicopters on site , 

995
01:01:57,979 --> 01:02:00,419
and went and retrieved an American 

996
01:02:00,419 --> 01:02:02,530
pilot behind enemy lines , one of the 

997
01:02:02,530 --> 01:02:04,659
most daring and amazing things that 

998
01:02:04,659 --> 01:02:05,659
I've ever seen . 

999
01:02:15,199 --> 01:02:17,255
But I , I've never told anybody this 

1000
01:02:17,255 --> 01:02:19,255
before . I was sitting in a secured 

1001
01:02:19,255 --> 01:02:21,366
conference room on the phone with our 

1002
01:02:21,366 --> 01:02:23,421
military leadership and our civilian 

1003
01:02:23,421 --> 01:02:25,643
leadership and that operation hit a bit 

1004
01:02:25,643 --> 01:02:28,040
of a snag . And I think a lot of us 

1005
01:02:28,040 --> 01:02:30,479
were looking around and saying , are we 

1006
01:02:30,479 --> 01:02:32,646
worried here that this is not gonna be 

1007
01:02:32,646 --> 01:02:34,812
as successful as we thought it might . 

1008
01:02:35,739 --> 01:02:38,459
But it was an Air Force general who 

1009
01:02:38,459 --> 01:02:41,580
said , Mr . President , Mr . Vice 

1010
01:02:41,580 --> 01:02:44,780
President , we've hit some snags , but 

1011
01:02:44,780 --> 01:02:47,219
I promise you we're still going to get 

1012
01:02:47,219 --> 01:02:49,330
everyone out alive . And that was our 

1013
01:02:49,330 --> 01:02:51,441
great Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 

1014
01:02:51,441 --> 01:02:55,139
Staff , Dan Kane . So smooth , so 

1015
01:02:55,139 --> 01:02:56,139
confident . 

1016
01:02:59,629 --> 01:03:01,851
And that's exactly what we did and what 

1017
01:03:01,851 --> 01:03:05,120
we learned is that sometimes Plan A 

1018
01:03:05,120 --> 01:03:07,009
don't , doesn't always work out . 

1019
01:03:07,360 --> 01:03:09,416
Sometimes Plan B doesn't always work 

1020
01:03:09,416 --> 01:03:12,699
out . But the reason why the Air Force 

1021
01:03:12,699 --> 01:03:15,679
and the Space Force are so powerful is 

1022
01:03:15,679 --> 01:03:18,080
because they go from Plan A to Plan B 

1023
01:03:18,080 --> 01:03:21,120
to Plan C and they execute time and 

1024
01:03:21,120 --> 01:03:23,520
time again , and that's what makes you 

1025
01:03:23,520 --> 01:03:25,631
the best Air Force and the best Space 

1026
01:03:25,631 --> 01:03:27,298
Force anywhere in the world . 

1027
01:03:34,540 --> 01:03:36,989
But that's the legacy of this academy . 

1028
01:03:37,379 --> 01:03:39,659
Since this institution's first 

1029
01:03:39,659 --> 01:03:42,159
commissioning in 1959 , 

1030
01:03:43,219 --> 01:03:46,020
generations of airmen and guardians 

1031
01:03:46,179 --> 01:03:48,580
have carried that tradition through 

1032
01:03:48,580 --> 01:03:52,340
times of war . Some 

1033
01:03:52,340 --> 01:03:55,219
returned home as legends , pilots and 

1034
01:03:55,219 --> 01:03:57,780
crews whose daring would inspire books 

1035
01:03:57,780 --> 01:04:00,699
and films and direct the eyes of 

1036
01:04:00,699 --> 01:04:03,479
countless young Americans to the skies . 

1037
01:04:04,639 --> 01:04:07,399
Others like the exemplar of your class 

1038
01:04:07,399 --> 01:04:09,840
gave everything , sacrificing their 

1039
01:04:09,840 --> 01:04:12,080
lives for a nation that would forever 

1040
01:04:12,080 --> 01:04:15,550
grieve their loss . All these patriots 

1041
01:04:15,550 --> 01:04:18,030
helped write the story of American air 

1042
01:04:18,030 --> 01:04:20,449
power across the most consequential 

1043
01:04:20,449 --> 01:04:24,340
conflicts of the last 60 , 70 

1044
01:04:24,340 --> 01:04:27,699
years . From the skies over occupied 

1045
01:04:27,699 --> 01:04:31,429
Europe to Mig Alley in Korea . The 

1046
01:04:31,429 --> 01:04:33,590
long years of combat over Vietnam , 

1047
01:04:34,179 --> 01:04:36,969
Iraq , Afghanistan , generations of 

1048
01:04:36,969 --> 01:04:39,280
airmen have served their country with 

1049
01:04:39,280 --> 01:04:41,870
extraordinary skill and professionalism . 

1050
01:04:42,290 --> 01:04:44,068
And now , of course , it is our 

1051
01:04:44,068 --> 01:04:46,068
guardians leading that same mission 

1052
01:04:46,169 --> 01:04:48,050
into space and into cyber . 

1053
01:04:49,399 --> 01:04:51,540
Class of 2026 . 

1054
01:04:53,760 --> 01:04:56,280
This tradition will very soon become 

1055
01:04:56,280 --> 01:04:58,679
your very own . Something that gives 

1056
01:04:58,679 --> 01:05:01,500
you credibility . Something that people 

1057
01:05:01,500 --> 01:05:03,667
look to you and say , you've got to be 

1058
01:05:03,667 --> 01:05:05,778
impressive because you've got on that 

1059
01:05:05,778 --> 01:05:07,944
beautiful uniform , but also something 

1060
01:05:07,944 --> 01:05:10,510
that you are entrusted to protect and 

1061
01:05:10,510 --> 01:05:12,621
to build on for the next generation . 

1062
01:05:13,270 --> 01:05:16,429
In 60 days . You will arrive at your 

1063
01:05:16,429 --> 01:05:18,909
first assignments and realize the 

1064
01:05:18,909 --> 01:05:21,429
distance between training and real 

1065
01:05:21,429 --> 01:05:24,270
world operations is much shorter than 

1066
01:05:24,270 --> 01:05:26,850
you might have expected . You'll be 

1067
01:05:26,850 --> 01:05:29,649
given tasks that sound impossible and 

1068
01:05:29,649 --> 01:05:31,982
you'll be leading senior enlisted folks , 

1069
01:05:32,169 --> 01:05:35,090
some of whom joined the Air Force or 

1070
01:05:35,090 --> 01:05:37,257
joined the Space Force before you were 

1071
01:05:37,257 --> 01:05:39,629
even born , but they will look to you 

1072
01:05:39,699 --> 01:05:42,919
for leadership . But you will also 

1073
01:05:42,919 --> 01:05:46,310
arrive prepared . Through world-class 

1074
01:05:46,310 --> 01:05:48,379
academics and athletics of this 

1075
01:05:48,379 --> 01:05:50,110
institution , yes , but most 

1076
01:05:50,110 --> 01:05:52,969
importantly , through repeated exposure 

1077
01:05:53,149 --> 01:05:56,320
to intense fatigue , uncertainty , and 

1078
01:05:56,320 --> 01:05:58,949
responsibility . I love this phrase , 

1079
01:05:59,110 --> 01:06:02,070
no quit all grit . The one thing I 

1080
01:06:02,070 --> 01:06:03,959
noticed while learning about your 

1081
01:06:03,959 --> 01:06:06,870
stories is how often , despite all your 

1082
01:06:06,870 --> 01:06:09,629
successes , things didn't always go 

1083
01:06:09,629 --> 01:06:12,189
exactly as you planned . Broken 

1084
01:06:12,189 --> 01:06:15,820
elevators during move-in . Painting the 

1085
01:06:15,820 --> 01:06:18,439
strips red only to spend the next week 

1086
01:06:18,659 --> 01:06:20,826
mopping them clean after a snowstorm . 

1087
01:06:21,679 --> 01:06:25,070
Speaking of which , snow , lots of snow 

1088
01:06:25,070 --> 01:06:27,750
in Colorado Springs , Snow during 

1089
01:06:27,750 --> 01:06:30,939
recognition , snow during culminating 

1090
01:06:30,939 --> 01:06:34,389
exercises , snow during seemingly every 

1091
01:06:34,389 --> 01:06:36,790
single major event , but you didn't let 

1092
01:06:36,790 --> 01:06:39,830
it stop you . None of these 

1093
01:06:39,830 --> 01:06:43,629
stories are described by all of you 

1094
01:06:43,629 --> 01:06:46,800
bitterly . You just laugh about it . 

1095
01:06:47,199 --> 01:06:49,159
You carry on , you have the right 

1096
01:06:49,159 --> 01:06:52,320
attitude , and that's as good a sign as 

1097
01:06:52,320 --> 01:06:55,080
any that the amazing education you've 

1098
01:06:55,080 --> 01:06:58,800
received has taken root . Most people 

1099
01:06:58,800 --> 01:07:00,744
spend their entire lives trying to 

1100
01:07:00,744 --> 01:07:03,550
eliminate uncertainty . America's 

1101
01:07:03,550 --> 01:07:06,110
greatest military institutions such as 

1102
01:07:06,110 --> 01:07:08,860
this one teach you to thrive in it . 

1103
01:07:09,229 --> 01:07:11,629
You thrive in uncertainty and that's 

1104
01:07:11,629 --> 01:07:14,570
what makes you so lethal . One of the 

1105
01:07:14,570 --> 01:07:16,840
reasons this country invests in 

1106
01:07:16,840 --> 01:07:19,929
institutions like this is because trust , 

1107
01:07:20,290 --> 01:07:23,209
versatility , and fortitude are always 

1108
01:07:23,209 --> 01:07:25,370
important , whatever the weapons and 

1109
01:07:25,370 --> 01:07:27,820
whatever the technology . And I think 

1110
01:07:27,820 --> 01:07:30,419
they become especially important the 

1111
01:07:30,419 --> 01:07:33,139
moment reality collides with our best 

1112
01:07:33,139 --> 01:07:34,972
hopes and our best plans for the 

1113
01:07:34,972 --> 01:07:37,709
battlefield . Cadets , as all of you 

1114
01:07:37,709 --> 01:07:40,270
know , this year , our great nation 

1115
01:07:40,270 --> 01:07:43,110
will celebrate 250 years since the 

1116
01:07:43,110 --> 01:07:46,959
founding . Every new generation . Born 

1117
01:07:46,959 --> 01:07:48,919
in the United States , inherits a 

1118
01:07:48,919 --> 01:07:52,899
civilization that was built . By 

1119
01:07:52,899 --> 01:07:56,379
somebody else but must be built 

1120
01:07:56,379 --> 01:07:59,760
upon by the next generation . And with 

1121
01:07:59,760 --> 01:08:02,199
your commissioning , that duty passes 

1122
01:08:02,199 --> 01:08:04,550
to you . You know , the general , the 

1123
01:08:04,550 --> 01:08:06,550
superintendent said something to me 

1124
01:08:06,550 --> 01:08:08,717
while you were marching out and let me 

1125
01:08:08,717 --> 01:08:10,883
just say for your friends and family , 

1126
01:08:10,883 --> 01:08:13,217
did they look good marching out or what ? 

1127
01:08:20,500 --> 01:08:22,556
I knew we had the toughest Air Force 

1128
01:08:22,556 --> 01:08:24,611
and Space Force . Now I know that we 

1129
01:08:24,611 --> 01:08:26,667
also have the best looking Air Force 

1130
01:08:26,667 --> 01:08:28,889
and Space Force anywhere in the world . 

1131
01:08:32,560 --> 01:08:34,727
But the general said something to me . 

1132
01:08:34,727 --> 01:08:36,838
He said , you know , sometimes I read 

1133
01:08:36,838 --> 01:08:38,949
headlines and it's easy to get sad or 

1134
01:08:38,949 --> 01:08:40,838
depressed about the state of this 

1135
01:08:40,838 --> 01:08:43,060
country . But when I look at you , when 

1136
01:08:43,060 --> 01:08:45,330
I look at the future of America , I 

1137
01:08:45,330 --> 01:08:47,600
feel great hope that we are and will 

1138
01:08:47,600 --> 01:08:49,822
remain the greatest country anywhere in 

1139
01:08:49,822 --> 01:08:50,822
the world . 

1140
01:08:58,909 --> 01:09:01,449
But with your commissioning , the duty 

1141
01:09:01,449 --> 01:09:04,769
to make America the very best it can be , 

1142
01:09:05,229 --> 01:09:08,080
that duty passes to you . And now , 

1143
01:09:08,500 --> 01:09:10,660
class of 2026 . 

1144
01:09:13,310 --> 01:09:15,830
You join that long blue line at a 

1145
01:09:15,830 --> 01:09:17,774
moment when your nation needs your 

1146
01:09:17,774 --> 01:09:19,919
skill . Your nation needs your 

1147
01:09:19,919 --> 01:09:22,879
adaptability . The nation needs your 

1148
01:09:22,879 --> 01:09:25,919
discipline , your sense of honor , and 

1149
01:09:25,919 --> 01:09:28,089
your love of your fellow Americans . 

1150
01:09:29,129 --> 01:09:31,129
Now , as a lot of you , of course , 

1151
01:09:31,129 --> 01:09:33,450
know , we're in graduation season here 

1152
01:09:33,450 --> 01:09:35,899
in the United States . Hundreds of 

1153
01:09:35,899 --> 01:09:37,955
thousands of your fellow Americans , 

1154
01:09:37,955 --> 01:09:40,359
most of them civilian , have celebrated 

1155
01:09:40,359 --> 01:09:43,439
or will celebrate graduations during 

1156
01:09:43,439 --> 01:09:46,258
this season . But almost none of them 

1157
01:09:47,100 --> 01:09:49,560
will have your responsibility . Quite 

1158
01:09:49,560 --> 01:09:52,069
literally , decisions over life and 

1159
01:09:52,069 --> 01:09:54,500
death . And you think , if you think 

1160
01:09:54,500 --> 01:09:57,319
about it . That responsibility comes 

1161
01:09:57,319 --> 01:09:59,979
from trust . Your nation gives you 

1162
01:09:59,979 --> 01:10:02,419
incredible responsibility because we 

1163
01:10:02,419 --> 01:10:05,259
believe in you . And this brings me to 

1164
01:10:05,259 --> 01:10:08,379
my final and maybe my most important 

1165
01:10:08,379 --> 01:10:11,080
point . You know , this is the only 

1166
01:10:11,080 --> 01:10:13,080
commencement speech that I'm giving 

1167
01:10:13,080 --> 01:10:15,080
this year and so I've watched a few 

1168
01:10:15,080 --> 01:10:17,609
highlights of graduation speeches where 

1169
01:10:17,850 --> 01:10:20,799
this or that corporate leader will 

1170
01:10:20,799 --> 01:10:22,966
discuss artificial intelligence , AI . 

1171
01:10:23,930 --> 01:10:27,319
And be met with literal boos . Now you 

1172
01:10:27,319 --> 01:10:29,430
can't boo me . I'm the Vice President 

1173
01:10:29,430 --> 01:10:30,708
of the United States . 

1174
01:10:33,339 --> 01:10:35,500
But your fellow Americans are 

1175
01:10:35,500 --> 01:10:37,667
understandably , they're worried about 

1176
01:10:37,667 --> 01:10:39,889
AI , about how it will affect the labor 

1177
01:10:39,889 --> 01:10:41,979
market , how it will distribute 

1178
01:10:41,979 --> 01:10:43,819
resources , and how it has 

1179
01:10:43,819 --> 01:10:46,620
fundamentally changed how we interact 

1180
01:10:46,620 --> 01:10:48,731
with one another , our social lives . 

