The June 1 ceremony marks Biden's third time as a commencement speaker at USAFA, and his first as president.
Cadet 2nd Class Jesse Fimian hoped to parlay his focus on space policy and warfighting into a job as a space operations officer.
The sophomore from Lake Charles, Louisiana, was pursuing a major in management and a minor in French.
The directive aims to create a “force more representative of our nation,” the memo said.
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