The U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2024 graduates toss their hats skyward as the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” roar overhead at the Academy’s Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 30, 2024. Nine-hundred-seventy-four cadets crossed the stage to become the Air Force and Space Force’s newest second lieutenants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dylan Smith)