1181
01:10:49,839 --> 01:10:51,950
But the thing I worry about most with 

1182
01:10:51,950 --> 01:10:55,919
AI is how it will change warfare . Now 

1183
01:10:55,919 --> 01:10:58,759
Pope Leo the 14th in a recent document 

1184
01:10:59,000 --> 01:11:02,560
encouraged us as human beings not to 

1185
01:11:02,560 --> 01:11:05,680
outsource the most important moral 

1186
01:11:05,680 --> 01:11:09,209
decisions to digital technology . And I 

1187
01:11:09,209 --> 01:11:12,410
want to endorse that sentiment and make 

1188
01:11:12,410 --> 01:11:15,129
it more specific to each and every one 

1189
01:11:15,129 --> 01:11:18,959
of you . AI will inevitably 

1190
01:11:18,959 --> 01:11:20,919
change warfare and of course , as 

1191
01:11:20,919 --> 01:11:23,086
you've learned over the last 4 years , 

1192
01:11:23,086 --> 01:11:26,149
it already has . But one of the things 

1193
01:11:26,149 --> 01:11:29,109
that makes Americans unique , that 

1194
01:11:29,109 --> 01:11:32,709
makes you as warfighters unique is that 

1195
01:11:32,709 --> 01:11:36,600
we wage war justly . But when 

1196
01:11:36,600 --> 01:11:40,189
I say that we All of us wage more 

1197
01:11:40,189 --> 01:11:43,629
justly . I mean fundamentally that 

1198
01:11:43,629 --> 01:11:46,990
you must do so . Because you are the 

1199
01:11:46,990 --> 01:11:49,680
ones who execute . You are the ones who 

1200
01:11:49,680 --> 01:11:52,009
lead on the battlefield . You're the 

1201
01:11:52,009 --> 01:11:54,810
ones who ensure that our lethality and 

1202
01:11:54,810 --> 01:11:57,799
war , which is amazing and necessary , 

1203
01:11:58,049 --> 01:12:00,729
it also coexists with our heart and 

1204
01:12:00,729 --> 01:12:03,189
with our conscience . It is an 

1205
01:12:03,189 --> 01:12:05,609
incredible burden to put on your 

1206
01:12:05,609 --> 01:12:07,890
shoulders , but it is one that we 

1207
01:12:07,890 --> 01:12:10,069
entrust to you with full confidence . 

1208
01:12:10,799 --> 01:12:13,640
And if the warfare of the future is to 

1209
01:12:13,640 --> 01:12:16,870
live up to the moral values . Of our 

1210
01:12:16,870 --> 01:12:20,669
ancestors . Decisions over life and 

1211
01:12:20,669 --> 01:12:24,609
death must be made by humans and not 

1212
01:12:24,609 --> 01:12:25,609
machines . 

1213
01:12:34,020 --> 01:12:37,259
So as AI transforms the battlefield in 

1214
01:12:37,259 --> 01:12:39,459
some ways , positively , in some ways 

1215
01:12:39,459 --> 01:12:43,279
not , I ask that you be jealous 

1216
01:12:43,450 --> 01:12:46,259
and selfish about your role as the 

1217
01:12:46,259 --> 01:12:49,359
decision-maker in warfare . Use 

1218
01:12:49,359 --> 01:12:51,740
technology to make you better , but 

1219
01:12:51,740 --> 01:12:54,919
never submit to it . You are the 

1220
01:12:54,919 --> 01:12:57,799
masters of warfare , and both your 

1221
01:12:57,799 --> 01:13:00,720
minds , but also your hearts are the 

1222
01:13:00,720 --> 01:13:04,290
opposite of artificial . Cadets , 

1223
01:13:04,700 --> 01:13:07,680
4 years later . You're fundamentally 

1224
01:13:07,979 --> 01:13:10,319
different from the young men and women 

1225
01:13:10,740 --> 01:13:13,160
who first stepped in to the footprints 

1226
01:13:13,209 --> 01:13:16,799
on IDay . You've changed absolutely . 

1227
01:13:17,770 --> 01:13:19,937
But the world has changed around you . 

1228
01:13:20,500 --> 01:13:23,540
And the mission to defend our United 

1229
01:13:23,540 --> 01:13:25,939
States , no matter what the world may 

1230
01:13:25,939 --> 01:13:29,430
throw at us , remains the same . And so 

1231
01:13:29,430 --> 01:13:32,029
does the deep gratitude that the rest 

1232
01:13:32,029 --> 01:13:35,879
of America feels for you . So the 

1233
01:13:35,879 --> 01:13:37,700
class of 2026 . 

1234
01:13:40,939 --> 01:13:43,859
Congratulations . Your country is 

1235
01:13:43,859 --> 01:13:47,009
asking a great deal from you , but it 

1236
01:13:47,009 --> 01:13:49,140
would not be asking it if we didn't 

1237
01:13:49,140 --> 01:13:51,899
believe that you are capable of 

1238
01:13:51,899 --> 01:13:54,319
carrying that duty every single day . 

1239
01:13:54,700 --> 01:13:56,922
So let me say from the President of the 

1240
01:13:56,922 --> 01:13:59,144
United States and from the bottom of my 

1241
01:13:59,144 --> 01:14:01,330
heart to this class of cadets who will 

1242
01:14:01,330 --> 01:14:03,899
soon become officers , I am proud of 

1243
01:14:03,899 --> 01:14:06,890
you . I'm proud of you . I love you , 

1244
01:14:07,049 --> 01:14:08,938
and I'll be rooting for you every 

1245
01:14:08,938 --> 01:14:10,327
single step of the way . 

1246
01:14:10,327 --> 01:14:12,529
Congratulations , class of 2026 . 

1247
01:14:48,370 --> 01:14:51,140
Ladies and gentlemen , the cadet class 

1248
01:14:51,140 --> 01:14:53,240
president for 2026 . 

1249
01:14:54,959 --> 01:14:57,660
Kobe Ahu , the summer cadet wing 

1250
01:14:57,660 --> 01:15:00,319
commander , cadet First Class Parker 

1251
01:15:00,419 --> 01:15:03,270
Fitzgerald . The fall cadet Wing 

1252
01:15:03,339 --> 01:15:05,839
Commander , Cadet First Class Robert 

1253
01:15:05,839 --> 01:15:07,870
Miller , and the Spring Cadet Wing 

1254
01:15:07,870 --> 01:15:10,729
Commander , Cadet First Class , John 

1255
01:15:10,830 --> 01:15:13,450
Costello will present the class gifts 

1256
01:15:13,549 --> 01:15:15,549
to the Vice President of the United 

1257
01:15:15,549 --> 01:15:16,549
States . 

1258
01:15:28,779 --> 01:15:30,859
Vice President Vance , for your 

1259
01:15:30,859 --> 01:15:34,029
dedicated service to our nation . To 

1260
01:15:34,029 --> 01:15:36,251
the United States Air Force , to United 

1261
01:15:36,251 --> 01:15:38,418
States Space Force , and to the United 

1262
01:15:38,418 --> 01:15:40,549
States Air Force Academy . It is with 

1263
01:15:40,549 --> 01:15:43,740
great pride that today's graduating 

1264
01:15:43,740 --> 01:15:46,700
class designates you by acclamation an 

1265
01:15:46,700 --> 01:15:49,379
honorary member of the United States 

1266
01:15:49,379 --> 01:15:53,160
Air Force Academy class of 2026 . 

1267
01:15:57,229 --> 01:16:00,029
As tangible evidence of that honor , we 

1268
01:16:00,029 --> 01:16:02,370
ask that you accept this painting 

1269
01:16:02,370 --> 01:16:05,069
commissioned by Justin Hayward . Our 

1270
01:16:05,069 --> 01:16:08,350
legacy lives in our class painting , a 

1271
01:16:08,350 --> 01:16:11,229
tribute to the past , present , and 

1272
01:16:11,229 --> 01:16:14,629
future . The MH 47 honors past 

1273
01:16:14,629 --> 01:16:17,350
sacrifices and our exemplar Master 

1274
01:16:17,350 --> 01:16:20,270
Sergeant John Chapman . The F-16 

1275
01:16:20,270 --> 01:16:23,140
represents today's strength . While the 

1276
01:16:23,140 --> 01:16:26,439
B21 embodies tomorrow's 

1277
01:16:26,439 --> 01:16:27,919
boundless potential . 

1278
01:17:20,500 --> 01:17:22,470
Ladies and gentlemen , Brigadier 

1279
01:17:22,470 --> 01:17:25,419
General James M . Valpiani , the dean 

1280
01:17:25,419 --> 01:17:26,419
of the faculty . 

1281
01:17:34,580 --> 01:17:36,819
Before presenting the entire graduating 

1282
01:17:36,819 --> 01:17:39,339
class to you , Vice President Vance , I 

1283
01:17:39,339 --> 01:17:41,006
would like to highlight a few 

1284
01:17:41,006 --> 01:17:43,117
individuals for special recognition . 

1285
01:17:44,069 --> 01:17:47,560
First , I call to your attention the 93 

1286
01:17:47,560 --> 01:17:49,879
distinguished graduates who are listed 

1287
01:17:49,879 --> 01:17:52,759
at the top of your program . These 

1288
01:17:52,759 --> 01:17:55,680
cadets , by their overall performance , 

1289
01:17:55,959 --> 01:17:57,959
have placed in the top 10% of their 

1290
01:17:57,959 --> 01:18:00,540
class and have demonstrated excellence 

1291
01:18:00,680 --> 01:18:02,458
in accomplishing the academic , 

1292
01:18:02,600 --> 01:18:05,020
military , and athletic requirements 

1293
01:18:05,120 --> 01:18:07,850
for graduation . If we observe the 

1294
01:18:07,850 --> 01:18:10,290
custom of academic honors , each would 

1295
01:18:10,290 --> 01:18:12,979
be graduating either summa cum laude , 

1296
01:18:13,450 --> 01:18:15,450
magna cum laude , or cum laude . 

1297
01:18:16,359 --> 01:18:19,290
Instead , we use the term distinguished 

1298
01:18:19,290 --> 01:18:22,740
graduate , more fitting in its promise 

1299
01:18:23,120 --> 01:18:25,430
of distinguished service to our nation . 

1300
01:18:26,589 --> 01:18:28,799
At this time , will the distinguished 

1301
01:18:28,799 --> 01:18:31,000
graduates of the Master Sergeant John 

1302
01:18:31,000 --> 01:18:33,439
Allen Chapman class of 2026 . 

1303
01:18:35,450 --> 01:18:36,609
To be recognized . 

1304
01:18:56,439 --> 01:19:00,410
Thank you . Please be seated . Those 

1305
01:19:00,410 --> 01:19:03,040
identified in your program with an S 

1306
01:19:03,040 --> 01:19:05,669
beside their name are cadets graduating 

1307
01:19:06,049 --> 01:19:08,216
with the academy scholar distinction , 

1308
01:19:08,779 --> 01:19:11,001
having completed a challenging academic 

1309
01:19:11,001 --> 01:19:13,223
enrichment path through the 4-year core 

1310
01:19:13,223 --> 01:19:15,410
curriculum as part of the Martinson 

1311
01:19:15,410 --> 01:19:18,339
Honors Program . We would also like to 

1312
01:19:18,339 --> 01:19:20,506
recognize those cadets who have placed 

1313
01:19:20,506 --> 01:19:22,810
in the top 10% of our academic , 

1314
01:19:23,100 --> 01:19:25,580
military , and athletic programs . 

1315
01:19:26,339 --> 01:19:28,859
Identified in your program with a star 

1316
01:19:28,859 --> 01:19:31,520
by their names are cadets graduating 

1317
01:19:32,020 --> 01:19:34,930
with academic distinction . Those 

1318
01:19:34,930 --> 01:19:37,097
identified with a wreath besides their 

1319
01:19:37,097 --> 01:19:39,290
names are cadets graduating with 

1320
01:19:39,290 --> 01:19:41,649
military distinction . And those 

1321
01:19:41,649 --> 01:19:43,529
identified in the program with a 

1322
01:19:43,529 --> 01:19:45,930
lightning bolt beside their names are 

1323
01:19:45,930 --> 01:19:48,509
cadets graduating with athletic 

1324
01:19:48,509 --> 01:19:51,859
distinction . Those exceptional 14 

1325
01:19:51,859 --> 01:19:54,040
cadets graduating with all 3 

1326
01:19:54,040 --> 01:19:56,779
distinctions are identified with a scar 

1327
01:19:57,240 --> 01:19:59,479
within a wreath resting on 2 lightning 

1328
01:19:59,479 --> 01:20:02,359
bolts . Please stand as I call your 

1329
01:20:02,359 --> 01:20:05,200
name . Robert Jacob Miller . 

1330
01:20:10,370 --> 01:20:12,439
Angelina Faith Harris . 

1331
01:20:16,459 --> 01:20:18,540
Lauren Taylor Burundi . 

1332
01:20:22,680 --> 01:20:24,600
Brianna K . Newberg . 

1333
01:20:28,209 --> 01:20:30,040
Graceland and Ollinger . 

1334
01:20:33,720 --> 01:20:34,799
Anna , Grace , 

1335
01:20:39,169 --> 01:20:40,729
Cole Thomas Bisco . 

1336
01:20:44,430 --> 01:20:46,540
Samantha Louder 

1337
01:20:50,370 --> 01:20:52,450
Raymond Vincent Rosenmerkel . 

1338
01:20:56,109 --> 01:20:58,129
Clayton James Kaufman . 

1339
01:21:01,620 --> 01:21:03,620
Paul Michael Cronzer . 

1340
01:21:07,439 --> 01:21:09,350
Christopher Jackson Wilson . 

1341
01:21:13,459 --> 01:21:15,379
Maeve , Irene Linscott . 

1342
01:21:19,959 --> 01:21:21,799
And Max Joseph Piano Haas . 

1343
01:21:26,649 --> 01:21:28,760
Congratulations , you may be seated . 

1344
01:21:31,470 --> 01:21:34,830
In conclusion , a total of 931 Air 

1345
01:21:34,830 --> 01:21:36,990
Force Academy cadets in this year's 

1346
01:21:36,990 --> 01:21:39,629
class have completed all graduation 

1347
01:21:39,629 --> 01:21:42,910
requirements . 136 of these warfighter 

1348
01:21:42,910 --> 01:21:46,390
scholars , 15% of the graduating class , 

1349
01:21:46,750 --> 01:21:48,639
will proceed directly to graduate 

1350
01:21:48,639 --> 01:21:51,339
school as their first assignment . We 

1351
01:21:51,339 --> 01:21:53,506
are also pleased to have in this class 

1352
01:21:53,506 --> 01:21:54,919
of 2026 . 

1353
01:21:56,689 --> 01:21:59,959
13 international students from Ghana , 

1354
01:22:00,660 --> 01:22:04,220
Jordan , South Korea . Malaysia . 

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01:22:05,069 --> 01:22:06,069
Marshall Islands 

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01:22:08,330 --> 01:22:10,399
Philippines , Senegal . 

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01:22:16,000 --> 01:22:17,959
Thailand and Tunisia . 

1358
01:22:32,009 --> 01:22:34,065
Warfighter scholars , it has been an 

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01:22:34,065 --> 01:22:36,450
honor and a privilege to serve as your 

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01:22:36,450 --> 01:22:39,529
dean . And now , it gives me great 

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01:22:39,529 --> 01:22:42,379
pleasure to present to you , Vice 

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01:22:42,379 --> 01:22:44,930
President Vance , the United States Air 

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01:22:44,930 --> 01:22:47,569
Force Academy , Master Sergeant John 

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01:22:47,569 --> 01:22:50,899
Allen Chapman , Serge , class of 2026 . 

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01:22:53,330 --> 01:22:56,089
And recommend each as worthy of the 

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01:22:56,089 --> 01:22:57,700
Bachelor of Science degree . 

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01:23:08,490 --> 01:23:11,200
Ladies and gentlemen , Colonel Candace 

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01:23:11,200 --> 01:23:13,799
L . Pipes , director of admissions , 

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01:23:14,049 --> 01:23:16,830
and Doctor Hal A . Taylor Jr . 

