🎓The Class of 2026 spent 47 months preparing to lead Airmen & Guardians.
From Basic Cadet Training to graduation, their Academy experience developed the character, discipline & readiness required to serve on day 1⃣.
𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆.
This past Thursday was a special one. 🇺🇸
Watching our football players celebrate their graduation was a reminder that their accomplishments extend far beyond the field. Alongside their classmates, they have demonstrated the dedication, discipline, and commitment that led them to this incredible milestone. We couldn’t be more proud of each and every one of them. Congratulations, graduates! We can’t wait to see where your next chapter takes you. ✈️
#FlyFightWin #GraduationDay #AirForceFootball
🚨 JD Vance just had one of the most wholesome moments of the day at a U.S. Air Force graduation ceremony 😂🇺🇸
While greeting the graduating cadets, Vance hyped one of them up with a chest bump — and the crowd absolutely loved it.
You could tell that moment meant everything to the cadet. 🤣🔥
Instead of just giving a speech and leaving, Vance stayed there personally shaking hands, talking with graduates, and celebrating with them one by one.
That kind of energy matters.
Real interaction.
Real enthusiasm.
Real respect for the troops.
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The graduates were clearly loving the moment.
And social media is eating it u
🔥 AWESOME! JD Vance spent nearly an HOUR AND A HALF straight personally shaking the hands of graduating cadets at the US Air Force Academy
ALL of them got the special moment with JD! 🇺🇸
A handshake and salute for each and every one — plus a chest bump 🤣
A graduating Air Force cadet went in for a chest bump with Vice President JD Vance… and Vance delivered.
The quick exchange happened right during the commencement ceremony, with the crowd cheering and laughing at the unexpected moment between the VP and the newly commissioned officer.
𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 ☁️
Congratulations to our graduating cadet-athletes on an outstanding accomplishment. Built through hard work, earned every step of the way — and only the beginning.
#FlyFightWin ⚡️
Vice President Vance praises US Air Force Academy graduates:
"Airmen and guardians are serving their nation overseas right now...time after time, they've made us proud. They've accomplished things that the rest of the world quite literally thought were impossible."
🚨 JUST IN: Vice President JD Vance just WALKED OUT to MASSIVE cheers at the US Air Force Academy
They love JD! 🇺🇸👏🏻
He's now going to deliver a commencement speech for the cadets.
Epic sight watching him walk out. Morale is at an all-time high! 🔥
🎓 #USAFA2026 Grad attendees are encouraged to arrive early. Installation & Falcon Stadium gates open at 5 a.m.
Rain is expected. Attendees are encouraged to bring ponchos or rain jackets, as umbrellas are not permitted inside Falcon Stadium.
Watch live: https://t.co/QM0EiQGP2R