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VP Vance Addresses Air Force Academy, Security Tightened

5/20/2026

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Vice President JD Vance will deliver the commencement address at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs on May 28.
The ceremony runs from 9 a.m. to 11:25 a.m., with a Thunderbirds flyover until 11:55 a.m.
More than 900 cadets will commission as Air Force and Space Force officers.
Base access was tightened on March 1 after the U.S.–Israel conflict with Iran, prompting heightened security for the vice president’s appearance.

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Vice President JD Vance will deliver the commencement address at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs on May 28.
The ceremony runs from 9 a.m. to 11:25 a.m., with a Thunderbirds flyover until 11:55 a.m.
More than 900 cadets will commission as Air Force and Space Force officers.
Base access was tightened on March 1 after the U.S.–Israel conflict with Iran, prompting heightened security for the vice president’s appearance.