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01:23:17,169 --> 01:23:19,729
associate dean for the Student Academic 

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01:23:19,729 --> 01:23:21,799
Affairs and Academy registrar , will 

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01:23:21,799 --> 01:23:23,577
now present the diplomas to the 

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01:23:23,577 --> 01:23:26,790
graduating class of 2026 . 

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01:23:50,810 --> 01:23:53,750
Distinguished graduates , please rise 

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01:23:53,750 --> 01:23:55,770
and come forward to receive your 

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01:23:55,770 --> 01:23:56,620
diplomas . 

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01:24:00,990 --> 01:24:03,149
Ladies and gentlemen , the Vice 

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01:24:03,149 --> 01:24:05,509
President of the United States , the 

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01:24:05,509 --> 01:24:09,069
Honorable JD Vance , joins us on stage 

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01:24:09,069 --> 01:24:12,029
to congratulate each of the graduates 

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01:24:12,029 --> 01:24:15,229
of the class of 2026 . 

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01:24:48,600 --> 01:24:51,689
The class of 2026's number one cadet in 

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01:24:51,689 --> 01:24:53,990
overall performance and the class of 

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01:24:53,990 --> 01:24:57,509
2026's number one cadet in academic 

1385
01:24:57,509 --> 01:24:59,870
performance , Robert Jacob Miller . 

1386
01:25:04,990 --> 01:25:07,790
Angelina Faith Harris . 

1387
01:25:11,040 --> 01:25:13,000
Lauren Taylor Mirandi . 

1388
01:25:15,350 --> 01:25:17,990
Brianna K . Newberg . 

1389
01:25:21,620 --> 01:25:23,740
Graceland Ann Ollinger . 

1390
01:25:26,140 --> 01:25:29,020
Andrew Jung Yong Kim . 

1391
01:25:33,419 --> 01:25:36,700
And Elise Christine Jesse Malachio . 

1392
01:25:38,899 --> 01:25:41,729
Parker Ryan Fitzgerald . 

1393
01:25:46,450 --> 01:25:48,930
Hannah Grace Grover . 

1394
01:25:51,009 --> 01:25:53,729
Avery J . Earn 10 . 

1395
01:25:56,770 --> 01:25:58,560
Cole Thomas Visco . 

1396
01:26:01,259 --> 01:26:03,939
Joseph James Kolozowitz . 

1397
01:26:06,149 --> 01:26:07,669
Samantha Rose Loya . 

1398
01:26:10,500 --> 01:26:13,290
Raymond Vincent Rosenmerkel . 

1399
01:26:16,720 --> 01:26:19,259
Zachary James Stevenson . 

1400
01:26:21,500 --> 01:26:24,330
Natalia Lenora Wright . 

1401
01:26:27,439 --> 01:26:29,580
Griffin Nicole Greenwood . 

1402
01:26:32,310 --> 01:26:33,459
Unnerving Paator . 

1403
01:26:37,770 --> 01:26:39,919
Reagan , Michelle Hitler . 

1404
01:26:42,279 --> 01:26:44,910
Clayton James Kaufman . 

1405
01:26:48,209 --> 01:26:50,410
Paul Michael Cronzer . 

1406
01:26:52,620 --> 01:26:54,819
Hayley Beth Tucker . 

1407
01:26:58,180 --> 01:27:00,509
Augustina Marie Decker . 

1408
01:27:02,919 --> 01:27:05,629
Christopher Jackson Wilson . 

1409
01:27:08,569 --> 01:27:10,770
Maeve Irene Linscott . 

1410
01:27:13,279 --> 01:27:16,140
Mandy T W Fleetwood . 

1411
01:27:18,879 --> 01:27:21,040
Casey James Gerrigan . 

1412
01:27:23,410 --> 01:27:26,029
Katerina Sophia Zickas . 

1413
01:27:29,430 --> 01:27:31,529
August Michael Antaki . 

1414
01:27:34,160 --> 01:27:37,490
Max Joseph Giano Haas . 

1415
01:27:39,479 --> 01:27:42,109
Cole Weston Cunningham . 

1416
01:27:44,560 --> 01:27:47,200
Griffin Charles Phillips . 

1417
01:27:49,040 --> 01:27:51,100
Cayden Joseph Kohli . 

1418
01:27:53,509 --> 01:27:56,049
John Russell Costello . 

1419
01:27:57,799 --> 01:27:59,910
Anika Azure Spiker . 

1420
01:28:02,089 --> 01:28:05,049
Alexander Bransburg 6 . 

1421
01:28:08,069 --> 01:28:10,120
Zoe Elizabeth Bresnahan . 

1422
01:28:12,600 --> 01:28:14,839
Jacob Connor Lee . 

1423
01:28:17,419 --> 01:28:19,680
Emma Reese Williams . 

1424
01:28:22,450 --> 01:28:24,709
Hayden Ashley Ward . 

1425
01:28:26,680 --> 01:28:29,169
John Laveau Rust II . 

1426
01:28:31,740 --> 01:28:34,959
Alexander Kevin Pasqualina . 

1427
01:28:37,500 --> 01:28:39,830
Olivia Mills Bulware . 

1428
01:28:42,200 --> 01:28:44,560
Cody Michael Summer . 

1429
01:28:46,709 --> 01:28:49,149
Allison Leanne Aundon . 

1430
01:28:52,040 --> 01:28:54,759
Rihanna Lee Applegate . 

1431
01:28:56,580 --> 01:28:59,009
Michael David Pelletier . 

1432
01:29:01,720 --> 01:29:04,160
Daniel Curtis Russell . 

1433
01:29:06,629 --> 01:29:08,950
Ian Scott Coleman . 

1434
01:29:11,290 --> 01:29:14,200
Kieran Estrella Burns . 

1435
01:29:16,770 --> 01:29:19,330
Alexandra Carolyn Skene . 

1436
01:29:21,850 --> 01:29:24,290
Peter Charles Marriott . 

1437
01:29:26,830 --> 01:29:29,330
Connor Brandon Diamond . 

1438
01:29:31,640 --> 01:29:35,189
Jack Eugene Trageli the 2nd . 

1439
01:29:37,939 --> 01:29:40,140
Alexander Robert Rome . 

1440
01:29:42,399 --> 01:29:44,910
Isaac Max Barnum . 

1441
01:29:47,229 --> 01:29:49,390
Alison Lauren Peckham . 

1442
01:29:51,899 --> 01:29:55,660
Skyler Elizabeth Amina Tabib . 

1443
01:29:58,000 --> 01:30:00,479
Mira Bella Broido Vestel . 

1444
01:30:02,830 --> 01:30:05,430
Grant Walker Bells . 

1445
01:30:07,680 --> 01:30:09,700
Samuel Tully Nissen . 

1446
01:30:12,109 --> 01:30:14,560
Joshua Graham Wynn . 

1447
01:30:16,740 --> 01:30:19,040
Reagan , Christopher LeFevre . 

1448
01:30:21,339 --> 01:30:23,160
Raj Rahula . 

1449
01:30:26,169 --> 01:30:28,410
John Samuel Locker . 

1450
01:30:31,689 --> 01:30:34,220
Luke English Phillips . 

1451
01:30:36,140 --> 01:30:38,140
Lee Daniel McDonald . 

1452
01:30:40,330 --> 01:30:42,629
Sean Michael Smith . 

1453
01:30:45,140 --> 01:30:46,180
Ryan now . 

1454
01:30:50,600 --> 01:30:53,299
Jason Hongron Wang . 

1455
01:30:55,930 --> 01:30:57,979
Audrey Liddy Newcomb . 

1456
01:31:00,459 --> 01:31:03,020
Ryan Matthew Cohan . 

1457
01:31:05,709 --> 01:31:08,220
Andrew Joseph Kovaleski . 

1458
01:31:10,580 --> 01:31:13,100
Emily K . Adair . 

1459
01:31:16,140 --> 01:31:18,370
Braden Dern Watk . 

1460
01:31:20,779 --> 01:31:23,290
Luke Christopher Schlim . 

1461
01:31:26,160 --> 01:31:28,310
Jacob Bruce Marbach . 

1462
01:31:31,020 --> 01:31:32,939
Nam Kopnin . 

1463
01:31:35,770 --> 01:31:38,830
Christopher Luciano Antonio Pombo . 

1464
01:31:41,459 --> 01:31:44,180
Joseph Songun Lee . 

1465
01:31:46,759 --> 01:31:49,069
Ryan Edward Rojas . 

1466
01:31:51,330 --> 01:31:53,970
Anna Renee Kowal . 

1467
01:31:56,740 --> 01:32:00,509
Luke Alan Macke . Ty 

1468
01:32:01,759 --> 01:32:03,279
Anthony Huber . 

1469
01:32:05,750 --> 01:32:07,990
Javanti Lord Eaves . 

1470
01:32:10,220 --> 01:32:12,470
Leah Catherine Cook . 

1471
01:32:16,060 --> 01:32:18,240
John Michael Stevenson . 

1472
01:32:21,040 --> 01:32:23,319
James August Bohmer . 

1473
01:32:26,250 --> 01:32:28,169
Bowen Patrick Smith . 

1474
01:32:31,859 --> 01:32:34,180
Michael George Corey . 

1475
01:32:36,850 --> 01:32:39,109
Braden Ronald Seert . 

1476
01:32:41,330 --> 01:32:43,689
James Jackson Green . 

1477
01:32:46,589 --> 01:32:48,950
Luke Martin Childs . 

1478
01:33:22,779 --> 01:33:25,819
Will the remainder of the graduates of 

1479
01:33:25,819 --> 01:33:29,020
2026 please . 

1480
01:33:30,310 --> 01:33:33,310
Please come forward by squadron to 

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01:33:33,310 --> 01:33:34,643
receive your diplomas . 

1482
01:33:40,859 --> 01:33:43,140
Ladies and gentlemen , joining Vice 

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01:33:43,140 --> 01:33:46,500
President Vance on stage , to your left , 

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01:33:46,899 --> 01:33:49,299
the Secretary of the Air Force , the 

1485
01:33:49,299 --> 01:33:52,450
Honorable Troy Mink . To your right , 

1486
01:33:52,859 --> 01:33:54,979
the Superintendent of the Air Force 

1487
01:33:54,979 --> 01:33:58,100
Academy , Lieutenant General Tony 

1488
01:33:58,100 --> 01:33:58,939
Byronfein . 

1489
01:34:09,279 --> 01:34:11,689
And the Dean of the faculty , Brigadier 

1490
01:34:11,689 --> 01:34:13,290
General James Valpiani . 

1491
01:34:26,790 --> 01:34:30,390
Oh yeah Cadet Squadron one . 

1492
01:34:32,080 --> 01:34:34,470
Zachary Sebastian Brown . 

1493
01:34:37,790 --> 01:34:39,790
Madison Marie Carlisle . 

1494
01:34:42,850 --> 01:34:45,709
Evelyn Victoria Carver . 

1495
01:34:48,089 --> 01:34:50,470
Cameron Patrick Collins . 

1496
01:34:52,839 --> 01:34:55,640
Ryan Alexander Daunt . 

1497
01:34:57,890 --> 01:34:59,919
Connor David Dewski . 

1498
01:35:02,569 --> 01:35:04,689
Joshua Eric Dem . 

1499
01:35:06,970 --> 01:35:08,910
Christopher David Garden . 

1500
01:35:11,180 --> 01:35:13,569
Joseph Edward Gurley . 

1501
01:35:15,979 --> 01:35:17,129
Victor Huff . 

1502
01:35:19,839 --> 01:35:22,370
Amanda June Lee . 

1503
01:35:24,299 --> 01:35:26,330
Mary Rachel Murphy . 

1504
01:35:28,580 --> 01:35:30,990
Call Roy Norris . 

1505
01:35:33,080 --> 01:35:35,750
Isabella Marie Roberts . 

1506
01:35:37,270 --> 01:35:40,109
Maximo Angus Roll on . 

1507
01:35:42,399 --> 01:35:44,720
Jacob Oliver Cimento . 

1508
01:35:46,870 --> 01:35:48,669
Spencer John Seer . 

1509
01:35:51,859 --> 01:35:53,660
Natawa sword Prasset . 

1510
01:35:55,609 --> 01:35:58,250
Don Nielsen Strawbridge . 

1511
01:36:00,470 --> 01:36:02,790
Camden Drew Swaggart . 

1512
01:36:04,879 --> 01:36:07,439
Steven Davis Barnier . 

1513
01:36:09,009 --> 01:36:12,479
Cadet Squadron 2 . Jenna 

1514
01:36:12,939 --> 01:36:14,520
Kusai Agareba . 

1515
01:36:16,569 --> 01:36:20,040
Ian Valerio Asunshin Young . 

1516
01:36:21,979 --> 01:36:24,240
Marcus Alexander Verrett . 

1517
01:36:26,589 --> 01:36:29,490
Nicolina Elizabeth Brown . 

1518
01:36:31,609 --> 01:36:33,770
Philip Nathaniel Deaton . 

1519
01:36:36,279 --> 01:36:38,430
Dominic John Feliz . 

1520
01:36:40,270 --> 01:36:42,740
Creed Ellen Finifrock . 

1521
01:36:45,200 --> 01:36:47,910
Anna Catherine Greer . 

1522
01:36:50,020 --> 01:36:51,750
Connor William Head . 

1523
01:36:55,359 --> 01:36:59,100
Victoria on leopard . William 

1524
01:37:00,089 --> 01:37:01,689
Elijah Matkin . 

1525
01:37:04,910 --> 01:37:08,410
Zarif Ben Mohammad Zaman . 

1526
01:37:11,770 --> 01:37:13,640
Thomas Everett Newell . 

1527
01:37:16,069 --> 01:37:19,379
Ethan Ahalesh Peterson . 

1528
01:37:21,359 --> 01:37:23,609
Aiden Joseph Quinn . 

1529
01:37:26,620 --> 01:37:29,540
Kalaa . Salcido . 

1530
01:37:32,049 --> 01:37:34,049
Christopher Quinn Smith . 

1531
01:37:36,990 --> 01:37:39,580
Joshua Tyler Stein . 

1532
01:37:41,950 --> 01:37:44,479
Carl Andrew Westermeyer . 

1533
01:37:47,379 --> 01:37:51,120
Cadet Squadron 3 . Jonathan 

1534
01:37:51,220 --> 01:37:52,740
Andrew Brown . 

1535
01:37:54,600 --> 01:37:56,680
Levi Sterling Brown . 

1536
01:37:58,959 --> 01:38:01,399
Elena Lynn Karen . 

1537
01:38:03,439 --> 01:38:07,169
Dylan James Carson . John 

1538
01:38:08,930 --> 01:38:12,770
Walsh Conroy . Tobias 

1539
01:38:13,859 --> 01:38:17,839
Tete Jagma . Cameron 

1540
01:38:18,189 --> 01:38:19,750
Edith Jones . 

1541
01:38:21,870 --> 01:38:23,990
Megan Kula Leong . 

1542
01:38:26,419 --> 01:38:28,060
Macklin Charles Luby . 

1543
01:38:31,290 --> 01:38:33,700
Lucas Christopher Morales . 

1544
01:38:36,529 --> 01:38:39,129
Michael Prescott Moritz . 

1545
01:38:40,950 --> 01:38:42,259
Dean Park . 

1546
01:38:45,200 --> 01:38:47,830
Zachary Steven Porter . 

1547
01:38:49,350 --> 01:38:51,700
Skyler Austin Heroes . 

1548
01:38:54,330 --> 01:38:56,270
Kabir Rajpal . 

1549
01:38:58,459 --> 01:39:00,819
Steve Carl Razizi . 

1550
01:39:03,009 --> 01:39:05,390
Jared Michael Rose . 

