Ever wonder what it’s like to go from high school senior to Air Force officer, flying high and jumping from planes above Colorado Springs along the way? You’re about to get an immersive view into the four-year journey of those cadets when the U.S. Air Force Academy Hosmer Visitor Center opens on May 16. And the tour through the state-of-the-art facility offers inspiring and emotive insights into life at the service academy.
“The Hosmer Visitor Center is not only a visitor center for our Air Force Academy, it’s also a gateway visitor center for the city of Colorado Springs,” says Michael Peterson, chief of the Outreach Division in the Strategic Communications Directorate at the academy. “As you walk through the visitor center, you’re going to see the entire 47-month journey of a cadet here at the Air Force Academy.”
With the new visitor center located outside academy gates, it is much more accessible to the public, especially in light of tighter security protocols and closures in recent years. That is helpful as the academy uses it as a recruiting tool for future cadets. But the new facility also offers insights for Colorado Springs visitors and locals…