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Air Force senior linebacker Jordan Pierce sacks Western Michigan quarterback Zach Terrell in the first half of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Dec. 20, 2014. Pierce, a native of Athens, Ga., had two sacks for 11 yards in the Falcons' 38-24 victory. (U.S. Air Force photo/Liz Copan)


Air Force slides past Western Michigan for Potato Bowl victory

Air Force senior linebacker Jordan Pierce sacks Western Michigan quarterback Zach Terrell in the first half of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Dec. 20, 2014. Pierce, a native of Athens, Ga., had two sacks for 11 yards in the Falcons' 38-24 victory. (U.S. Air Force photo/Liz Copan)

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Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson, the superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, gives the opening remarks at the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletes Spring Symposium, hosted by the Academy’s Athletic Department, April 10, 2017, in Polaris Hall. During the two-day symposium, athletic directors from several U.S. colleges met to discuss a shared priority: reducing sexual assault and learning innovative ways to teach leadership and develop character among their athletes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Darcie Ibidapo)
Jim Knowlton, the athletic director at the U.S. Air Force Academy, speaks from the stage of Polaris Hall, April 10, 2017, during the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletes Spring Symposium, hosted by the Academy’s Athletic Department. During the two-day symposium, athletic directors from several U.S. colleges met to discuss a shared priority: reducing sexual assault and learning innovative ways to teach leadership and develop character among their athletes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Darcie Ibidapo)
Second Lt. Rebecca Esselstein (left), a 2015 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and former track and field star at the school, is now a Rhodes scholar pursuing a doctorate in astrophysics at the University of Oxford, UK. (U.S. Air Force photo/Liz Copan)
Second Lt. Rebecca Esselstein (right), shakes hands with former Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James after receiving her diploma during the 2015 graduation ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Esselstein was the No. 1 graduate in the Class of 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)
The U.S. Air Force Academy's rifle team received a combined seven National Rifle Association Collegiate All-Americans and College Rifle Coaches Association All-American selections in smallbore and air rifle. The CRCA coaches committee uses all scores shot in collegiate competition for the season to determine the top five for first-team, second five for second-team, and third five for third-team. The announcement came during the NCAA Rifle Championships at Ohio State University on March 11, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Capt. David Lyon, pictured here as a first lieutenant, was killed when a vehicle-born improvised explosive device was detonated near his convoy Dec. 27 near Kabul, Afghanistan.Lyon graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Jim Knowlton is the athletic director at the U.S. Air Force Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Brittany Bird (left, in white), looks upon a mural honoring her husband, retired Capt. Carson Bird, in a hallway of Cadet Squadron 09, Dec. 9, 2016, at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Carson Bird, a 2008 graduate of the Academy, was assigned to CS-09 as a cadet. He died Nov. 26, 2016, after battling Chondrosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. A memorial in his honor took place at the Cadet Chapel Dec. 9, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)
Carson Bird, a 2008 U.S. Air Force Academy graduate, is shown here in a cadet photo. A memorial service for Bird, a retired captain and Air Force Falcons cornerback, is scheduled for Dec. 9, 2016, at the Cadet Chapel. Bird died Nov. 26, 2016 after battling Chondrosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson (center left), the superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, and Dr. Jim Knowlton, the director of the Academy's Athletics Department (center right), stand besides the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy Nov. 17, 2017, in Mitchell Hall. Johnson presented the trophy to the Cadet Wing from the Staff Tower during a long round of applause from cadets. Standing with Johnson and Knowlton are Falcon Football head coach Troy Calhoun, members of the Air Force Falcons, and Brig. Gen. Stephen Williams, the commander of the Cadet Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Darcie Ibidapo)
Two female cadets spar in a boxing ring Oct. 6, 2016, at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Boxing at the Academy opened this year for female cadets to correspond with Defense Department guidelines published in January 2016 that opened combat positions to women in the military. (U.S. Air Force photo/Darcie Ibidapo)
Falcons football fans watch Air Force take on the Georgia State Panthers Sept. 10, 2016 at Falcon Stadium. The Falcons beat the Panthers, 48-14. (U.S. Air Force photo.Mike Kaplan)