Harris addresses US Air Force Academy graduates near 80th D-Day anniversary
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to a sea of white-capped graduates at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation
By Jesse Bedayn
Published - May 30, 2024, 03:23 PM ET
Last Updated - May 30, 2024, 03:23 PM EDT
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris spoke Thursday to a sea of white-capped graduates of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado, looking back at U.S. airpower during D-Day and then forward to this generation's edge on technological innovation, such as artificial intelligence.
“Our nation is counting on you to preserve and defend that strength, including, I will add, through your ability to innovate,” said Harris.
Harris praised the current roles the Air Force and Space Force are playing across the world, including U.S. air patrols deterring Russian on NATO's eastern flank, the rivalry with China in the Indo-Pacific, weapons shipments to Ukraine and defending Israel from attacks by Iran.
