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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein, his wife Dawn and Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson pose for a photo during the Congressional social congratulating the U.S. Air Force Academy football team for winning the Commander in Chief’s Trophy, at the Dirkson Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., May 1, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wayne A. Clark)Trump presents CINC Trophy to USAFA
                        
                        
                        Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein, his wife Dawn and Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson pose for a photo during the Congressional social congratulating the U.S. Air Force Academy football team for winning the Commander in Chief’s Trophy, at the Dirkson Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., May 1, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wayne A. Clark)
                
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        Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein talks with members of the U.S. Air Force Academy football team during the Commander in Chief’s Trophy Congressional social at the Dirkson Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., May 1, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wayne A. Clark)Trump presents CINC Trophy to USAFA
                        
                        
                        Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein talks with members of the U.S. Air Force Academy football team during the Commander in Chief’s Trophy Congressional social at the Dirkson Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., May 1, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wayne A. Clark)
                
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        Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein, his wife, Dawn Goldfein and Acting Secretary of the Air Force Lisa S. Disbrow stand with the Commander -in -Chief's Trophy earned by the U.S. Air Force Academy at the White House, May 2, 2017. The Academy has earned the trophy 20 times. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jannelle McRae)Academy receives Commander-in-Chief's Trophy from president
                        
                        
                        Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein, his wife, Dawn Goldfein and Acting Secretary of the Air Force Lisa S. Disbrow stand with the Commander -in -Chief's Trophy earned by the U.S. Air Force Academy at the White House, May 2, 2017. The Academy has earned the trophy 20 times. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jannelle McRae)
                
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        President Donald Trump congratulates the U.S. Air Force Academy football team with the Commander in Chief's Trophy at the White House May 2, 2017. With the team were Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson, the U.S. Air Force Academy superintendent; Acting Secretary of the Air Force Lisa S. Disbrow; and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jannelle McRae)Academy receives Commander-in-Chief's Trophy from president
                        
                        
                        President Donald Trump congratulates the U.S. Air Force Academy football team with the Commander in Chief's Trophy at the White House May 2, 2017. With the team were Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson, the U.S. Air Force Academy superintendent; Acting Secretary of the Air Force Lisa S. Disbrow; and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jannelle McRae)
                
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        Troy Calhoun, the U.S. Air Force Academy's head football coach, graciously agrees with President Donald Trump to stay with the team May 2, 2017. Trump presented the team the Commander in Chief's Trophy, with Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson, the U.S. Air Force Academy superintendent; Acting Secretary of the Air Force Lisa S. Disbrow; and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein in attendance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jannelle McRae)Academy receives Commander-in-Chief's Trophy from president
                        
                        
                        Troy Calhoun, the U.S. Air Force Academy's head football coach, graciously agrees with President Donald Trump to stay with the team May 2, 2017. Trump presented the team the Commander in Chief's Trophy, with Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson, the U.S. Air Force Academy superintendent; Acting Secretary of the Air Force Lisa S. Disbrow; and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein in attendance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jannelle McRae)
                
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        Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson, the superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, presents President Donald Trump with a team helmet at the White House May 2, 2017. Trump presented the team the Commander in Chief's Trophy, with Acting Secretary of the Air Force Lisa S. Disbrow and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein present for the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jannelle McRae)Academy receives Commander-in-Chief's Trophy from president
                        
                        
                        Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson, the superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, presents President Donald Trump with a team helmet at the White House May 2, 2017. Trump presented the team the Commander in Chief's Trophy, with Acting Secretary of the Air Force Lisa S. Disbrow and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein present for the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jannelle McRae)
                
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        Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein, (left), and Acting Secretary of the Air Force Lisa S. Disbrow pose for a photo with President Donald Trump at the White House, May 2, 2017. Trump congratulated the U.S. Air Force Academy football team with the Commander -in -Chief's Trophy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jannelle McRae)Academy receives Commander-in-Chief's Trophy from president
                        
                        
                        Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein, (left), and Acting Secretary of the Air Force Lisa S. Disbrow pose for a photo with President Donald Trump at the White House, May 2, 2017. Trump congratulated the U.S. Air Force Academy football team with the Commander -in -Chief's Trophy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jannelle McRae)
                
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Trump presents CINC Trophy to USAFAPublished May 2, 2017
                    
                    By Staff Sgt. Jannelle McRae
                    
                    
                    Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs
            **WASHINGTON (AFNS)  --**The U.S. Air Force Academy football team received the Commander in Chief’s Trophy from President Donald Trump during a visit to the White House May 2, 2017. 
The trophy is awarded to the winner of the annual service academies’ football triangular series between the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, and U.S. Air Force Academy.  The three-sided, 170 pound, two-and-a-half-feet tall trophy was first awarded by President Richard Nixon in 1972. 
The Air Force Falcons claimed the award for a record-setting 20th time, following a 31-12 victory against the Army Black Knights in November 2016.
“It is a great privilege for me for the first time to present you the Commander in Chief’s Trophy,” said President Donald Trump. “As the United States Air Force celebrates its 70th birthday this year, this trophy will serve as a point of pride when the Academy’s cadets graduate and (for) all of the members past and present of the United States Air Force.” 
During the ceremony, team captains Jacobi Owens and Weston Steelhammer presented the president with his own Falcons jersey and helmet. 
“I am honored I was a part of the team that could win the trophy for the 20th time,” Owens said.
Their accomplishments on the field are not the only highlight for the cadets this spring. 
“We are so proud that in only three weeks, under (the president’s) command they will become commissioned 2nd lieutenants in our United States Air Force,” said Calhoun. “What they will bring is courage, integrity and boldness.” 
The Air Force Academy graduates approximately 800 – 1,000 cadets each year. 
“Whenever an Air Force crew flies you’ll always find a powerful symbol of American strength and American prestige,” Trump said. “I know that each and every one of you will continue to make your country proud.”AF Academy 



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