1551
01:39:07,490 --> 01:39:09,830
Joshua Cole Spence . 

1552
01:39:11,790 --> 01:39:14,189
Jaya Rob Swan . 

1553
01:39:15,390 --> 01:39:17,930
Ariana Renee Tillman . 

1554
01:39:20,120 --> 01:39:22,640
Austin James Wallace . 

1555
01:39:24,390 --> 01:39:27,919
Cadet squadron 4 . Ethan 

1556
01:39:27,959 --> 01:39:29,439
Josiah Ashley . 

1557
01:39:31,490 --> 01:39:33,790
Jack Anthony Bobo . 

1558
01:39:35,629 --> 01:39:38,319
Brian Everett Bradley the 2nd . 

1559
01:39:40,729 --> 01:39:43,209
Jillian Carlson . 

1560
01:39:45,569 --> 01:39:47,620
Grace Carolyn Daly . 

1561
01:39:49,799 --> 01:39:51,799
Gabriel Doyenta . 

1562
01:39:53,270 --> 01:39:56,509
Abdullah Mohammed Abdullah Jackson El 

1563
01:39:56,509 --> 01:40:00,319
Rahal . Aiden 

1564
01:40:00,779 --> 01:40:02,430
Connolly Ekstrand . 

1565
01:40:04,379 --> 01:40:07,330
Dance Uriel Picasso Ferrer . 

1566
01:40:09,279 --> 01:40:11,669
Kylie Ann Green . 

1567
01:40:14,479 --> 01:40:16,640
Bridger Dallin Rosy . 

1568
01:40:19,140 --> 01:40:21,350
Gina Kang Lee . 

1569
01:40:23,279 --> 01:40:25,439
Kyle Edward Marder . 

1570
01:40:27,430 --> 01:40:30,470
Matthew Edmund McDonald . 

1571
01:40:32,229 --> 01:40:34,520
Brenna Ashland Mills . 

1572
01:40:36,270 --> 01:40:39,890
Valeria Sofia Pacheco Lugo . 

1573
01:40:41,930 --> 01:40:44,250
Andrew David Richardson . 

1574
01:40:46,419 --> 01:40:49,520
Sebastian Carlo Rodriguez . 

1575
01:40:51,259 --> 01:40:54,009
Tyler Jordan Schoolcraft . 

1576
01:40:56,009 --> 01:40:58,479
Martin O'Neill Smith . 

1577
01:41:01,720 --> 01:41:04,129
Richard Anthony Walker II . 

1578
01:41:06,339 --> 01:41:08,779
Brent Jackson Winley . 

1579
01:41:10,950 --> 01:41:14,930
Cadet squadron 5 . Hudson 

1580
01:41:15,029 --> 01:41:16,470
Thomas Basey . 

1581
01:41:18,180 --> 01:41:21,149
Isabel Eponine Boyer . 

1582
01:41:24,140 --> 01:41:25,959
Hayley Marie Bisco . 

1583
01:41:28,500 --> 01:41:32,000
John Anthony Boucher Junior . 

1584
01:41:34,540 --> 01:41:36,819
Hunter Roy Collins . 

1585
01:41:38,390 --> 01:41:41,950
Tatiana Jacqueline Ellison . 

1586
01:41:44,729 --> 01:41:46,790
Samuel Terry Floyson . 

1587
01:41:49,279 --> 01:41:50,770
Jack Griffith . 

1588
01:41:55,600 --> 01:41:57,359
Ravind Himesh . 

1589
01:42:00,009 --> 01:42:02,890
Logan Joshua Johns . 

1590
01:42:06,240 --> 01:42:08,720
Patrick Charles Knene . 

1591
01:42:10,390 --> 01:42:12,830
Anthony John Lee . 

1592
01:42:15,330 --> 01:42:18,120
Osborne Ethan Melton . 

1593
01:42:20,100 --> 01:42:22,970
Malaika Echu Defang . 

1594
01:42:25,419 --> 01:42:27,759
Brett James Oberley . 

1595
01:42:30,500 --> 01:42:33,680
Giorgio Augustus Seincone . 

1596
01:42:35,529 --> 01:42:37,770
Jacqueline Marie Spencer . 

1597
01:42:40,950 --> 01:42:42,729
Marie Thompson . 

1598
01:42:44,680 --> 01:42:46,850
Cadet squadron 6 . 

1599
01:42:48,029 --> 01:42:50,259
Justin Alexander Boudreaux . 

1600
01:42:52,069 --> 01:42:55,069
Sage Virginia burger . 

1601
01:42:57,259 --> 01:42:59,220
Callie Ann Camerada . 

1602
01:43:01,540 --> 01:43:03,919
Jackson David Carter . 

1603
01:43:06,279 --> 01:43:08,479
Kurt Takumi Chesney . 

1604
01:43:10,669 --> 01:43:13,640
Theodore Joseph Davenport . 

1605
01:43:16,330 --> 01:43:18,770
Maria Terese Davison . 

1606
01:43:21,160 --> 01:43:22,879
Zyerrilli . 

1607
01:43:26,370 --> 01:43:28,709
Kurt Leon Evangelister . 

1608
01:43:30,229 --> 01:43:32,430
Manning , John Fike . 

1609
01:43:35,979 --> 01:43:37,910
Alison Grace Gotcha . 

1610
01:43:40,290 --> 01:43:43,049
Nicholas John Gonzalez . 

1611
01:43:44,979 --> 01:43:47,100
Emerson Robert Kettler . 

1612
01:43:49,299 --> 01:43:52,350
Joe Lee Merritt Kling Isson . 

1613
01:43:54,330 --> 01:43:56,569
Logan Simon Latchman . 

1614
01:43:59,040 --> 01:44:01,950
Jacob Ryan Lucero . 

1615
01:44:03,459 --> 01:44:05,859
Alan Joseph Monzo . 

1616
01:44:08,009 --> 01:44:09,700
Jacob Samuel Marshall . 

1617
01:44:13,729 --> 01:44:15,990
Lauren Carrington Mitchell . 

1618
01:44:18,169 --> 01:44:20,500
Michael Joseph Moravec . 

1619
01:44:22,879 --> 01:44:24,970
Dominic Ronald Semt . 

1620
01:44:27,299 --> 01:44:30,290
Lucas Angeles Simco . 

1621
01:44:32,180 --> 01:44:35,120
Aaron Kyle Steiger , 

1622
01:44:37,020 --> 01:44:39,439
Sebastian Ray Wick . 

1623
01:44:41,279 --> 01:44:44,669
Cadet Squadron 7 . Carter 

1624
01:44:45,009 --> 01:44:46,490
Andrew Beswick . 

1625
01:44:48,790 --> 01:44:51,290
Cayden or Ryan Box . 

1626
01:44:54,129 --> 01:44:56,500
Jack Presley Curtis . 

1627
01:44:58,649 --> 01:45:01,649
Ricky Elizabeth Federer . 

1628
01:45:03,410 --> 01:45:05,649
Shawna Erin Ganley . 

1629
01:45:08,169 --> 01:45:10,779
Seth Michael Hannenberg . 

1630
01:45:12,859 --> 01:45:15,160
Zane Michael Kenny . 

1631
01:45:17,290 --> 01:45:20,259
Rain sinkada . 

1632
01:45:21,979 --> 01:45:23,689
John Sue Lee . 

1633
01:45:26,640 --> 01:45:29,080
Landon Gaines Little . 

1634
01:45:30,689 --> 01:45:33,129
Lorna Elizabeth Lockery . 

1635
01:45:35,279 --> 01:45:37,529
Brock Hana Milani . 

1636
01:45:41,060 --> 01:45:43,609
Michaela Faith McBride . 

1637
01:45:45,839 --> 01:45:48,390
Mason Reed McCormick . 

1638
01:45:50,899 --> 01:45:52,859
Norman Nolanguy . 

1639
01:45:55,490 --> 01:45:57,850
Lucas Ryan Owen . 

1640
01:46:00,259 --> 01:46:02,810
Anthony Marcello Sebastian . 

1641
01:46:05,120 --> 01:46:07,640
Ashley Lauren Spear . 

1642
01:46:09,810 --> 01:46:11,700
Mark Raymond Tang . 

1643
01:46:14,290 --> 01:46:17,220
Antonio . Thomas . 

1644
01:46:19,220 --> 01:46:22,779
Cadet squadron 8 . Kobe 

1645
01:46:24,060 --> 01:46:27,649
Chitu . Benjamin 

1646
01:46:27,870 --> 01:46:29,310
Ryan Charr . 

1647
01:46:31,430 --> 01:46:33,470
Jack Edmund Cope . 

1648
01:46:35,810 --> 01:46:38,569
Zachary Dean Deuchler . 

1649
01:46:40,609 --> 01:46:42,770
Micah Helik Fregaard . 

1650
01:46:45,250 --> 01:46:47,649
Mitchell Douglas Gillam . 

1651
01:46:49,500 --> 01:46:51,680
Braden Charles Hollard . 

1652
01:46:53,779 --> 01:46:56,330
Julian David King . 

1653
01:46:58,299 --> 01:47:00,529
Chloe Lynn Kinlaw . 

1654
01:47:03,790 --> 01:47:06,279
Peyton James Lasoda . 

1655
01:47:08,629 --> 01:47:10,919
Jack Allan Marsh . 

1656
01:47:13,229 --> 01:47:16,209
Gianna Luisa Martina . 

1657
01:47:18,740 --> 01:47:21,080
Dustin Iuluni , Kensley . 

1658
01:47:23,790 --> 01:47:26,569
Scarlett Ashley Nation . 

1659
01:47:28,660 --> 01:47:29,890
Bobby win . 

1660
01:47:32,729 --> 01:47:35,080
Ellison Tan Noon . 

1661
01:47:37,290 --> 01:47:39,200
Lillian Anderson Pida . 

1662
01:47:42,009 --> 01:47:44,220
Gunner Steven Schell . 

1663
01:47:46,649 --> 01:47:49,310
Tatiana Natasha Sparks . 

1664
01:47:51,009 --> 01:47:53,649
Reagan , Rudolph , Tubbs . 

1665
01:47:55,350 --> 01:47:57,779
James Roland Winterfield . 

1666
01:47:59,759 --> 01:48:03,540
Cadet Squadron 9 . Keenan 

1667
01:48:03,799 --> 01:48:05,160
James Barone . 

1668
01:48:08,620 --> 01:48:10,979
Gabrielle Reese Brown . 

1669
01:48:13,330 --> 01:48:15,439
Samuel Well . 

1670
01:48:17,470 --> 01:48:19,620
Brian Wynn Powell . 

1671
01:48:22,060 --> 01:48:25,009
Shem Japeth Castillo . 

1672
01:48:26,609 --> 01:48:28,720
Campbell Nicole Dorsey . 

1673
01:48:31,310 --> 01:48:33,680
Joshua Thomas Kelly . 

1674
01:48:35,470 --> 01:48:37,990
Elizabeth Yewon Kim . 

1675
01:48:40,939 --> 01:48:43,339
Colin James Lowery . 

1676
01:48:45,229 --> 01:48:47,759
Cassidy Solange Marsh . 

1677
01:48:49,939 --> 01:48:52,709
Jordan Elizabeth Martinez . 

1678
01:48:54,229 --> 01:48:56,560
Parker Lee Menefield . 

1679
01:48:58,640 --> 01:49:01,660
Tom Kwanggo win . 

1680
01:49:04,990 --> 01:49:07,189
Joseph Allen Norris . 

1681
01:49:09,890 --> 01:49:12,229
Joseph Christian Klinis . 

1682
01:49:14,470 --> 01:49:16,470
Anthony Rodriguez . 

1683
01:49:18,939 --> 01:49:21,740
Dustin Jameschettler . 

1684
01:49:24,339 --> 01:49:26,729
Samuel Thomas Schmidt . 

1685
01:49:28,410 --> 01:49:31,609
Cassidy Lorraine Spes . 

1686
01:49:33,640 --> 01:49:36,049
Joseph John Stelmach . 

1687
01:49:38,919 --> 01:49:42,859
Cadet squadron 10 . Emmanuel 

1688
01:49:44,009 --> 01:49:47,379
Manon Achesa . Danny 

1689
01:49:47,540 --> 01:49:51,390
Meribeth Bryan . Thomas 

1690
01:49:51,640 --> 01:49:53,060
Dante Cantalupo . 

1691
01:49:57,129 --> 01:49:59,229
Ral June Met Krum . 

1692
01:50:01,390 --> 01:50:04,100
Colin Benjamin Dennis . 

1693
01:50:06,160 --> 01:50:08,600
Isabel Lennox Flash . 

1694
01:50:10,589 --> 01:50:13,060
Jacob Mitchell Freeman . 

1695
01:50:16,089 --> 01:50:18,490
Ava Marin Hutcherson . 

1696
01:50:20,640 --> 01:50:23,379
Nathaniel Aaron Klein . 

1697
01:50:25,390 --> 01:50:27,700
Ethan Christian Lehman . 

1698
01:50:30,649 --> 01:50:32,169
Charles Joseph Long . 

1699
01:50:35,089 --> 01:50:37,370
Vince Rhea Mendoza . 

1700
01:50:39,689 --> 01:50:42,560
Seth Eugene Ramsey . 

1701
01:50:45,009 --> 01:50:47,169
Joseph Randall Shearer . 

1702
01:50:51,959 --> 01:50:54,879
Nicholas Jackson Flavares . 

1703
01:50:57,200 --> 01:51:00,740
Brile James Weldon Carroll . 

1704
01:51:03,899 --> 01:51:06,500
Jacob Wirth Wheelhauer . 

1705
01:51:11,439 --> 01:51:12,439
Con . 

1706
01:51:32,740 --> 01:51:35,459
Ladies and gentlemen , joining Vice 

1707
01:51:35,459 --> 01:51:38,660
President Vance on stage , to your left , 

1708
01:51:39,060 --> 01:51:41,171
the Chief of Staff of the Air Force , 

1709
01:51:41,580 --> 01:51:44,500
General Kenneth Wilsbach . To your 

1710
01:51:44,500 --> 01:51:47,180
right , the Chief of Space Operations , 

1711
01:51:47,580 --> 01:51:51,580
General B . Chance Saltzman . Cadet 

1712
01:51:51,580 --> 01:51:55,410
Squadron 11 . Dylan 

1713
01:51:55,750 --> 01:51:57,270
Thomas Blanchard . 

1714
01:51:59,430 --> 01:52:01,770
Jessica Marie Bosch . 

1715
01:52:03,390 --> 01:52:05,720
Justin Tanner Berg . 

1716
01:52:07,560 --> 01:52:09,580
Costin Jason Hooley . 

1717
01:52:11,870 --> 01:52:14,180
Bethany Grace Ferruz . 

1718
01:52:15,959 --> 01:52:18,339
Madison Lee Gallagher . 

1719
01:52:20,129 --> 01:52:22,850
Nicholas John Garioso . 

1720
01:52:24,270 --> 01:52:26,339
Peyton Will Han . 

1721
01:52:28,319 --> 01:52:30,850
Skyler Kieran Hartley . 

1722
01:52:32,830 --> 01:52:35,270
Brooks Christopher Jeffers . 

1723
01:52:37,500 --> 01:52:40,540
Ian Alexander Miles . 

1724
01:52:42,089 --> 01:52:43,439
Zane Gabriel Nathan . 

1725
01:52:46,750 --> 01:52:49,080
Benjamin Everett Needle . 

1726
01:52:51,160 --> 01:52:53,490
Aiden James Quigley . 

1727
01:52:55,470 --> 01:52:57,750
Ethan Scott Smith . 

1728
01:53:00,149 --> 01:53:02,310
Sienna Kalila Summers . 

1729
01:53:04,020 --> 01:53:06,500
Steven Charles Temperley . 

1730
01:53:08,509 --> 01:53:10,819
John . whacker . 

