(US AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.) — The new Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) will take command in a ceremony on Friday, August 2, in the Cadet Area.

President Joe Biden nominated Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind for the superintendent role, and he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 18. Bauernfeind will direct a 47-month program of military education and leadership development that produces leaders of character ready to lead in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force.

As Superintendent, he will head a staff of more than 3,500 military and civilian Airmen and Guardians. Bauernfeind previously commanded Air Force Special Operations Command and has served in the special operations community at the squadron, group, wing, coalition, and combatant command levels. He graduated from the Academy in 1991.

The previous Superintendent, Lt. Gen. Richard Clard, retired June 1.