The first class of 306 Air Force cadets is sworn-in at a temporary site, Lowry Air Force Base in Denver

The video introduces the establishment of the Air Force Academy during the jet age, with the first class of cadets reporting to a temporary base in Colorado. It highlights the beginning of military life for the cadets, including drills and uniform preparations for dedication ceremonies. Air Force Secretary Harold E. Talbot emphasizes the power of modern bombers compared to 1945. The cadets take an oath of allegiance, marking the academy as the nation's third service academy, and receive an aerial salute as future defenders of the sky.

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