Air Force Cadet Charles D. Chambers has earned honors with placement on the dean’s list at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., for demonstrating excellence in academic studies and maintaining a 3.0 or better grade point average for a semester.

The academy is a four-year military institution of higher learning that provides instruction, education, training and experience in academics, military training, aviation and airmanship programs, physical training, athletic conditioning, and spiritual and ethical development to all cadets. Upon graduating, the cadets are commissioned as second lieutenants whom have acquired the knowledge, character and skills essential to meet the leadership challenges of the 21st century as career officers in the U.S. Air Force. Chambers is pursuing a degree in political science.

He is the son of Chuck and Lisa Chambers of Fayetteville, Ga. and a 2001 graduate of Fayette County High School.