The United States Air Force Academy (also known as USAFA or Air Force Academy), is a military academy for officer candidates for the United States Air Force.Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States.he Academy's stated mission is to educate, train, and inspire men and women to become leaders of character, motivated to lead the United States Air Force in service to our nation.. It is the youngest of the five United States service academies, having graduated its first class in 1959.