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PHOTOS: U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade

By 05/31/2023 | updated 3 years ago
Cadets begin their graduation celebration at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Parade Field on their campus in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. After various pre-parade demonstrations of the airmanship kind and others, such as the honor guard, sabre drill team, and falconry club, the graduating class file into the field to the cheers of friends and family. (Gabi Broekema)
Cadets begin their graduation celebration at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Parade Field on their campus in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. After various pre-parade demonstrations of the airmanship kind and others, such as the honor guard, sabre drill team, and falconry club, the graduating class file into the field to the cheers of friends and family. (Gabi Broekema)
Cadets begin their graduation celebration at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Parade Field on their campus in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. After various pre-parade demonstrations of the airmanship kind and others, such as the honor guard, sabre drill team, and falconry club, the graduating class file into the field to the cheers of friends and family. (Gabi Broekema)
Graduating cadet Baileigh McFall cheers after successfully parachuting onto Stillman Field at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Graduating cadet Baileigh McFall cheers after successfully parachuting onto Stillman Field at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
25 cadets jumped down to Stillman Field at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
25 cadets jumped down to Stillman Field at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Graduating cadet Haley Brunkal takes a moment after parachuting onto Stillman Field at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Graduating cadet Haley Brunkal takes a moment after parachuting onto Stillman Field at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Two cadets of the Wings of Blue descend feet to feet to begin their graduation celebration at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Parade Field of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Two cadets of the Wings of Blue descend feet to feet to begin their graduation celebration at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Parade Field of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Graduating cadets Haley Brunkal and Baileigh McFall embrace after landing safely onto Stillman Field at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Graduating cadets Haley Brunkal and Baileigh McFall embrace after landing safely onto Stillman Field at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Friends and family of graduating cadets cheer during the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Field on the academy’s campus in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Friends and family of graduating cadets cheer during the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Field on the academy’s campus in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Cadet Dan Smith gathers his parachute after landing on Stillman Field at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Cadet Dan Smith gathers his parachute after landing on Stillman Field at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
A cadet-flow aircraft winds through its own smoke trail before the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Field in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
A cadet-flow aircraft winds through its own smoke trail before the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Field in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
The second of six gliders touches down on Stillman Field at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Cadet Chris Von Haasl is in the second seat of the glider. (Gabi Broekema)
The second of six gliders touches down on Stillman Field at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Cadet Chris Von Haasl is in the second seat of the glider. (Gabi Broekema)
Cadets work together to push a glider off of Stillman Field at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Cadets work together to push a glider off of Stillman Field at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Painted guidelines for first year cadets on where to stand lie in the shadow of a cadet as the class of 2023 and their squadrons line up for the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Painted guidelines for first year cadets on where to stand lie in the shadow of a cadet as the class of 2023 and their squadrons line up for the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Cadets line up for the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Field underneath the core values in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Cadets line up for the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Field underneath the core values in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Cadets line up for the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Field in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Cadets line up for the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Field in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Cadets line up for the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Field in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Cadets line up for the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Field in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark smiles as he takes a seat at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Field in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark smiles as he takes a seat at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Field in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Cadets begin their graduation celebration at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Parade Field of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Cadets begin their graduation celebration at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Parade Field of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
The squadrons march by the saluting graduating class at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Field in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
The squadrons march by the saluting graduating class at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Field in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Graduating cadets salute their squadrons at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Field in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Graduating cadets salute their squadrons at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Field in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Cadets begin their graduation celebration at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Field in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Cadets begin their graduation celebration at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Field in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
The squadrons march by the saluting graduating class at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Field in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
The squadrons march by the saluting graduating class at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade at Stillman Field in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)
Graduating cadets’ friends and family rush Stillman Field to, ‘tap out,’ their graduate after the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. ‘Tapping out,’ is a tradition where the cadet’s family must tap them in order to put them at ease after the parade. (Gabi Broekema)
Graduating cadets’ friends and family rush Stillman Field to, ‘tap out,’ their graduate after the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. ‘Tapping out,’ is a tradition where the cadet’s family must tap them in order to put them at ease after the parade. (Gabi Broekema)
Graduating cadets’ friends and family rush Stillman Field to, ‘tap out,’ their graduate after the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. ‘Tapping out,’ is a tradition where the cadet’s family must tap them in order to put them at ease after the parade. (Gabi Broekema)
Graduating cadets’ friends and family rush Stillman Field to, ‘tap out,’ their graduate after the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. ‘Tapping out,’ is a tradition where the cadet’s family must tap them in order to put them at ease after the parade. (Gabi Broekema)
Major Alan Sosebee smiles to his one year old son Zeke after flying second as safety on one of the gliders that landed on Stillman Field at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. His wife Kaitlyn Sosebee and four children rushed him with hugs after he and a team pushed the glider off the field. (Gabi Broekema)
Major Alan Sosebee smiles to his one year old son Zeke after flying second as safety on one of the gliders that landed on Stillman Field at the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2023 Graduation Parade in Colorado Springs, Co., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. His wife Kaitlyn Sosebee and four children rushed him with hugs after he and a team pushed the glider off the field. (Gabi Broekema)
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