1731
01:53:12,990 --> 01:53:16,850
Nicholas Palmer Wright . Cadet 

1732
01:53:16,919 --> 01:53:19,959
Squadron 12 . Roger 

1733
01:53:19,959 --> 01:53:22,140
Isaiah Bayesa . 

1734
01:53:24,180 --> 01:53:26,540
Samuel Corey Beer . 

1735
01:53:28,680 --> 01:53:31,759
Louis Frederick Bodie the 6th . 

1736
01:53:33,970 --> 01:53:36,370
Jack Henry Briest . 

1737
01:53:38,459 --> 01:53:41,370
Chances Hassani Carter Hill . 

1738
01:53:43,629 --> 01:53:46,100
In McHadley , Dallas . 

1739
01:53:48,649 --> 01:53:50,680
Peyton Bell Farrell . 

1740
01:53:52,919 --> 01:53:55,589
Presley Chase Gabriel . 

1741
01:53:57,560 --> 01:53:59,919
Ashley Yeehong Griffith . 

1742
01:54:02,419 --> 01:54:04,879
Liam Patrick Hanson . 

1743
01:54:06,620 --> 01:54:09,950
Jose Andres Hernandez Buso . 

1744
01:54:11,879 --> 01:54:14,240
Jacob Alan Hoover . 

1745
01:54:16,390 --> 01:54:18,870
William Baylor Hunt . 

1746
01:54:20,970 --> 01:54:23,370
Lucas David Hemmer . 

1747
01:54:25,270 --> 01:54:27,100
Jack David Cloy . 

1748
01:54:29,430 --> 01:54:32,450
Annabelle Laura Lee Roberts . 

1749
01:54:34,379 --> 01:54:36,810
Mariana Elise Rojas . 

1750
01:54:39,290 --> 01:54:42,000
Priyanna Avalos Shaw . 

1751
01:54:43,970 --> 01:54:46,069
Darius Jamar Stone . 

1752
01:54:48,370 --> 01:54:50,839
Aaron Bryce Wilford . 

1753
01:54:52,879 --> 01:54:55,189
Chloe Elise Weinreer . 

1754
01:54:57,379 --> 01:54:59,600
Cadet squadron 13 . 

1755
01:55:01,120 --> 01:55:03,279
Emma Lee Bingen . 

1756
01:55:06,100 --> 01:55:08,470
Isaac Andrew Daniels . 

1757
01:55:10,390 --> 01:55:13,140
Jacob DeLorean Dorsey . 

1758
01:55:14,830 --> 01:55:17,029
Jacob Robert Ellis . 

1759
01:55:19,330 --> 01:55:21,709
Bruin Moel Fleischman . 

1760
01:55:24,319 --> 01:55:26,479
Joseph Michael Guevara . 

1761
01:55:28,939 --> 01:55:32,000
Elijah Pritchard Jennings . 

1762
01:55:34,020 --> 01:55:35,549
Wei Lia . 

1763
01:55:38,169 --> 01:55:41,270
Sophia Grace Lo Piccolo . 

1764
01:55:43,439 --> 01:55:46,229
Are Juna Lawrence Matthews . 

1765
01:55:48,279 --> 01:55:51,129
Albert Emmanuel Mercado . 

1766
01:55:53,000 --> 01:55:54,879
Ella Marie Ruddick . 

1767
01:55:56,770 --> 01:55:58,799
Matthew Falter Seal . 

1768
01:56:01,950 --> 01:56:04,069
Jaylee Ann Sherman . 

1769
01:56:06,680 --> 01:56:09,390
Destiny J Spels . 

1770
01:56:11,560 --> 01:56:12,930
Tyler James . 

1771
01:56:16,250 --> 01:56:18,640
Lucas Bennett Wilson . 

1772
01:56:21,729 --> 01:56:23,930
Benjamin Lian Xian Yang . 

1773
01:56:26,160 --> 01:56:29,859
Eric Yu . Cadet 

1774
01:56:29,930 --> 01:56:33,799
Squadron 14 . Ashley Marie 

1775
01:56:33,799 --> 01:56:36,250
Bible . William 

1776
01:56:37,279 --> 01:56:38,759
Holbrook Bishop . 

1777
01:56:40,859 --> 01:56:43,020
Gabriel Thomas Kaakoto . 

1778
01:56:45,049 --> 01:56:47,649
Angel Ami Dervey . 

1779
01:56:49,779 --> 01:56:52,229
Amanda Marie Flores . 

1780
01:56:54,120 --> 01:56:56,640
Luke Carpenter Frear . 

1781
01:56:58,089 --> 01:57:00,529
Sophia Rose Gentilli . 

1782
01:57:03,299 --> 01:57:05,459
Kay Scott Hurst . 

1783
01:57:07,500 --> 01:57:09,859
John Anderson Isao . 

1784
01:57:12,319 --> 01:57:15,129
Mackenzie on my leg . 

1785
01:57:17,370 --> 01:57:19,779
Luke Hane Matthews . 

1786
01:57:21,930 --> 01:57:24,640
Jamar Anthony Price . 

1787
01:57:26,859 --> 01:57:29,720
Beatrice Elizabeth Howell Shay . 

1788
01:57:31,450 --> 01:57:33,819
Joshua Bryan Smith . 

1789
01:57:36,029 --> 01:57:38,379
Jace Latham Saullovich . 

1790
01:57:40,419 --> 01:57:43,290
Alexander Michael F . 

1791
01:57:45,540 --> 01:57:47,660
Jack Steven West . 

1792
01:57:49,660 --> 01:57:51,979
Nathan Alan Wendell . 

1793
01:57:53,620 --> 01:57:55,819
Brendan wound . 

1794
01:57:58,720 --> 01:58:00,899
Cadet Squadron 15 . 

1795
01:58:02,310 --> 01:58:04,660
Matthew Douglas Adson . 

1796
01:58:06,410 --> 01:58:08,279
Daniel Henry Anton . 

1797
01:58:10,729 --> 01:58:13,169
Cody Storm Beshan . 

1798
01:58:14,740 --> 01:58:16,810
Maggie Diana Benton . 

1799
01:58:19,029 --> 01:58:21,339
Blake Raymond Boyd . 

1800
01:58:23,339 --> 01:58:25,180
Ariane Luttrell Burr . 

1801
01:58:28,589 --> 01:58:29,939
Elizabeth Shigaris . 

1802
01:58:32,779 --> 01:58:35,439
Grayson Hayes Childress . 

1803
01:58:37,359 --> 01:58:39,919
Catherine Elise Clay . 

1804
01:58:41,879 --> 01:58:44,149
Tian Saine Daly . 

1805
01:58:46,379 --> 01:58:49,180
Catherine Marie Dingwall . 

1806
01:58:51,339 --> 01:58:53,819
Hanani Celeste Dona . 

1807
01:58:56,279 --> 01:58:58,899
Nicholas Anthony Guerra . 

1808
01:59:01,020 --> 01:59:03,299
Ryan John Jardine . 

1809
01:59:05,509 --> 01:59:08,149
Eric Bruce Liveringhouse . 

1810
01:59:10,089 --> 01:59:12,250
Caitlin Louise Murin . 

1811
01:59:14,370 --> 01:59:17,250
Hunter Austin signs . 

1812
01:59:19,259 --> 01:59:21,720
Joseph Adam Serpass . 

1813
01:59:24,220 --> 01:59:26,680
Samantha Grace Sharp . 

1814
01:59:28,709 --> 01:59:30,910
Julie Ann Sims . 

1815
01:59:32,819 --> 01:59:35,859
Matthew Chisi Sparley . 

1816
01:59:37,410 --> 01:59:38,850
Victor McKenzie . 

1817
01:59:42,250 --> 01:59:44,649
Cadet squadron 16 . 

1818
01:59:45,629 --> 01:59:48,060
Ezra David Barnison . 

1819
01:59:49,479 --> 01:59:51,799
Vincent Joseph Burnett . 

1820
01:59:53,830 --> 01:59:56,410
Elise Catherine Bell . 

1821
01:59:58,120 --> 01:59:59,339
Parker , the . 

1822
02:00:02,560 --> 02:00:05,410
Irene W . Choi . 

1823
02:00:07,859 --> 02:00:09,640
Fallon Maria Egge . 

1824
02:00:11,970 --> 02:00:15,450
Parker J . McLeod Evans . 

1825
02:00:17,009 --> 02:00:19,560
Alvaro Miguel Fonseca . 

1826
02:00:22,009 --> 02:00:23,430
Nathan Paulli . 

1827
02:00:26,370 --> 02:00:28,879
Ashley Grasslands . 

1828
02:00:30,779 --> 02:00:33,700
Malachi Lattrell Greenman . 

1829
02:00:35,830 --> 02:00:38,180
Tyler Dean Gwyn . 

1830
02:00:40,600 --> 02:00:43,560
Kamari Travel Jackson . 

1831
02:00:45,040 --> 02:00:47,399
John Weston Johnson . 

1832
02:00:49,640 --> 02:00:52,520
Ryan Peter Kovacs . 

1833
02:00:54,419 --> 02:00:57,750
Tasha Isabel LaBars Schusterman . 

1834
02:01:00,009 --> 02:01:02,629
Aaron James Lear . 

1835
02:01:04,740 --> 02:01:06,580
Jaden Thomas Liu . 

1836
02:01:09,490 --> 02:01:13,240
Tyler Lee Miller . Ridge 

1837
02:01:13,979 --> 02:01:15,259
James Owen . 

1838
02:01:18,109 --> 02:01:22,060
John Kalekamaka Ling 

1839
02:01:22,060 --> 02:01:25,839
Rao . Brennan Clay Setti . 

1840
02:01:28,129 --> 02:01:31,279
Noel Victoria Shanks . 

1841
02:01:33,189 --> 02:01:35,689
Lauren Victoria Saint Clair . 

1842
02:01:38,049 --> 02:01:40,910
Ryan Martin Stelmeyer . 

1843
02:01:42,569 --> 02:01:44,740
Cadet squadron 17 . 

1844
02:01:45,799 --> 02:01:48,100
Lillian Katherine Campbell . 

1845
02:01:50,339 --> 02:01:52,979
Nathan Patrick Krauss . 

1846
02:01:54,680 --> 02:01:56,680
Lauren Joanne Dahl . 

1847
02:01:59,450 --> 02:02:02,169
Evan Andrew Dickamore . 

1848
02:02:03,790 --> 02:02:05,600
Mom as joke . 

1849
02:02:08,200 --> 02:02:10,799
Gershon Baru Ellis . 

1850
02:02:12,410 --> 02:02:15,120
Brennan John Hughes . 

1851
02:02:17,240 --> 02:02:20,069
William Edward Jamison . 

1852
02:02:21,640 --> 02:02:24,069
Annesley Elizabeth Johns . 

1853
02:02:26,180 --> 02:02:29,330
Thomas Kennedy Kinzinger . 

1854
02:02:31,160 --> 02:02:33,600
Melissa Carr Klein . 

1855
02:02:35,740 --> 02:02:38,379
Anthony Lumia the 4th . 

1856
02:02:40,379 --> 02:02:43,129
Robert James McDougall II . 

1857
02:02:46,189 --> 02:02:49,850
Alex John Pruganon Moore . 

1858
02:02:51,439 --> 02:02:53,720
Raymond Holt Oliphant . 

1859
02:02:56,129 --> 02:02:58,799
Emile David Olivier . 

1860
02:03:00,729 --> 02:03:03,709
Joseph Vince Falvis Paz . 

1861
02:03:06,060 --> 02:03:08,410
Raymond Mitchell Picard . 

1862
02:03:11,160 --> 02:03:13,560
Harris Clark Powers . 

1863
02:03:15,740 --> 02:03:18,160
Ella Marie Seidel . 

1864
02:03:20,390 --> 02:03:23,189
William Harrison Deville Smith . 

1865
02:03:25,439 --> 02:03:29,270
Shakeith Lamon Watson Junior . 

1866
02:03:30,680 --> 02:03:32,919
Julian Kendall Wayne . 

1867
02:03:35,569 --> 02:03:37,850
Cadet squadron 18 . 

1868
02:03:39,410 --> 02:03:42,689
Anna , Mary Katherine Bardorf . 

1869
02:03:44,140 --> 02:03:46,479
Eva Marie Bekirk . 

1870
02:03:48,709 --> 02:03:51,229
Christopher Michael Bischoff . 

1871
02:03:53,729 --> 02:03:55,890
Lydia Grace Chen . 

1872
02:03:57,779 --> 02:03:59,919
Kevin Griffin Cook . 

1873
02:04:02,169 --> 02:04:04,470
Kyle Harris Corbin . 

1874
02:04:06,569 --> 02:04:08,790
Jack Charles Deciens . 

1875
02:04:11,779 --> 02:04:14,200
Daniel Raymond Dinsmore . 

1876
02:04:16,089 --> 02:04:18,399
Emma Joe Foster . 

1877
02:04:20,700 --> 02:04:22,580
Cody James Jump . 

1878
02:04:25,290 --> 02:04:27,859
Caitlin Nicole Kadist . 

1879
02:04:30,490 --> 02:04:31,910
Rose Kelly . 

1880
02:04:34,180 --> 02:04:37,069
Raveon McHale Lightfoot . 

1881
02:04:39,169 --> 02:04:41,569
Macy Paige Marks . 

1882
02:04:43,470 --> 02:04:45,810
Mason James Mahar . 

1883
02:04:49,229 --> 02:04:51,319
Brandon Malik Miller . 

1884
02:04:53,490 --> 02:04:56,299
Spencer Paul Norris . 

1885
02:04:58,970 --> 02:05:01,160
Peyton Bryce , Nunn . 

1886
02:05:03,439 --> 02:05:05,979
Hunter Hill Panzig . 

1887
02:05:08,009 --> 02:05:10,129
Madeleine Marie Recker . 

1888
02:05:12,600 --> 02:05:15,080
Leonard Dirk Siegfried . 

1889
02:05:16,899 --> 02:05:19,100
Avery Christian Taylor . 

1890
02:05:21,410 --> 02:05:23,850
Jody Troy Van Dunk . 

1891
02:05:25,319 --> 02:05:29,310
Cadet Squadron 19 . Lydia 

1892
02:05:29,310 --> 02:05:30,529
Grace Barnett . 

1893
02:05:32,839 --> 02:05:35,399
Samuel Douglas Bodily . 

1894
02:05:39,279 --> 02:05:41,569
I am a Michelle Castel . 

1895
02:05:43,549 --> 02:05:46,439
Austin Gerald Curtis . 

1896
02:05:47,770 --> 02:05:50,209
Nicholas Dale Davis . 

1897
02:05:52,290 --> 02:05:54,899
Heiress Jade Dugan . 

1898
02:05:57,740 --> 02:05:59,830
Christian Durant . 

1899
02:06:02,080 --> 02:06:05,020
Hannah Mary Dikins . 

1900
02:06:08,250 --> 02:06:10,700
Omar El Said Imara . 

1901
02:06:12,979 --> 02:06:15,589
Matthew Robert Gully . 

1902
02:06:18,259 --> 02:06:20,379
James David Holcomb . 

1903
02:06:22,500 --> 02:06:26,279
Alexander Haike Joseph Mascilla . 

1904
02:06:28,839 --> 02:06:31,939
Tyler Willis Laverne Latham . 

1905
02:06:33,959 --> 02:06:37,879
Alexander and Atoli on Metcalf . 

1906
02:06:40,089 --> 02:06:42,149
Awanisha Caldonia Mitchell . 

1907
02:06:44,450 --> 02:06:46,580
Jaden , Timothy Mat . 

1908
02:06:48,950 --> 02:06:51,149
Eric Todd Olson . 

1909
02:06:53,149 --> 02:06:55,629
Nicholas William Post . 

1910
02:06:57,589 --> 02:06:59,950
Cassie Jasmine Sams . 

