Sound Company
Encompass Event Group
Venue
Falcon Stadium, USAF Academy
Colorado Springs, CO
Crew
- FOH Engineer: Adam Wicklund
- Systems Engineers: Rick Eichenberger, Mark Payne
- Production Manager: Eric Satre
- System Tech: Dusty Powell
Gear
FOH
- Console: Yamaha CL5
- Speakers: L-Acoustics K2 (24), Kara (24), Kiva (12), X12 (4), KS28 (8)
- Amps: LA-RAK II (7)
- Power Distro: LEX
- Rigging: StageCo Towers with Stagemaker 1T Motors (8) and Applied Controllers
MON
- Mics: Shure ULXD4Q, SM58 (6), Beta58A (4), SM57 (12), Beta 57A (6), SM81 (3), MX418D/C (2), Audio-Technica PRO 37 (2), Beyer Dynamic M88
Event Details
The U.S. Air Force Academy’s 2022 graduation ceremony took place at the academy’s Falcon Stadium on May 25. Along with the tradition of marking the occasion with a speech from a top U.S. leader — this year it was U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd James Austin III — the ceremony continued with the tradition of graduating cadets tossing their caps into the air and the USAF Thunderbirds flying in formation over the field. A total of 973 cadets graduated in 2022, out of a class of 1,434 candidates who entered the academy in 2018, a testament to the rigors of not just the academic program but also the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
