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The new center includes a dedicated area for fencing. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Mike Kaplan)
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Posted: 5/18/2012
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Cadet Fitness Center
Cadet 1st Class Talia Smoke of Cadet Squadron 14 tries out the new exercise equipment. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Mike Kaplan)
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Posted: 5/18/2012
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Cadet Fitness Center
Brig. Gen. Dana Born scales the new climbing wall during the grand opening Wednesday. Born is the Academy’s dean of the faculty. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Mike Kaplan)
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Posted: 5/18/2012
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Cadet Fitness Center
The new Cadet Fitness Center includes state-of-the-art fitness equipment and a weight room. The center is designed for energy efficiency and even includes cardio equipment powered by user-generated energy. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Mike Kaplan)
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Posted: 5/18/2012
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Prep Graduation
Retired Lt. Col. Wayne Kelley was the guest speaker for the Preparatory School graduation Tuesday. Kelley is a preparatory school graduate and 1966 Academy graduate. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Sarah Chambers)
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Posted: 5/18/2012
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Prep Graduation
Cadet candidates from the Air Force Academy Preparatory School participate in their graduation parade Sunday at the Community Center Parade Field.(U.S. Air Force Photo/Mike Kaplan)
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Posted: 5/18/2012
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Prep Graduation
Cadet Candidate Cameron Kistler salutes during the Prep School Parade Sunday.(U.S. Air Force Photo/Mike Kaplan)
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Posted: 5/18/2012
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Heritage Trail
The winding looped trail outside of Doolittle Hall features 22 plaques on granite pedestals displaying graduates with outstanding military and civilian achievements.
(U.S. Air Force Photo/Carol Lawrence)
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Posted: 5/18/2012
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Heritage Trail
The Challenge Bridge, built by the Class of ‘59, provides a nice walkway over the small stream before the trail splits into two paths, east and west. The Class of ‘59 is the Academy’s first graduating class.
(U.S. Air Force Photo/Sarah Chambers)
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Posted: 5/18/2012
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Heritage Trail
A 1999 Air Force Academy graduate pauses at the Memorial Wall Thursday. The wall intersects the Heritage Trail loop, located behind Doolittle Hall on Academy Drive. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Carol Lawrence)
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Posted: 5/18/2012
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Heritage Trail
A plaque on The Challenge Bridge, from the Class of ‘59 challenges each cadet to go forward and make the graduate community proud. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Sarah Chambers)
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Posted: 5/18/2012
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2012 Jabara Award winner named
Maj. Joseph Hext speaks to cadets from the staff tower of Mitchell Hall during a Jabara Award ceremony May 3, 2012. Hext received the award for his heroic actions in the skies over Afghanistan Aug. 21, 2010, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)
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Posted: 7/9/2012
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Academy graduate inducted into Astronaut Hall of Fame
Space shuttle astronauts Franklin Chang Díaz, retired Gen. Kevin Chillton and Charlie Precourt celebrate their induction into the Astronaut Hall of Fame at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., May 5, 2012. More than 30 Hall of Fame astronauts and hundreds of guests gathered to witness the annual induction ceremony. Chilton is a 1976 graduate of the Air Force Academy. His wife, Brig. Gen. Cathy Chilton, is the mobilization assistant to the Academy superintendent. (NASA photo)
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Posted: 5/9/2012
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Taking the plunge
Cadets 1st Class Tim Jefferson and Anthony Wright Jr. go for a splash in the Cadet Area fountains May 7, 2012. The fountain dive is a tradition for seniors who have finished their last set of final exams. Jefferson is an Atlanta native, and Wright hails from Cleveland. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)
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Posted: 5/7/2012
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Heritage, history, honor: Former Otis House owner shares memories in book
Buster Cogswell (right) reads from his mother’s historical book written about her famiily’s life and time, while living at the Otis House. The Otis House is now the home of Brig. Gen. Richard Clark (center), his wife, Amy (left) and their two children. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)
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Posted: 5/4/2012
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Cadet Wing wraps up 1st Polaris Warrior
Two cadets in Cadet Squadron 04 navigate the Air Force Academy’s obstacle course in Jacks Valley during the Academy’s inaugural Polaris Warrior challenge Saturday. The event caps a year of military training that may help cadets in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Raymond McCoy)
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Posted: 5/4/2012
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Cadet Wing wraps up 1st Polaris Warrior
A group of cadets from Cadet Squadron 05 apply their self-aid and buddy care knowledge to treat a simulated sucking chest wound during the SABC portion of Polaris Warrior at the Air Force Academy April 28, 2012. CS 05 took fifth place in the event with a score of 64.35. (U.S. Air Force photo/Raymond McCoy)
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Posted: 5/4/2012
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Cadet Wing wraps up 1st Polaris Warrior
Cadets scale an obstacle at the Air Force Academy's obstacle course April 28, 2012. The obstacle course was one of six compulsory events in Polaris Warrior, an end-of-academic-year challenge testing cadets' military readiness. Cadet Squadron 05 won the obstacle course portion of the event with a total time of 12:05. (U.S. Air Force photo/Raymond McCoy)
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Posted: 5/4/2012
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Cadet Wing wraps up 1st Polaris Warrior
A CV-22 Osprey with the 20th Special Operations Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., descends on the Air Force Academy Cadet Area during the Academy's Polaris Warrior event April 28, 2012. Polaris Warrior combined several military training challenges designed to reinforce skills that cadets may need in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Raymond McCoy)
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Posted: 5/4/2012
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Cadet Wing wraps up 1st Polaris Warrior
Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel speaks with cadets at the conclusion of Polaris Warrior at the Air Force Academy April 28, 2012. Fiel is the commander of Air Force Special Operations Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Raymond McCoy)
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Posted: 5/4/2012
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Cadet Wing wraps up 1st Polaris Warrior
Cadets maneuver through the Air Force Academy's mobile operations in urban terrain training area April 28, 2012. Their rifles are equipped to fire simunitions, which are similar to paintball rounds but can be fired from normal weapons. Cadet Squadron 27 won the MOUT event with a score of 138. (U.S. Air Force photo/Raymond McCoy)
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Posted: 5/4/2012
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Warrior Games
The 2012 Warrior Games will kick off next week. Most of the events will be hosted by the Academy. It's free and open to the public.
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Posted: 4/27/2012
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Chemistry instructor brings magic of science to students, teachers
Dr. Ron Furstenau conducts a chemistry experiment with Becka as part of a chemistry magic show at the Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center April 21, 2012. Furstenau, an instructor with the Air Force Academy's Chemistry Department, has performed chemistry magic shows since his first tour here in 1984. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Branum)
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Posted: 4/27/2012
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Chemistry instructor brings magic of science to students, teachers
Dr. Ron Furstenau explains the chemical reaction taking place between water and dry ice during a chemistry magic presentation at Garden of the Gods April 21, 2012. Furstenau, an instructor with the Air Force Academy's Chemistry Department, first became interested in chemistry in ninth grade. He graduated from the Academy in 1978, returning to teach there in 1984 and again in 1990. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Branum)
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Posted: 4/27/2012
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