1911
02:07:02,250 --> 02:07:04,930
Sarah Jordan Schofield . 

1912
02:07:06,560 --> 02:07:09,000
Hunter Daniel Scholes . 

1913
02:07:11,310 --> 02:07:14,430
Jocelyn Anaya Stevenson . 

1914
02:07:16,049 --> 02:07:18,410
Aiden Baldry Toole . 

1915
02:07:20,350 --> 02:07:21,870
Benjamin Vogue . 

1916
02:07:25,430 --> 02:07:27,540
Drew Evan Weddle . 

1917
02:07:29,560 --> 02:07:33,479
Cadet squadron 20 . Wyatt 

1918
02:07:33,759 --> 02:07:37,290
Anderson Bailey . Ava 

1919
02:07:37,520 --> 02:07:39,000
Nanami Bryden . 

1920
02:07:41,379 --> 02:07:44,779
Audrey , Sarah , Grace Carr . 

1921
02:07:46,330 --> 02:07:48,580
Harrison , Paul , Kate . 

1922
02:07:50,589 --> 02:07:53,589
Noah Francisco Chavez . 

1923
02:07:55,439 --> 02:07:57,770
Colton Clark Cornell . 

1924
02:07:59,540 --> 02:08:02,169
Logan Anna Davis . 

1925
02:08:03,620 --> 02:08:06,939
Logan Machado Diaz McNeil . 

1926
02:08:09,939 --> 02:08:11,500
Elizabeth Dolo . 

1927
02:08:13,850 --> 02:08:17,169
David Andrew Elliott Fogelsong . 

1928
02:08:19,470 --> 02:08:21,910
Daniel Trace Groby . 

1929
02:08:25,000 --> 02:08:26,759
Jonas Timothy Brown . 

1930
02:08:29,520 --> 02:08:32,740
Isaiah Darius Henry 

1931
02:08:33,000 --> 02:08:36,029
Simpson . John 

1932
02:08:36,189 --> 02:08:37,850
Allen Jacobs . 

1933
02:08:40,649 --> 02:08:42,970
Tanner , Noah , Linda . 

1934
02:08:44,720 --> 02:08:46,899
Addison May Moore . 

1935
02:08:49,839 --> 02:08:52,379
Eric Joseph Randall . 

1936
02:08:53,830 --> 02:08:56,600
Matthew Preston Rosado . 

1937
02:08:59,450 --> 02:09:01,879
Luke Nikita Shippers . 

1938
02:09:04,310 --> 02:09:06,770
Terese Gabrielle Smith . 

1939
02:09:09,140 --> 02:09:12,089
Jamie Devonte Snyder . 

1940
02:09:14,069 --> 02:09:16,669
Jordan Jasmine Schwan . 

1941
02:09:18,750 --> 02:09:21,790
Addison Everett Unsworth . 

1942
02:09:30,350 --> 02:09:32,939
boys . was 

1943
02:09:40,890 --> 02:09:42,770
I know . 

1944
02:10:05,919 --> 02:10:08,720
Ladies and gentlemen , joining Vice 

1945
02:10:08,720 --> 02:10:12,080
President Vance on stage , to your left , 

1946
02:10:12,399 --> 02:10:14,479
the Superintendent of the Air Force 

1947
02:10:14,479 --> 02:10:16,959
Academy , Lieutenant General Tony 

1948
02:10:16,959 --> 02:10:19,520
Byronfein , and the Commandant of 

1949
02:10:19,520 --> 02:10:21,799
Cadets , Colonel Brandon Tees . 

1950
02:10:23,459 --> 02:10:26,640
To your right The Vice Superintendent 

1951
02:10:26,640 --> 02:10:29,169
of the Air Force Academy , Brigadier 

1952
02:10:29,169 --> 02:10:31,439
General Nicholas Evans , and the 

1953
02:10:31,439 --> 02:10:34,149
commander of the 306 Flying Training 

1954
02:10:34,149 --> 02:10:36,200
Group , Colonel Nancy Taylor . 

1955
02:10:39,069 --> 02:10:42,790
Cadet Squadron 21 . Franz . 

1956
02:10:43,759 --> 02:10:46,399
Bienvenido suo abuga . 

1957
02:10:49,350 --> 02:10:52,169
Jackson Joseph Adams . 

1958
02:10:53,629 --> 02:10:55,950
Lily Anne Bockle . 

1959
02:10:58,220 --> 02:11:01,229
Dana Jasmine Balmas . 

1960
02:11:02,819 --> 02:11:05,549
Sabrina Jolie Basso . 

1961
02:11:07,339 --> 02:11:09,979
Daniel Pearson Detchin . 

1962
02:11:12,319 --> 02:11:14,709
Beau Malloy Edwards . 

1963
02:11:16,779 --> 02:11:19,770
Thomas Nicholas Hamilton . 

1964
02:11:21,850 --> 02:11:24,049
Christopher John Hedden . 

1965
02:11:26,250 --> 02:11:29,259
Joshua Simon Jansen . 

1966
02:11:34,140 --> 02:11:36,740
Solomon George Jones . 

1967
02:11:38,049 --> 02:11:40,049
Matthew Kwan . 

1968
02:11:43,580 --> 02:11:46,220
Michael Lezel Lodkar . 

1969
02:11:48,819 --> 02:11:51,600
Kelly Irene McCormick . 

1970
02:11:53,250 --> 02:11:55,890
Arianna Nicole Pontoni . 

1971
02:11:58,270 --> 02:12:00,740
Cole McGuire restless . 

1972
02:12:03,600 --> 02:12:06,629
Charles Patrick John Riley . 

1973
02:12:08,970 --> 02:12:11,930
Elijah Lee Rodriguez . 

1974
02:12:14,379 --> 02:12:16,899
John Thomas Rodriguez . 

1975
02:12:18,589 --> 02:12:22,310
The class of 2026's number one 

1976
02:12:22,310 --> 02:12:26,290
cadet in military performance , Jane 

1977
02:12:26,470 --> 02:12:28,020
Mariel Santamo . 

1978
02:12:32,009 --> 02:12:34,169
Leighton Chantry Tippe . 

1979
02:12:36,470 --> 02:12:39,319
Joseph Urbanowitz . 

1980
02:12:41,189 --> 02:12:43,399
David Garrett Wright . 

1981
02:12:45,500 --> 02:12:47,759
Cadet squadron 22 . 

1982
02:12:49,640 --> 02:12:51,700
Kirfana Avaru . 

1983
02:12:55,120 --> 02:12:58,180
Morgan Elizabeth Barroso . 

1984
02:13:00,799 --> 02:13:03,600
Yasin Bakar I . 

1985
02:13:05,990 --> 02:13:08,560
Joseph Frank Collier . 

1986
02:13:11,500 --> 02:13:14,060
Peyton , Taylor Darapintay . 

1987
02:13:16,319 --> 02:13:19,080
Cooper Wisdom Feinberg . 

1988
02:13:20,959 --> 02:13:23,279
Ty Isaiah Gopal . 

1989
02:13:25,720 --> 02:13:28,120
Andrew Thomas Kenny . 

1990
02:13:30,850 --> 02:13:33,490
Luke Hans Kirchmeyer . 

1991
02:13:35,640 --> 02:13:38,029
Tucker McLean Lawrence . 

1992
02:13:40,279 --> 02:13:43,279
Aidan O'Brien McNally . 

1993
02:13:44,290 --> 02:13:46,310
Ian Gray Crawford Meredith . 

1994
02:13:49,370 --> 02:13:51,759
Michael Daniel Murphy . 

1995
02:13:53,819 --> 02:13:55,129
Kyler Orr . 

1996
02:13:57,359 --> 02:14:00,270
Madeline Marian Schumann . 

1997
02:14:01,959 --> 02:14:04,149
Wyatt Christopher Shamblin . 

1998
02:14:06,410 --> 02:14:09,000
Tyler Dadi 10 . 

1999
02:14:10,990 --> 02:14:13,089
Cadet squadron 23 . 

2000
02:14:15,209 --> 02:14:17,649
Caitlin Diane Andres . 

2001
02:14:19,620 --> 02:14:21,310
Riley Sophia . 

2002
02:14:24,109 --> 02:14:26,339
Ashton Kenneth Blair . 

2003
02:14:28,560 --> 02:14:31,569
McKenzie Elizabeth Bonnet . 

2004
02:14:33,689 --> 02:14:35,729
Piolo Horace Cabrera . 

2005
02:14:38,259 --> 02:14:40,939
Diana Patricia Coleman . 

2006
02:14:43,100 --> 02:14:45,459
Thomas Jack de la Fuente . 

2007
02:14:47,740 --> 02:14:50,569
Michelle Juna Delani . 

2008
02:14:52,970 --> 02:14:55,310
Brianna Louise Dempsey . 

2009
02:14:57,790 --> 02:15:00,319
Fletcher , Addison Foote . 

2010
02:15:02,720 --> 02:15:05,080
Richard Levi Jensen . 

2011
02:15:07,700 --> 02:15:10,859
Nathaniel Kendall Joseph . 

2012
02:15:13,229 --> 02:15:15,669
Zachary Daniel Duckle . 

2013
02:15:18,149 --> 02:15:20,470
Logan Tyler Kelly . 

2014
02:15:23,529 --> 02:15:25,189
Hyun Joon Kim . 

2015
02:15:27,379 --> 02:15:30,009
Evan William Large . 

2016
02:15:32,069 --> 02:15:34,490
Cayden Michael Laverty . 

2017
02:15:36,479 --> 02:15:39,279
Kylie Madison McIlroy . 

2018
02:15:41,290 --> 02:15:44,529
Todd Paul Oster Junior . 

2019
02:15:46,950 --> 02:15:49,910
Andrew James Palmer . 

2020
02:15:52,089 --> 02:15:54,770
Abigail Marie Roederer . 

2021
02:15:57,290 --> 02:16:00,839
Brian Richard Schaeffer Junior . 

2022
02:16:03,220 --> 02:16:05,649
Sean Michael Schofield . 

2023
02:16:07,939 --> 02:16:10,839
Luke Joseph Persanski . 

2024
02:16:12,629 --> 02:16:14,709
Madeleine Michelle Zotter . 

2025
02:16:17,220 --> 02:16:19,640
Cadet squadron 24 . 

2026
02:16:20,750 --> 02:16:23,430
Emily Katherine Adams . 

2027
02:16:25,049 --> 02:16:27,209
Mary Elizabeth Allen . 

2028
02:16:29,600 --> 02:16:32,360
Hadar Yusuf Iran . 

2029
02:16:34,669 --> 02:16:37,230
Florence Andy Avalo . 

2030
02:16:39,168 --> 02:16:43,098
Artur Kstof Bojoovsky . 

2031
02:16:45,440 --> 02:16:47,519
Jacob Ethan Bolseco . 

2032
02:16:50,308 --> 02:16:52,819
Jade Catherine Crowe . 

2033
02:16:54,508 --> 02:16:56,989
Travis Aaron Dugan . 

2034
02:16:59,069 --> 02:17:02,109
Massimo or Ryan risotto . 

2035
02:17:04,839 --> 02:17:07,410
Jacob Kearns . 

2036
02:17:09,308 --> 02:17:12,029
Alison Louise Inge . 

2037
02:17:14,919 --> 02:17:17,400
Andrew Benjamin Katz . 

2038
02:17:19,389 --> 02:17:21,919
Jonas George Kay . 

2039
02:17:24,209 --> 02:17:25,469
Aaron Kim 

2040
02:17:28,000 --> 02:17:30,629
Jaylen Davis Lipscomb . 

2041
02:17:34,758 --> 02:17:37,138
Ryan Christopher Moleman . 

2042
02:17:40,290 --> 02:17:42,629
Matthew Nicholson . 

2043
02:17:44,839 --> 02:17:47,280
Emily , Georgia Person . 

2044
02:17:49,699 --> 02:17:52,289
Fisher Anderson Pruitt . 

2045
02:17:54,580 --> 02:17:56,700
Liam Jeffrey Pryor . 

2046
02:17:59,089 --> 02:18:01,929
Juliana Lee Romano . 

2047
02:18:04,450 --> 02:18:06,440
Suraj Singhha 3 . 

2048
02:18:09,058 --> 02:18:12,789
Luciano Vicente Torres Meri . 

2049
02:18:14,660 --> 02:18:16,959
John Brodie Whitman . 

2050
02:18:19,620 --> 02:18:21,639
Walker Webb Zap . 

2051
02:18:24,000 --> 02:18:25,990
Cadet squadron 25 . 

2052
02:18:27,269 --> 02:18:30,509
Sydney Joseph Evering the 3rd . 

2053
02:18:32,450 --> 02:18:35,209
Alan Carlos Davis . 

2054
02:18:37,799 --> 02:18:40,230
Nolan Phillip Harris . 

2055
02:18:42,219 --> 02:18:44,650
Caleb Andrew Gooden . 

2056
02:18:46,830 --> 02:18:49,030
Caleb Gerard Killian . 

2057
02:18:51,660 --> 02:18:54,049
Karen Grace Coulter . 

2058
02:18:57,230 --> 02:18:59,349
Maya Caprice LeFi . 

2059
02:19:01,830 --> 02:19:04,450
Nova roll . 

2060
02:19:06,769 --> 02:19:08,250
Michael Jacob Martin . 

2061
02:19:11,290 --> 02:19:13,870
Bryce Edward Lynch . 

2062
02:19:15,728 --> 02:19:18,128
Emily Michelle Rose . 

2063
02:19:20,889 --> 02:19:23,650
Jamie Kim Ottenbright . 

2064
02:19:25,990 --> 02:19:28,509
Nathaniel Phillip Strode . 

2065
02:19:32,870 --> 02:19:35,869
C Taniko 

2066
02:19:39,269 --> 02:19:42,620
Neo Takazawa . 

2067
02:19:45,929 --> 02:19:48,299
Catherine McCafferty Wilder . 

2068
02:19:50,740 --> 02:19:54,009
Antonio Ronald Tornis . 

2069
02:20:02,120 --> 02:20:04,059
Leila Angelina Bold . 

2070
02:20:07,719 --> 02:20:10,639
Carson , Corey Yingley . 

2071
02:20:12,759 --> 02:20:15,160
Cadet Squadron 26 . 

2072
02:20:19,370 --> 02:20:21,559
Jacob Dylan Chavis . 

2073
02:20:23,709 --> 02:20:25,990
David Michael Klein . 

2074
02:20:27,870 --> 02:20:31,360
Isaiah Michael Anthony Klingscales . 

2075
02:20:33,330 --> 02:20:35,849
Evelyn Marie Crow . 

2076
02:20:37,599 --> 02:20:39,950
John Brandon Cunningham . 

2077
02:20:41,990 --> 02:20:44,429
Patrick John Duggan . 

2078
02:20:46,320 --> 02:20:48,589
Samantha . Emma . 

2079
02:20:51,309 --> 02:20:53,790
Gavin Richard Gross . 

2080
02:20:55,179 --> 02:20:57,730
Larrabee Lovejoy Fulcher . 

2081
02:21:00,169 --> 02:21:02,650
Joshua Young Kim . 

2082
02:21:04,110 --> 02:21:05,690
Dayanan . 

2083
02:21:08,089 --> 02:21:10,889
Samson David McClung . 

2084
02:21:12,559 --> 02:21:15,000
Zion Demario Porter . 

2085
02:21:17,559 --> 02:21:20,360
Judd Harley Pringle . 

2086
02:21:21,790 --> 02:21:24,190
Colin Russell Stewart . 

2087
02:21:26,070 --> 02:21:28,500
Nell Marie White . 

2088
02:21:30,009 --> 02:21:32,290
Grayson Brooke Worley . 

2089
02:21:34,650 --> 02:21:37,070
Kylie Storm Ray . 

2090
02:21:38,870 --> 02:21:41,269
Accoladio Alberto Zigotita . 

