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A C-17 Globemaster flown by Commandant of Cadets Brig. Gen. Samuel Cox, Class of 1984, and Maj. Dan Rohlinger, Class of 1997, flies over the U.S. Air Force Academy Terrazzo during a noon formation March 31. Leading Cadet Squadron 28 in the formation (inset) is Cadet 1st Class Andrew Groberg. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dave Ahlachwade and Mike Kaplan)


Into the Wild Blue Yonder

A C-17 Globemaster flown by Commandant of Cadets Brig. Gen. Samuel Cox, Class of 1984, and Maj. Dan Rohlinger, Class of 1997, flies over the U.S. Air Force Academy Terrazzo during a noon formation March 31. Leading Cadet Squadron 28 in the formation (inset) is Cadet 1st Class Andrew Groberg. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dave Ahlachwade and Mike Kaplan)

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An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle and F-16 Fighting Falcon return from an Operation Iraqi Freedom combat mission. Both aircraft provide intelligence, search and reconnaissance gathering features, as well as munitions capability to support ground troops and base defense. (U.S. Air Force photo/Shannon Collins)
A cadet does push ups during the Combat Fitness Challenge portion of the Commandant's Challenge, Oct. 28, 2016, at the U.S. Air Force Academy. The Commandant's Challenge is a physically and mentally demanding 48-hour training exercise and contest between the Cadet Wing’s 40 cadet squadrons. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jason Gutierrez)
Cadets take on the obstacle course in Jacks Valley at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Cadets will tackle the obstacle course and more during the Commandant's Challenge, a rigorous 48-hour team-oriented challenge starting Oct. 28, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ray McCoy)
Two F-15E aircraft assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, fire AIM-7M's during a training mission over the Gulf of Mexico. (U.S. Air Force Photo)
An F-15A from the 123 Fighter Squadron, 142 Fighter Wing, takes off from Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Oregon, in 2006 (U.S. Air Force photo by John Hughel)
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- An E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System from the 93rd Air Control Wing flies a refueling mission over the skies of Georgia. The E-8C is an airborne battle management and command and control platform that conducts ground surveillance to develop an understanding of the enemy situation and to support attack operations and targeting that contributes to the delay, disruption and destruction of enemy forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Lasky)
The E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft that provides all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications needed by commanders of U.S. and NATO air defense forces. As proven in Desert Storm, it is the premier air battle command and control aircraft in the world today. The E-3 Sentry is a modified Boeing 707/320 commercial airframe with a rotating radar dome. The dome is 30 feet (9.1 meters) in diameter, six feet (1.8 meters) thick, and is held 11 feet (3.3 meters) above the fuselage by two struts. It contains a radar subsystem that permits surveillance from the Earth's surface up into the stratosphere, over land or water. The radar has a range of more than 200 miles (320 kilometers) for low-flying targets and farther for aerospace vehicles flying at medium to high altitudes. The radar combined with an identification friend or foe subsystem can look down to detect, identify and track enemy and friendly low-flying aircraft by eliminating ground clutter returns that confuse other radar systems. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Cadets and Academy staff teamed up with the U.S. Forest Service for the design and installation of a pedestrian trail bridge in the Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness in the White River National Forest. (Courtesy photo)