Today I had the opportunity to attend the graduation parade at the United States Air Force Academy for the Class of 2025. This is an all-wing parade, and features a special “wedge formation” by the firstees or seniors, who wear gold sashes around their waist. When Academy cadets join the wing after basic cadet training in the Acceptance Parade, they enter with “the inverted wedge.” So with this ceremony, the circle is complete.
I captured about 36 photos and several videos of today’s ceremony, you can access the photos in this Flickr album.
I also captured and shared several videos.
US Air Force Academy Cadet Honor Guard: 4 Man Performance at the 2025 Graduation Parade (5 min)
Wings of Blue US flag fly-in to start the graduation parade (first ever in USAFA history) and flyby
The proud father of the Wings of Blue jumper, Cadet Garrett, was sitting right next to me at the parade! He is a 1985 USAFA grad from Mach 1 who flew F-111s and Predator drones.
Tomorrow is the actual graduation ceremony, and I will add more photos to this Flickr album.
Source : USAFA 2025 Grad Parade