2091
02:21:43,709 --> 02:21:45,950
Cadet squadron 27 . 

2092
02:21:47,570 --> 02:21:50,009
Lawson , William Holder . 

2093
02:21:51,929 --> 02:21:54,250
Luke Anthony Bradley . 

2094
02:21:56,799 --> 02:21:59,419
Colin Jason Chase . 

2095
02:22:01,700 --> 02:22:05,320
Leilani , Sierra , Leila Costello . 

2096
02:22:07,410 --> 02:22:10,089
Parker James Douglas . 

2097
02:22:11,990 --> 02:22:14,650
Kaylin Harrison Driggs . 

2098
02:22:16,330 --> 02:22:19,009
William Reagan Gray . 

2099
02:22:21,660 --> 02:22:24,139
Skyler Tyson Henry . 

2100
02:22:26,469 --> 02:22:29,450
Imani Christine Humphries . 

2101
02:22:31,969 --> 02:22:34,490
Dennis Christian Araia . 

2102
02:22:37,019 --> 02:22:39,660
Bruce Jong Dae Kim . 

2103
02:22:41,669 --> 02:22:44,099
Brady Kenneth Pennington . 

2104
02:22:47,349 --> 02:22:50,269
Milani Cheyenne Perry . 

2105
02:22:52,019 --> 02:22:54,059
Marissa Rose Picone . 

2106
02:22:56,450 --> 02:22:58,790
Jennifer Anne Ryman . 

2107
02:23:01,120 --> 02:23:03,309
Jaden Samosino Smith . 

2108
02:23:07,200 --> 02:23:09,440
Lake Dewey start . 

2109
02:23:12,040 --> 02:23:13,679
Elijah Warren . 

2110
02:23:15,860 --> 02:23:18,349
Elijah Kenneth Wilcox . 

2111
02:23:20,309 --> 02:23:22,750
Abigail Iris Wilson . 

2112
02:23:25,589 --> 02:23:28,519
Cadet squadron 28 . Vance 

2113
02:23:29,290 --> 02:23:30,570
Peyton Carew . 

2114
02:23:33,690 --> 02:23:37,230
Jomas Angel Francis . Riley 

2115
02:23:37,400 --> 02:23:41,400
Page Hill . David 

2116
02:23:41,759 --> 02:23:45,459
Isaac Ignacio . Paul 

2117
02:23:46,030 --> 02:23:47,469
Robert McGee . 

2118
02:23:50,049 --> 02:23:51,769
To Sajigwe Sekilaga Owens . 

2119
02:23:56,320 --> 02:23:59,309
Gillian Renee Restello . 

2120
02:24:01,639 --> 02:24:04,589
Kevin Andres Rivera Garcia . 

2121
02:24:06,870 --> 02:24:09,339
Jordan Reed Scarborough . 

2122
02:24:10,809 --> 02:24:12,400
Bryce Shelton . 

2123
02:24:14,879 --> 02:24:17,790
Brandon G Minson . 

2124
02:24:19,700 --> 02:24:21,169
Kamen Swade . 

2125
02:24:23,809 --> 02:24:26,429
Blaine Arthur Williams . 

2126
02:24:28,290 --> 02:24:30,530
Sarah Reece Willis . 

2127
02:24:32,790 --> 02:24:35,429
Scott Carl Winger . 

2128
02:24:37,700 --> 02:24:41,500
Cadet squadron 29 . Stefan 

2129
02:24:42,629 --> 02:24:46,370
Erickson Anthony . Dylan 

2130
02:24:46,809 --> 02:24:50,360
Adam Berrios . William 

2131
02:24:50,360 --> 02:24:51,969
Alexander Beaman . 

2132
02:24:54,530 --> 02:24:57,410
Logan , Joseph Clarida . 

2133
02:24:59,299 --> 02:25:01,929
Gabriella Marie Jakowski . 

2134
02:25:04,660 --> 02:25:07,309
Ian Alexander Gregory . 

2135
02:25:08,629 --> 02:25:11,280
Alexander Gunby 

2136
02:25:13,790 --> 02:25:16,349
Natalie Paula Hayes . 

2137
02:25:18,129 --> 02:25:20,259
Chloe Marie Hill . 

2138
02:25:22,660 --> 02:25:25,370
Austin Robert Hutchings . 

2139
02:25:27,179 --> 02:25:28,990
John Quitste . 

2140
02:25:31,549 --> 02:25:34,379
Bryce Matthew Leopard . 

2141
02:25:40,860 --> 02:25:43,150
Marcus Jerome McCarty . 

2142
02:25:46,120 --> 02:25:48,669
Brooks , Whitson , Morrell . 

2143
02:25:51,400 --> 02:25:54,030
Amelia Julia Patterson . 

2144
02:25:56,730 --> 02:25:59,110
John Lyndon Seger . 

2145
02:26:03,160 --> 02:26:07,059
Sin . Tyler 

2146
02:26:07,360 --> 02:26:09,000
Michael Spalding . 

2147
02:26:11,690 --> 02:26:13,730
Garrett Samuel Stark . 

2148
02:26:16,440 --> 02:26:18,969
Jackson Troy Wardle . 

2149
02:26:21,980 --> 02:26:24,540
Carson Jet Watkins . 

2150
02:26:26,759 --> 02:26:29,240
Tyra Nicole White . 

2151
02:26:31,690 --> 02:26:34,040
Jonathan Scott Watson . 

2152
02:26:36,049 --> 02:26:39,070
Ty Ophelia Watts . 

2153
02:26:41,780 --> 02:26:44,919
Cadet squadron 30 . William 

2154
02:26:46,030 --> 02:26:47,509
Stefan Barber . 

2155
02:26:49,740 --> 02:26:52,379
Brendan Michael Barnes . 

2156
02:26:54,900 --> 02:26:57,330
Roy Ivan Castellanos . 

2157
02:26:59,389 --> 02:27:01,940
Piper Lynn Davenport . 

2158
02:27:05,219 --> 02:27:07,230
Rocco Francis Depe . 

2159
02:27:09,900 --> 02:27:12,500
Terrence Jamal Yes . 

2160
02:27:14,679 --> 02:27:16,690
Kaylee Jade Hilburn . 

2161
02:27:19,389 --> 02:27:21,870
Carter Scott Hudson . 

2162
02:27:23,339 --> 02:27:25,620
Ethan Yunng Kwon . 

2163
02:27:28,469 --> 02:27:30,969
Connor Ryan Linda . 

2164
02:27:33,839 --> 02:27:36,290
Sole Kayla Montabo . 

2165
02:27:38,759 --> 02:27:41,110
Tyler Michael Shin . 

2166
02:27:45,240 --> 02:27:48,339
Trevion Andre Searls Junior . 

2167
02:27:51,589 --> 02:27:54,780
Bella Renja Stepanowski . 

2168
02:27:56,669 --> 02:27:59,700
Solomon Alexander Stoddard . 

2169
02:28:02,099 --> 02:28:04,419
Luke Anthony Bohn . 

2170
02:28:07,120 --> 02:28:09,259
Cadet squadron 31 . 

2171
02:28:11,559 --> 02:28:14,750
Seth Zedlicki Allen Junior . 

2172
02:28:18,830 --> 02:28:20,120
Hello Good . 

2173
02:28:23,429 --> 02:28:24,429
B . 

2174
02:28:45,480 --> 02:28:46,480
I I I . 

2175
02:28:57,849 --> 02:28:58,849
I . 

2176
02:29:01,509 --> 02:29:04,349
Ladies and gentlemen , joining us on 

2177
02:29:04,349 --> 02:29:07,580
stage to your left , the Director of 

2178
02:29:07,580 --> 02:29:11,330
athletics , Mr . Nathan Pine . And to 

2179
02:29:11,330 --> 02:29:14,690
your right , Colonel Stephanie Silva , 

2180
02:29:15,330 --> 02:29:17,790
Space Detachment . Matiana 

2181
02:29:23,209 --> 02:29:25,030
Dena Chamnis . 

2182
02:29:28,950 --> 02:29:30,179
Michael Patrick Fay . 

2183
02:29:33,559 --> 02:29:36,290
Anna Josephine Flynn . 

2184
02:29:39,490 --> 02:29:42,570
Mikhail Vladimirovich Galakanov . 

2185
02:29:45,129 --> 02:29:48,209
Jaf Nathaniel Ray . 

2186
02:29:50,209 --> 02:29:51,849
Derek Wilson She . 

2187
02:29:54,559 --> 02:29:57,480
Ebony , Kenya , Josie . 

2188
02:29:59,849 --> 02:30:02,349
Dylan Matthew Minors . 

2189
02:30:04,299 --> 02:30:08,219
Jaden Riley Wang Palomares . 

2190
02:30:09,839 --> 02:30:11,910
K Peterson . 

2191
02:30:14,580 --> 02:30:17,299
Amelia I Reuther . 

2192
02:30:19,639 --> 02:30:22,360
James Darius Sagar . 

2193
02:30:25,929 --> 02:30:28,669
Maxwell Michael Sands . 

2194
02:30:30,299 --> 02:30:32,049
Harshhi Sharma . 

2195
02:30:34,580 --> 02:30:38,540
Have me sing . Hayden 

2196
02:30:39,799 --> 02:30:43,370
Fuller Schwartz . Jared 

2197
02:30:43,370 --> 02:30:45,030
Steven Switzer . 

2198
02:30:46,969 --> 02:30:49,519
Thomas Michael Weingart . 

2199
02:30:51,530 --> 02:30:53,820
Robert Reese Wharton . 

2200
02:30:56,209 --> 02:30:58,570
Cadence . Whole zip wall . 

2201
02:31:00,629 --> 02:31:02,589
Cadet squadron 32 . 

2202
02:31:03,759 --> 02:31:07,030
Christopher Todd Altier Junior . 

2203
02:31:09,339 --> 02:31:11,910
Evan Elias Arnold . 

2204
02:31:13,719 --> 02:31:16,190
Brett Thomas Belleville . 

2205
02:31:18,339 --> 02:31:20,870
Douglas Kendall Campbell . 

2206
02:31:22,540 --> 02:31:24,570
Jacob Benjamin Cook . 

2207
02:31:27,610 --> 02:31:30,080
Abigail Grace Cotuna . 

2208
02:31:31,900 --> 02:31:34,620
Harrison Stewart Dials . 

2209
02:31:36,700 --> 02:31:38,440
Luke Beto . 

2210
02:31:40,570 --> 02:31:42,889
Ashton Lawrence Higgerson . 

2211
02:31:46,000 --> 02:31:48,160
Ethan Ang Wang . 

2212
02:31:50,089 --> 02:31:52,320
Talmage Lee Halliwell . 

2213
02:31:54,799 --> 02:31:57,240
Luke Hampton Hurley . 

2214
02:31:59,820 --> 02:32:02,940
Odeli Aleli Martinez Elizondo . 

2215
02:32:05,040 --> 02:32:08,320
Cassandra K Nixon . 

2216
02:32:10,750 --> 02:32:12,830
Jaden Miles Pierre . 

2217
02:32:15,519 --> 02:32:18,250
Noble Christian Rasmussen . 

2218
02:32:20,610 --> 02:32:22,980
Nathan Owen Sanders . 

2219
02:32:24,839 --> 02:32:28,589
Mona , Kieran , Kadar Shetay . 

2220
02:32:30,990 --> 02:32:32,469
Joseph Unterreiner . 

2221
02:32:35,530 --> 02:32:37,889
Grant Steven Ward . 

2222
02:32:39,759 --> 02:32:41,959
Jamie Lee Dorothy Widner . 

2223
02:32:44,000 --> 02:32:46,679
Rachel Denora Wycliffe . 

2224
02:32:48,940 --> 02:32:52,389
Cadet squadron 33 . Drake 

2225
02:32:52,629 --> 02:32:54,139
Drummond Buchanan . 

2226
02:32:56,389 --> 02:32:59,419
Georgina Rose Buchanan . 

2227
02:33:01,059 --> 02:33:03,099
Adrian Martin Caban . 

2228
02:33:05,280 --> 02:33:08,469
Trudy Yawan Chin Smith . 

2229
02:33:10,379 --> 02:33:12,059
Courtney Davis . 

2230
02:33:14,750 --> 02:33:17,389
James Bryce Eichel Crowley . 

2231
02:33:19,290 --> 02:33:21,450
Daniel Francis Hannah . 

2232
02:33:24,049 --> 02:33:27,059
Greta Genevieve Hans . 

2233
02:33:28,969 --> 02:33:31,860
Riley William Hopkins . 

2234
02:33:34,650 --> 02:33:36,250
Parker Lucas . 

2235
02:33:39,200 --> 02:33:39,849
Yvette . 

2236
02:33:42,919 --> 02:33:45,360
Darian Paul Milner . 

2237
02:33:48,370 --> 02:33:50,929
Andrew Michael Patterson . 

2238
02:33:53,030 --> 02:33:55,620
Brett Stephen Pearson . 

2239
02:33:57,790 --> 02:34:00,629
William Raymond Price II . 

2240
02:34:02,870 --> 02:34:06,070
Robert Matthew Reddick III . 

2241
02:34:09,570 --> 02:34:11,089
Rouse Junior . 

2242
02:34:13,599 --> 02:34:17,080
John Trace Blackwell Ruhlman . 

2243
02:34:19,089 --> 02:34:21,740
Nathaniel Sabochik . 

2244
02:34:23,849 --> 02:34:27,000
Ariel Fernando Santana . 

2245
02:34:28,940 --> 02:34:30,769
Marlene Faye Smith . 

2246
02:34:34,820 --> 02:34:38,450
Thomas Sutton . Natalie 

2247
02:34:38,450 --> 02:34:39,700
Elizabeth Field . 

2248
02:34:42,150 --> 02:34:44,629
Peyton Williams Wade . 

2249
02:34:46,209 --> 02:34:50,179
Cadet squadron 34 . Wyatt 

2250
02:34:50,179 --> 02:34:51,379
Travis Bell . 

2251
02:34:53,639 --> 02:34:56,360
Gabriel Zere Bush . 

2252
02:34:58,290 --> 02:35:00,769
Gabriela Alexis Cconi . 

2253
02:35:02,950 --> 02:35:05,750
Zachary James Segelski . 

2254
02:35:07,969 --> 02:35:10,169
Megan Leda Cooper . 

2255
02:35:12,860 --> 02:35:16,500
Victor Andrew Dubulay the 5th . 

2256
02:35:18,650 --> 02:35:20,969
Caroline Clark Friedrich . 

2257
02:35:23,129 --> 02:35:24,759
Ash fat go Teddy . 

2258
02:35:27,169 --> 02:35:29,910
Alexandra McKee Hatchett . 

2259
02:35:32,129 --> 02:35:35,209
Jalen Emmanuel McLeod . 

2260
02:35:36,990 --> 02:35:39,589
Devin Wayne Miles . 

2261
02:35:41,969 --> 02:35:45,290
Steven Grant , Paul , newcomer . 

2262
02:35:47,469 --> 02:35:49,820
Jackson Reese Patrick . 

2263
02:35:52,480 --> 02:35:55,209
Joseph Lee Petmisa . 

2264
02:35:57,740 --> 02:35:59,160
Beta Raza . 

2265
02:36:02,139 --> 02:36:04,759
Ashton Lane Rusnake . 

2266
02:36:06,900 --> 02:36:09,179
Grant Tyson Reigns . 

2267
02:36:11,259 --> 02:36:14,259
Mia Magdalia Rodriguez . 

2268
02:36:15,389 --> 02:36:17,730
Abraham Swamp 

2269
02:36:20,879 --> 02:36:23,200
Joel Daniel Stahl . 

2270
02:36:25,040 --> 02:36:27,519
McKenna Lee Bess . 

2271
02:36:29,559 --> 02:36:32,160
Jonathan Bryce Walker . 

