{"id":6446,"date":"2017-07-20T19:58:49","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T19:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2017\/07\/20\/air-force-academy-graduation\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T15:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T15:12:10","slug":"air-force-academy-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/gallery\/2017\/07\/20\/air-force-academy-graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force Academy Graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4866\" height=\"3366\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10510\" data-id=\"10510\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767898181838-ap16154666242080jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767898181838-ap16154666242080jpg.jpg 4866w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767898181838-ap16154666242080jpg.jpg?resize=300,208 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767898181838-ap16154666242080jpg.jpg?resize=768,531 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767898181838-ap16154666242080jpg.jpg?resize=1024,708 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767898181838-ap16154666242080jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1063 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767898181838-ap16154666242080jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1417 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4866px) 100vw, 4866px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The Air Force Thunderbirds fly overhead as graduating cadets celebrate with the &#8220;hat toss&#8221; after graduation ceremonies at the 2016 class of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Thursday, June 2, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo\/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10520\" data-id=\"10520\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767944358726-ap16154676883055jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767944358726-ap16154676883055jpg.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767944358726-ap16154676883055jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767944358726-ap16154676883055jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767944358726-ap16154676883055jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767944358726-ap16154676883055jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767944358726-ap16154676883055jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Graduating Air Force Academy cadets march onto the schoolfield at the start of the commencement ceremony for the Air Force Class of 2016, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs, Colo., Thursday, June 2, 2016. (AP Photo\/Brennan Linsley)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3984\" height=\"3060\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10525\" data-id=\"10525\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767786639693-ap16154602859574jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767786639693-ap16154602859574jpg.jpg 3984w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767786639693-ap16154602859574jpg.jpg?resize=300,230 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767786639693-ap16154602859574jpg.jpg?resize=768,590 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767786639693-ap16154602859574jpg.jpg?resize=1024,787 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767786639693-ap16154602859574jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1180 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767786639693-ap16154602859574jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1573 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3984px) 100vw, 3984px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">President Barack Obama delivers the commencement address at the 2016 class U.S. Air Force Academy, Thursday, June 2, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Obama is giving his final commencement speech to U.S. Air Force Academy graduates who are coming of age at a time of fresh global threats that seem to be pulling the U.S. back into conflicts with uncertain ends.  (AP Photo\/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5118\" height=\"3318\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10537\" data-id=\"10537\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767763707252-ap16154604042467jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767763707252-ap16154604042467jpg.jpg 5118w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767763707252-ap16154604042467jpg.jpg?resize=300,194 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767763707252-ap16154604042467jpg.jpg?resize=768,498 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767763707252-ap16154604042467jpg.jpg?resize=1024,664 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767763707252-ap16154604042467jpg.jpg?resize=1536,996 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767763707252-ap16154604042467jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1328 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5118px) 100vw, 5118px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Members of the 2016 class U.S. Air Force Academy listen to President Barack Obama deliver the commencement address, Thursday, June 2, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Obama is giving his final commencement speech to U.S. Air Force Academy graduates who are coming of age at a time of fresh global threats that seem to be pulling the U.S. back into conflicts with uncertain ends.   (AP Photo\/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5112\" height=\"3312\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10546\" data-id=\"10546\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767786795696-ap16154606749610jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767786795696-ap16154606749610jpg.jpg 5112w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767786795696-ap16154606749610jpg.jpg?resize=300,194 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767786795696-ap16154606749610jpg.jpg?resize=768,498 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767786795696-ap16154606749610jpg.jpg?resize=1024,663 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767786795696-ap16154606749610jpg.jpg?resize=1536,995 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767786795696-ap16154606749610jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1327 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5112px) 100vw, 5112px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Members of the 2016 class U.S. Air Force Academy applaud as they listen to President Barack Obama deliver the commencement address, Thursday, June 2, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Obama is giving his final commencement speech to U.S. Air Force Academy graduates who are coming of age at a time of fresh global threats that seem to be pulling the U.S. back into conflicts with uncertain ends. (AP Photo\/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4320\" height=\"2776\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10556\" data-id=\"10556\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767812848197-ap16154638324051jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767812848197-ap16154638324051jpg.jpg 4320w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767812848197-ap16154638324051jpg.jpg?resize=300,193 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767812848197-ap16154638324051jpg.jpg?resize=768,494 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767812848197-ap16154638324051jpg.jpg?resize=1024,658 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767812848197-ap16154638324051jpg.jpg?resize=1536,987 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767812848197-ap16154638324051jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1316 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4320px) 100vw, 4320px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">President Barack Obama congratulates top graduating Air Force Academy cadet Jeffrey Robert Herrala during the commencement ceremony for the class of 2016, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs, Colo., Thursday, June 2, 2016. Obama delivered the commencement address to the Air Force Class of 2016. (AP Photo\/Brennan Linsley)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3934\" height=\"3309\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-120955\" data-id=\"120955\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767832972584-ap16154647957339jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767832972584-ap16154647957339jpg.jpg 3934w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767832972584-ap16154647957339jpg.jpg?resize=300,252 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767832972584-ap16154647957339jpg.jpg?resize=768,646 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767832972584-ap16154647957339jpg.jpg?resize=1024,861 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767832972584-ap16154647957339jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1292 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767832972584-ap16154647957339jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1723 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3934px) 100vw, 3934px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Cadets embrace as they celebrated during graduation ceremonies for the 2016 class of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Thursday, June 2, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo\/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2703\" height=\"2061\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10581\" data-id=\"10581\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767773379438-ap16154644277072jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767773379438-ap16154644277072jpg.jpg 2703w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767773379438-ap16154644277072jpg.jpg?resize=300,229 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767773379438-ap16154644277072jpg.jpg?resize=768,586 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767773379438-ap16154644277072jpg.jpg?resize=1024,781 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767773379438-ap16154644277072jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1171 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767773379438-ap16154644277072jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1562 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2703px) 100vw, 2703px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">President Barack Obama congratulates graduating Air Force Academy cadet Ellis Anne Field during the commencement ceremony for the class of 2016, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs, Colo., Thursday, June 2, 2016. Obama delivered the commencement address to the Air Force Class of 2016. (AP Photo\/Brennan Linsley)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4402\" height=\"3079\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10594\" data-id=\"10594\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767932502498-ap16154668947293jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767932502498-ap16154668947293jpg.jpg 4402w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767932502498-ap16154668947293jpg.jpg?resize=300,210 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767932502498-ap16154668947293jpg.jpg?resize=768,537 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767932502498-ap16154668947293jpg.jpg?resize=1024,716 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767932502498-ap16154668947293jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1074 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767932502498-ap16154668947293jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1432 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4402px) 100vw, 4402px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Air Force Academy graduates throw their caps into the air as F-16 jets from the Thunderbirds make a flyover, at the completion of the commencement ceremony for the Air Force Class of 2016, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs, Colo., Thursday, June 2, 2016. (AP Photo\/Brennan Linsley)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2454\" height=\"1933\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10606\" data-id=\"10606\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767882893544-ap16154672432117jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767882893544-ap16154672432117jpg.jpg 2454w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767882893544-ap16154672432117jpg.jpg?resize=300,236 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767882893544-ap16154672432117jpg.jpg?resize=768,605 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767882893544-ap16154672432117jpg.jpg?resize=1024,807 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767882893544-ap16154672432117jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1210 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636004767882893544-ap16154672432117jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1613 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2454px) 100vw, 2454px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Air Force Academy graduates celebrate at the completion of the commencement ceremony for the Air Force Class of 2016, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs, Colo., Thursday, June 2, 2016. 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