Welcome Class of 2030 New Appointees and Families! Please save the date for our upcoming USAFA Appointee Breakfast on June 6, 2026 from 9am-12:00pm @ Gig Harbor Vintage Aero Museum (https://vintageaeromuseum.com/). This will be a great chance for cadets and families to meet their new classmates prior to I-Day and ask questions of current USAFA cadets and parents! RSVP AND MAKE A PAYMENT BELOW TO SAVE YOUR SPOT!
- *NO MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED TO ATTEND THIS EVENT
- RSVP and Payment requested by May 22, 2026
- When: Saturday, June 6, 2026 from 9am-noon
- Where: Gig Harbor Vintage Aero Museum, 1108 26th Ave NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98335, USA (https://vintageaeromuseum.com/)
- Phone: (253) 393-7546
- Who's invited?
- 2030 Appointees to USAFA and Prep School
- Current Cadets and Recent Grads
- ALOs
- Parents, Guardians and Supporters
- Cost (includes breakfast):
- Free - 2030 Appointees to USAFA and Prep School
- Free - Current Cadets and Recent Grads ('24-'26)
- Free - ALOs
- $20 for Parents, Guardians and Supporters
October, 2025
October Care & Share
Our October Care & Share was a big hit! Care packages filled with wonderful snacks and made with love for our cadets. Thank you to all who were able to attend!
Saturday, June 7, 2025
USAFA Class of 2029 Appointee Breakfast Event
Our event to send off the new Class of 2029 Appointees to USAFA and the Prep School was held on Saturday, June 7th at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Our guest speakers Colonel (retired) Michael Miller and Nicole Miler were able to offer words of advice to our new cadets and prep school appointees. Cadets and parents had the opportunity to ask questions and meet current USAFA cadets, parents and parents of alumni. Thank you to all who were able to attend.
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Thursday, May 15, 7 pm Class of 2029 Virtual Meet & Greet Class of 2029, come and meet current families and grad families. Take this time to ask questions and get ready to join the USAFA family. Please send an email to [email protected] for more information! Saturday, May 10, 4-7 pm 2025 Spring Membership Meeting, Elections, Meet & Greet Come and meet our new families and catch up with current and grad families. Do you want to be a part of the USAFAPAWS Board, this is the time to take a leadership role for our state group. There will be the traditional potluck, of course! Please send an email to [email protected] for more information! |
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The United States Air Force Academy Parents Association of Washington State (USAFAPAWS) recognizes the unique experience of a service academy education, and exists to support and inform families and encourage our cadets during their time at the academy and beyond.
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ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES
Since its official creation in 1965, the USAFA Association of Graduates (AOG) has developed, expanded and refined an exceptional array of services and capabilities dedicated to assisting and supporting Academy grads, cadets, parents, families and the community at large. As the alumni association for the Air Force Academy we host class reunions, publish the award-winning alumni magazine, preserve Academy heritage, provide career services and so much more! |
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US AIR FORCE ACADEMY
The United States Air Force Academy is a transformative institution, and the research, leaders and athletes that come from the Academy impact not only the Air Force, but the immediate community, the nation and the world. |
Recent Past Events
APPOINTEE BREAKFAST TO WELCOME CLASS OF 2027 Appointees
USAFAPAWS hosted their Class of 2027 Appointee Breakfast! What a wonderful time shared by all in support of our 2027 Appointees. The event included guest speakers: Colonel Rhatigan (ret.) and Colonel Blocher.
Best of luck to our appointees as they begin this new journey.
Best of luck to our appointees as they begin this new journey.
February 25, 2023: Spring Care 'n' Share and Officer Elections
Please join us for our general membership meeting, during which we will elect our 2023-2024 officers, followed by a pot luck and assembly of care packages for our Cadets. This is one of our favorite and best attended annual events and we hope to see you there!!
July 6, 2022: Summer Picnic!
We would like to gather our USAFAPAWS family together to celebrate our new cadets and their families during the ever-exciting time of BCT! Please RSVP to [email protected] by Wednesday, July 6, so we can plan for a great time together! You may also view on the members only site for the address and information.
March 6, 2022: Spring Care 'n' Share and Officer Elections
2022-2023 officer elections and Care and Share USAFAPAWS meeting on Sunday, March 6. The general meeting will begin at 11:30 am with a potluck followed by our gift box creations for our cadets.
2022-2023 officer elections and Care and Share USAFAPAWS meeting on Sunday, March 6. The general meeting will begin at 11:30 am with a potluck followed by our gift box creations for our cadets.
EVENTS ARCHIVE
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2019: USO NW VisitSPRING
Meeting at Sea-Tac and tour the USO Northwest at this busy international airport. USO helps our armed forced as they travel and this is an opportunity to see the Sea-Tac location and get a "behind the scenes" tour.
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Welcome to December at USAFAPAWS! This month we celebrate all of our military academy service men and women at the All Service Academy Ball. This year the Air Force is hosting. It's a festive evening to spend with all of our current cadets and midshipmen and their families. Please join us!