U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (KOAA) — It remains unclear how many Air Force Academy (USAFA) civilian faculty members have resigned this year, but Professor Brian Johns is among the ranks.

Dr. Johns was an assistant professor of systems engineering in the Academy’s Department of Mechanical Engineering until Friday, which was his last day.

“I think a little betrayed, you know, by the government to a certain extent,” said Johns in response to this year’s efforts to push out dozens of civilian faculty members at USAFA. “I was committing to a long term position at the Air Force Academy, and it kind of felt like they didn't hold up their end of the bargain.”

Johns took a position at the Academy in 2023, giving up a tenured professor and department chair role at Cornell College in Iowa. In th

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