 
Conquered: AF 7 Summits Team scales Everest
Capt. Marshall Klitzke gives a thumbs up at the top of Mount Everest, Nepal, in May 2013. Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth, standing 29,029 feet above sea level. Klitzke is an instructor pilot with the 557th Flying Training Squadron at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., and an Academy graduate. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 6/18/2013
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Conquered: AF 7 Summits Team scales Everest
The Air Force Seven Summits Team moves through the Khumbu Icefall, a risky stretch of the Everest climb where large crevasses can open unexpectedly. Members of the team reached the top of the world's tallest mountain in May 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 6/18/2013
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Cadets turn theory into practice at field engineering lab
Cadets in the Air Force Academy's Field Engineering Readiness Laboratory practice their welding skills June 5, 2013. The three-week lab allows cadets to apply lessons from the previous semester's engineering classes in an operational environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Raymond McCoy)
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Posted: 6/18/2013
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Cadets turn theory into practice at field engineering lab
Field Engineering Readiness Laboratory cadets hammer a sheet of plywood to the frame of a home they’re building June 5, 2013. During FERL training, junior engineering cadets build Hogan homes from the ground up to be donated to the Southwest Indian Foundation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Raymond McCoy)
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Posted: 6/18/2013
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Local bases assist with Black Forest Fire efforts
The crew of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter fills a Bambi Bucket in a reservoir during the fight against the Black Forest Fire June 13, 2013. The crew is assigned to the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, at Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Richard Ricciardi)
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Posted: 6/14/2013
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Local bases assist with Black Forest Fire efforts
The crew of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter releases a load of water to protect a structure in advance of the Black Forest Fire June 13, 2013. The fire had killed two people, burned 15,700 acres and destroyed 379 homes as of June 14. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Richard Ricciardi)
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Posted: 6/14/2013
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Local bases assist with Black Forest Fire efforts
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter carries water over the Black Forest Fire June 13, 2013. Two Black Hawks and two CH-47 Chinooks are using the Air Force Academy Airfield as a refueling and staging area for ongoing firefighting operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Richard Ricciardi)
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Posted: 6/14/2013
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Local bases assist with Black Forest Fire efforts
The crew of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter surveys the Black Forest Fire from above State Highway 83 June 13, 2013. The crew is assigned to the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, at Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Richard Ricciardi)
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Posted: 6/14/2013
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Local bases assist with Black Forest Fire efforts
An Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter scoops water out of a reservoir near the Black Forest Fire June 13, 2013. Two Black Hawks and two CH-47 Chinooks continue to support firefighting efforts, along with personnel and vehicles from military bases and Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Richard Ricciardi)
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Posted: 6/14/2013
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Local bases assist with Black Forest Fire efforts
The crew of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter surveys the Black Forest Fire June 13, 2013. The crew is assigned to the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, at Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Richard Ricciardi)
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Posted: 6/14/2013
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Local bases assist with firefighting efforts
An Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter dumps water onto a hotspot during the Black Forest Fire north of Colorado Springs, Colo., June 12, 2013. The Army and Colorado National Guard have deployed four helicopters, and the 52nd Engineer Battalion has deployed to cut lines in advance of the fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Christopher DeWitt)
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Posted: 6/13/2013
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Local bases assist with firefighting efforts
John Milam discusses Air Force Academy firefighters' efforts to combat the Black Forest Fire at Fire Station 1 June 12, 2013. Milam is the Academy's assistant fire chief for fire prevention. (U.S. Air Force photo/Liz Copan)
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Posted: 6/13/2013
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