The Academy’s mission is “to educate, train and inspire men and women to become officers of character motivated to lead the United States Air Force in service to our Nation.” The Academy’s Center for Character and Leadership Development (CCLD) is at the heart of accomplishing that mission. CCLD helps align academic, athletic and military efforts—for faculty and staff and across all four years of the Academy course of instruction—to develop leaders of character. (US Air Force Academy)