2272
02:36:34,230 --> 02:36:36,690
Elena Walsh 

2273
02:36:39,070 --> 02:36:41,820
Grantham Everett Zimmerman . 

2274
02:36:43,730 --> 02:36:46,110
Cadet squadron 35 . 

2275
02:36:47,570 --> 02:36:49,780
Dominic , Oscar . Car . 

2276
02:36:52,309 --> 02:36:55,299
Jacob Ezra Cipriano . 

2277
02:36:57,299 --> 02:36:59,349
Steven Roy Clayton . 

2278
02:37:01,709 --> 02:37:04,120
Terrence Jacob Cullivan . 

2279
02:37:06,080 --> 02:37:08,349
Jacob Alexander Dixon . 

2280
02:37:11,360 --> 02:37:13,709
James Cody Ewing . 

2281
02:37:15,750 --> 02:37:17,459
Oliver Ferdinand . 

2282
02:37:20,089 --> 02:37:22,709
Jase Steven Golka . 

2283
02:37:25,309 --> 02:37:26,959
Michael Araya Gray . 

2284
02:37:29,660 --> 02:37:31,940
Cale John Gunla . 

2285
02:37:34,709 --> 02:37:37,200
Gabriella Megan Hartley . 

2286
02:37:40,209 --> 02:37:43,219
Za Deli Lorenzo Mendoza . 

2287
02:37:44,830 --> 02:37:47,080
Aiden Thomas Meinsberg . 

2288
02:37:49,589 --> 02:37:52,500
Abraham Jacob Pazuti . 

2289
02:37:56,669 --> 02:37:58,225
Kyun Hong Chiboon Redding . 

2290
02:38:00,940 --> 02:38:03,730
James Ernest Roberson III . 

2291
02:38:06,919 --> 02:38:10,690
The class of 2026's number one cadet in 

2292
02:38:10,690 --> 02:38:13,910
athletic performance , Bridden Alfred 

2293
02:38:13,910 --> 02:38:14,769
Rosales . 

2294
02:38:19,519 --> 02:38:22,040
Benjamin Allen Roy . 

2295
02:38:23,980 --> 02:38:25,980
Luca Xavier Smith . 

2296
02:38:28,030 --> 02:38:30,769
Nicholas Robert St . George . 

2297
02:38:33,150 --> 02:38:35,150
Douglas M Tran . 

2298
02:38:37,490 --> 02:38:40,290
Elise Nicole Biles . 

2299
02:38:42,400 --> 02:38:44,679
Cadet squadron 36 . 

2300
02:38:45,860 --> 02:38:48,419
Dakota Ross Bickerstaff . 

2301
02:38:51,059 --> 02:38:53,200
Ryan Lee Boaz . 

2302
02:38:55,469 --> 02:38:56,469
Landon . 

2303
02:38:59,700 --> 02:39:02,400
Grant Josephlarno . 

2304
02:39:05,019 --> 02:39:07,690
Parvasan , Prashant Garani . 

2305
02:39:10,019 --> 02:39:12,190
Jackson Lowell Garrett . 

2306
02:39:15,179 --> 02:39:15,669
Judith 

2307
02:39:20,070 --> 02:39:22,830
Jack Alexander Matlock . 

2308
02:39:24,530 --> 02:39:26,690
Jacob Michael Nelson . 

2309
02:39:29,000 --> 02:39:31,429
Eric Liam Popescu . 

2310
02:39:34,660 --> 02:39:37,870
Dominique Jimene Ramirez Sefo . 

2311
02:39:40,290 --> 02:39:43,719
Alessandro Rafael Rivero . 

2312
02:39:45,519 --> 02:39:48,009
Weston Sellers . 

2313
02:39:50,230 --> 02:39:52,490
Trevor Nicholas Tate . 

2314
02:39:54,379 --> 02:39:58,209
Cadet squadron 37 . Gabriel 

2315
02:39:58,580 --> 02:39:59,889
Sean Everett . 

2316
02:40:02,440 --> 02:40:04,709
Jack Ruskin Burnett . 

2317
02:40:06,169 --> 02:40:08,440
Ethan Michael Chapman . 

2318
02:40:11,040 --> 02:40:13,549
Jake Nicholas Edwards . 

2319
02:40:14,780 --> 02:40:16,259
Abigail Hardy . 

2320
02:40:18,759 --> 02:40:21,200
Christian Tyler Jenner . 

2321
02:40:22,919 --> 02:40:25,059
Gavin William McCormick . 

2322
02:40:27,290 --> 02:40:31,000
Ayana , Ajay Imani Miguero . 

2323
02:40:33,339 --> 02:40:35,700
Kyle William Malay . 

2324
02:40:38,790 --> 02:40:41,629
Kayla Tali Morales . 

2325
02:40:43,799 --> 02:40:47,429
James John Richard 

2326
02:40:47,719 --> 02:40:48,370
Moran . 

2327
02:40:51,059 --> 02:40:53,139
Nimrod Nakar . 

2328
02:40:56,809 --> 02:40:58,230
Marguerite Cartier . 

2329
02:41:02,070 --> 02:41:04,799
Jonathan Jin Yong So . 

2330
02:41:07,330 --> 02:41:09,809
Alejandra Torado Elias . 

2331
02:41:12,490 --> 02:41:14,709
Grant Robert Walker . 

2332
02:41:18,120 --> 02:41:20,450
Alexandra Marie Waller . 

2333
02:41:23,030 --> 02:41:25,160
Peter , whoa , yay . 

2334
02:41:27,919 --> 02:41:30,059
Cadet Squadron 38 . 

2335
02:41:32,250 --> 02:41:34,500
Caleb , Brian , audio . 

2336
02:41:36,860 --> 02:41:39,500
Andrew Robert Bedford . 

2337
02:41:41,110 --> 02:41:43,169
Dante Soul Benedetti . 

2338
02:41:45,599 --> 02:41:48,059
King sky cloud . 

2339
02:41:51,120 --> 02:41:53,290
Ashley Heather Conan . 

2340
02:41:55,490 --> 02:41:57,799
Xavier Paul . one . 

2341
02:42:01,429 --> 02:42:02,950
Jacob Villaflor Flood . 

2342
02:42:05,950 --> 02:42:08,269
Ian Michael Food . 

2343
02:42:10,900 --> 02:42:12,122
Michael Lenora Hall . 

2344
02:42:14,980 --> 02:42:17,429
Axel Van Keller . 

2345
02:42:19,589 --> 02:42:21,379
Daniel Tyler Kick . 

2346
02:42:24,459 --> 02:42:27,290
Connor Emmett LaChapelle . 

2347
02:42:29,209 --> 02:42:31,280
Ethan David Lyons . 

2348
02:42:34,509 --> 02:42:37,719
Melanie Grace Oron 

2349
02:42:37,719 --> 02:42:41,070
McGinnis . Charlotte 

2350
02:42:41,070 --> 02:42:43,429
McGinnis McPhee Gillam . 

2351
02:42:45,830 --> 02:42:47,410
Samuel Nelson . 

2352
02:42:49,580 --> 02:42:52,059
Catherine Tuntao Nguyen . 

2353
02:42:54,190 --> 02:42:56,830
Tucker Reed Owens . 

2354
02:42:59,509 --> 02:43:01,950
Jonah Ray James Rabel . 

2355
02:43:04,110 --> 02:43:06,660
Cooper Douglas Reinhardt . 

2356
02:43:08,940 --> 02:43:11,110
He Seibert . 

2357
02:43:13,540 --> 02:43:15,730
Cadet Squadron 39 . 

2358
02:43:19,870 --> 02:43:23,769
Canolaikoku Aman . 

2359
02:43:26,559 --> 02:43:28,879
Madison Renee Coy . 

2360
02:43:30,769 --> 02:43:33,500
Aiden Joseph Corcoran . 

2361
02:43:35,740 --> 02:43:38,299
Ace Thomas Fettersfield . 

2362
02:43:41,219 --> 02:43:43,459
Christopher Cade Frew . 

2363
02:43:46,240 --> 02:43:48,589
Dylan Joseph Gilbert . 

2364
02:43:51,160 --> 02:43:53,719
Andrew Rin Gunn . 

2365
02:43:57,059 --> 02:43:59,410
Aubrey Nicole Jackson . 

2366
02:44:01,759 --> 02:44:03,080
Savannah Johnson . 

2367
02:44:06,269 --> 02:44:09,099
John Philip King Junior . 

2368
02:44:11,610 --> 02:44:14,299
T on you . Melzer . 

2369
02:44:18,139 --> 02:44:20,490
Shane Daniel Mendez . 

2370
02:44:22,549 --> 02:44:24,900
Braden Michael Moll . 

2371
02:44:27,009 --> 02:44:29,330
Nolan Jeffrey Parlett . 

2372
02:44:31,570 --> 02:44:33,660
Lucas , we pop them . 

2373
02:44:36,469 --> 02:44:38,059
Adrian James Post . 

2374
02:44:41,429 --> 02:44:44,309
Nicholas Andrew Van Ham 

2375
02:44:44,969 --> 02:44:48,410
Realuo . Liliana 

2376
02:44:48,669 --> 02:44:52,490
Grace Turra . Ariana 

2377
02:44:53,389 --> 02:44:54,719
Van Howling . 

2378
02:44:57,190 --> 02:44:59,320
Cadet squadron 40 . 

2379
02:45:07,610 --> 02:45:09,320
Riley Albertson . 

2380
02:45:11,790 --> 02:45:14,750
Logan , Michael , Adesano . 

2381
02:45:17,209 --> 02:45:19,730
Nicholas Lopez blessing . 

2382
02:45:21,969 --> 02:45:24,169
Jack Warner Brown . 

2383
02:45:26,410 --> 02:45:28,570
Jo Bryant 

2384
02:45:30,809 --> 02:45:33,690
Elizabeth Ann Canfield . 

2385
02:45:36,349 --> 02:45:38,349
Valerie Castle 

2386
02:45:41,219 --> 02:45:44,580
Matteo Satoshi Evangelista . 

2387
02:45:47,080 --> 02:45:49,280
James Quaid Filippini . 

2388
02:45:51,969 --> 02:45:54,139
Theodore John Harris . 

2389
02:45:56,240 --> 02:45:58,469
Leanne Michelle Giske . 

2390
02:46:01,030 --> 02:46:03,589
Mindy Laura Harlow . 

2391
02:46:06,959 --> 02:46:09,440
Robert Dylan Helserman . 

2392
02:46:12,129 --> 02:46:15,019
Weston Seth Jenkins . 

2393
02:46:17,330 --> 02:46:19,049
Jesus Lamas . 

2394
02:46:21,620 --> 02:46:24,169
Shannon Katie Lou . 

2395
02:46:27,750 --> 02:46:29,099
Michael Mobley . 

2396
02:46:31,709 --> 02:46:34,790
Eleanor McFarland Musgrove . 

2397
02:46:36,469 --> 02:46:38,910
Ashton Michael Fitzer . 

2398
02:46:41,309 --> 02:46:44,129
Andres Louis Samson . 

2399
02:46:47,500 --> 02:46:49,099
Virginia Sanchez . 

2400
02:46:51,509 --> 02:46:54,030
David Austin Sorrell . 

2401
02:46:56,480 --> 02:46:58,740
Vanessa Turner . 

2402
02:47:48,580 --> 02:47:52,570
Win tension . Vice 

2403
02:47:52,570 --> 02:47:54,792
President Vance , thank you for joining 

2404
02:47:54,792 --> 02:47:57,719
us today . Ladies and gentlemen , 

2405
02:47:57,959 --> 02:48:00,519
please rise as Colonel Brandon J . 

2406
02:48:00,969 --> 02:48:02,879
Tayaz , Commandant of Cadets , 

2407
02:48:03,120 --> 02:48:05,287
administers the oath of office for the 

2408
02:48:05,287 --> 02:48:08,139
United States Air Force and Space Force . 

2409
02:48:17,709 --> 02:48:20,509
In honor of John Chapman , graduates of 

2410
02:48:20,509 --> 02:48:22,250
the class of 2026 . 

2411
02:48:26,360 --> 02:48:28,193
Raise your right hand and once I 

2412
02:48:28,193 --> 02:48:30,610
complete the oath . Acknowledge your 

2413
02:48:30,610 --> 02:48:33,750
acceptance with an I do . Go ahead , 

2414
02:48:34,019 --> 02:48:37,799
raise your hand Do you , 

2415
02:48:38,129 --> 02:48:40,351
having been appointed 2nd lieutenant in 

2416
02:48:40,351 --> 02:48:42,573
the United States Air and Space Force , 

2417
02:48:44,059 --> 02:48:46,115
Solemnly swear that you will support 

2418
02:48:46,115 --> 02:48:48,059
and defend the Constitution of the 

2419
02:48:48,059 --> 02:48:50,059
United States against all enemies , 

2420
02:48:50,059 --> 02:48:52,115
foreign and domestic , that you will 

2421
02:48:52,115 --> 02:48:54,226
bear true faith and allegiance to the 

2422
02:48:54,226 --> 02:48:56,281
same . That you take this obligation 

2423
02:48:56,281 --> 02:48:58,392
freely without any mental reservation 

2424
02:48:58,392 --> 02:49:00,849
or purpose of evasion . And that you 

2425
02:49:00,849 --> 02:49:03,049
will well and faithfully discharge the 

2426
02:49:03,049 --> 02:49:05,271
duties of the office upon which you are 

2427
02:49:05,271 --> 02:49:07,216
about to enter . So help you God . 

2428
02:49:10,160 --> 02:49:12,104
Ladies and gentlemen , the Air and 

2429
02:49:12,104 --> 02:49:13,280
Space Force song . 

2430
02:49:16,830 --> 02:49:17,830
I 

2431
02:50:48,440 --> 02:50:50,150
Class of 2026 . 

2432
02:50:52,570 --> 02:50:53,559
Dismissed 

2433
02:51:36,000 --> 02:51:37,990
Stadium gates will open after the 

2434
02:51:38,150 --> 02:51:41,849
Thunder . I say again , stadium gates 

2435
02:51:41,849 --> 02:51:45,730
will open . We appreciate your safe 

2436
02:51:45,730 --> 02:51:47,897
and orderly departure from the stadium 

2437
02:51:47,897 --> 02:51:51,889
today . The children at the outside of 

2438
02:51:51,889 --> 02:51:54,799
the stadiums . If you become separated 

2439
02:51:54,799 --> 02:51:56,855
or lost , please plan reunited there 

2440
02:51:56,855 --> 02:51:58,466
following today's ceremony . 

2441
02:51:58,466 --> 02:52:00,355
Congratulations to all graduating 

2442
02:52:00,355 --> 02:52:01,355
seniors . 

2443
02:52:12,389 --> 02:52:15,929
You like the song . 2 seconds . 

2444
02:52:18,320 --> 02:52:19,320
From 

2445
02:52:26,259 --> 02:52:27,259
No . 

2446
02:52:31,839 --> 02:52:33,228
right across the world . 

2447
02:52:35,650 --> 02:52:37,817
The best combat pilots the Air Force . 

2448
02:52:39,269 --> 02:52:41,740
But her demonstration is a completely 

2449
02:52:41,740 --> 02:52:45,459
different game . We're always under a 

2450
02:52:45,459 --> 02:52:47,626
little bit of like the I'm gonna die . 

2451
02:52:50,450 --> 02:52:53,650
The pilots on this team . Put absolute 

2452
02:52:53,650 --> 02:52:55,761
trust in me as the formation leader . 

2453
02:52:57,469 --> 02:52:59,580
I'm in charge of the training for the 

2454
02:52:59,580 --> 02:53:01,802
team . If it's a bad flight , it's only 

2455
02:53:01,802 --> 02:53:03,858
on me . We have 3 new pilots joining 

2456
02:53:03,858 --> 02:53:04,400
the team this year .