US Air Force Academy - Lt Gen Silveria Interviews
United States Air Force Academy
When 10th Contracting Squadron employee Ms. Carol Mohr reported to work on March 5, 1970, she had no idea that she would be sitting down with Lt Gen Jay Silveria 50 years later discussing her memorable career at the Air Force Academy.
The Air Force Academy Preparatory School mission is to motivate, prepare, and evaluate selected candidates in order to perform successfully at the Air Force Academy. Lt Col Sean Tiernan, Prep School Athletic Director, is using athletics to consciously get all preppies ready for their experience at USAFA, and make them accountable for their own progress.
Major Dylan Small explains how the Peak Performance Center helps cadets understand their physical and mental performance, how they are continuously testing the limits of their abilities, and how to manage the stress that derives from that valuation.
When it comes to flying a tow-plane at the Academy, you won't find anyone more experienced than Bob Reilman. As a 1972 USAFA grad and tow-plane pilot with more than 20,000 tows, Bob has watched the continual, massive growth and progress at USAFA's airfield.
Did you know Mitchell Hall is one of the largest and most advanced dining facilities in the world? Mitchell Hall nutrition program director, Brooks Ford, ensures 4,000 cadets have access to nutritious food while arming them with diet education.