Heritage
Welcome! The Heritage Committee aims to preserve, inspire, and memorialize the history and legacy of USAFA Women Alumnae. The USAFA Women HERitage Committee is Dedicated To:
• Preserving our Legacy: We aim to honor and preserve the legacy of USAFA Women Alumnae who have made significant contributions both in and out of uniform.
• Inspiring the Next Generation: We strive to inspire the next generation of women to pursue their dreams and reach for the skies, just like our alumnae have done.
• Memorializing Triumphs: Through sharing stories of triumphs, overcoming challenges, and motivating achievements, we memorialize the resilience and determination of our alumnae.
Your Story Matters. Preserve It.
If you are a woman veteran, we want your story. Whether you served decades ago or recently hung up your uniform, your experiences are part of the continuing story of women who have served, led and changed the Air Force.
We invite women veterans to submit an interest form and participate in the USAFA Women’s HERitage interview project. Your story may become part of a permanent historical record that future generations can study, learn from, and treasure.
A Milestone Celebration at the Library of Congress
On September 9, 2026, the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., became the gathering place for an extraordinary celebration of the women of the United States Air Force Academy. “Necessary Turbulence: Women Who Inspire a Nation” brought together USAFA women, authors, veterans, historians and supporters to celebrate the courage, leadership, resilience and service of generations of women warriors who have worn a military uniform.
Christina Bell, MaxieJane Frazier, Jennifer Ortiz, Kayla Williams, Kimberly Pratt, Dawn Bizub Androsky, Eileen Isola, Linda Garcia Cubero, Jennifer Jensen
The event marked a major milestone in the USAFA Women’s HERitage initiative: the preservation of more than 130 personal collections through the Library of Congress Veterans History Project. It also celebrated the launch of Necessary Turbulence, a book that captures the experiences of women who have helped shape the Academy, the military, and our great nation. The book explores the history and experiences of the approximately 12,000 women who have attended the Academy since women were first admitted 50 years ago.
But the day was about much more than a book or a collection of archival materials. It was about our voices.
It was about women who served in an era when there were few women ahead of them to show the way—and women who followed, breaking barriers that had once seemed immovable. It was about the challenges we faced, the opportunities we created, the people who opened doors for us, and the doors we opened for those who came next.
For some participants, contributing their stories became an unexpectedly powerful and deeply personal experience.
“I traveled a long way and gave up a lot to be part of this event, because preserving this history felt urgent,” said Regina Jeanise Brown, USAFA ’85. “As women—in and out of uniform—face renewed challenges to their rights and opportunities, it matters that our record speaks for itself: we've already performed at the highest level, with excellence and integrity.”
Kymberli S.J. Speight, keynote speaker, author and workshop facilitator, described the opportunity as “a fantastic way to capture some of our history” and an honor to be included among the stories of an extraordinary sisterhood of women veterans.
And Bridget (Burton) Malfer, USAFA ’86, reflected on the importance of documenting her experiences at USAFA and throughout her Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve service.
Perhaps Hannah Campbell, USAFA ’12, expressed the heart of the project most powerfully: “The preservation of history and our collective story is powerful now and its importance will only grow with time.” She noted that what might once have seemed like individual stories or “minor flecks in the sea of change” become something much greater when brought together.
That is the power of our HERitage Committee. One woman’s story becomes part of a collective history. One photograph, letter, journal, document or memory can help future generations understand not only what happened — but what it took to get there.
And the story is not finished . . .