AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (KOAA) — Air Force Secretary Dr. Troy E. Meink has directed the Air Force Academy (USAFA) to find ways to streamline and speed up the restoration timeline for the long-delayed chapel project.

During this week’s USAFA Board of Visitors meeting , a previously unreported memo from Secretary Meink was presented to outline new efforts to ramp up the process.

The memo, dated Oct. 30, frees up “maneuver space” to accelerate the restoration timeline, said Brig. Gen. Patrick G. Miller, commander with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC). Miller is charged with overseeing the chapel project.

Gen. Miller suggested the last Board of Visitors meeting, which happened in August, helped trigger this renewed focus on the chapel.

“Post-Board of Visitors meeting, the S

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