Front Range bases assist with displacement vouchers

Senior Airman Joshua Thomas reviews 1st Lt. Rachael Clark's travel voucher as part of a processing line set up for Air Force Academy base housing residents July 9, 2012. More than 600 families were evacuated from the Academy June 26-29 due to the Waldo Canyon Fire, which burned 18,000 acres of forest and 346 homes south of the base. Thomas is a finance specialist with the 21st Space Wing at Peterson Air Force Base. Clark is assigned to the Academy's Economics and Geosciences Department. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Branum)

Front Range bases assist with displacement vouchers

Senior Airman Jennifer Schneider and Airman 1st Class Chelsey Neumeier sign Air Force Academy base housing residents' travel orders during a processing line at the Academy's Community Center July 9, 2012. Residents were evacuated from the Academy June 26-29 as a result of the Waldo Canyon Fire, which did not destroy any structures on base but burned more than 18,000 acres and 346 homes in Colorado Springs. Schneider and Neumeier are assigned to the 50th Force Support Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Branum)

Inprocessing

Appointees study about what it takes to succeed in the cadet environment during inprocessing for the Class of 2016 on June 28. Approximately 1,050 basic cadets joined the Long Blue Line even as the Waldo Canyon fire burned to the south. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Raymond McCoy)

Inprocessing

An appointee receives a haircut during inprocessing for the Class of 2016 on June 28. Approximately 1,050 basic cadets joined the Long Blue Line even as the Waldo Canyon fire burned to the south. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Elizabeth Andrews)

10th ABW commander holds town halls

Col. Tim Gibson answers questions during a press conference at the U.S. Air Force Academy June 27, 2012. Gibson, the 10th Air Base Wing commander, evacuated families from the Academy's housing areas after the fire tripled in size a day earlier and burned nearly 350 homes south of the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Academy continues mission in face of Waldo Canyon Fire

An ominous cloud of smoke from the Waldo Canyon Fire rises from the south behind the Air Force Academy's Cadet Chapel as cadets head for a briefing on evacuation procedures June 27, 2012. The Academy evacuated more than 600 families and 110 dormitory residents from the base the evening of June 27. (U.S. Air Force photo/Carol Lawrence)

Waldo Canyon Fire

The Waldo Canyon fire burns off the southern border of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 26, 2012. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for all housing residents on the Air Force Academy as this fire continues to spread. The Academy's Pine Valley housing area is show in the foreground. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Waldo Canyon Fire

The Waldo Canyon fire burns off the southern border of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 26, 2012. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for all housing residents on the Air Force Academy as this fire continues to spread. The Academy's Pine Valley housing area is shown in the foreground. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Waldo Canyon Fire

Airmen with the 10th Security Forces Squadron evacuate the Air Force Academy's Pine Valley housing area in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 26, 2012. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for all housing residents on the Air Force Academy as this fire continues to spread. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Waldo Canyon Fire

Firefighters with the Air Force Academy's 10th Civil Engineer Squadron receive a safety briefing in the Pine Valley housing area June 26, 2012. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for all housing residents on the Air Force Academy as this fire continues to spread. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Waldo Canyon Fire

Firefighters with the Air Force Academy's 10th Civil Engineer prepare to deploy to defensive locations around the Academy in Colorado Spring, Colo., June 26, 2012. The Waldo Canyon fire continues to spread and has caused evacuations at the Academy's housing areas. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Mike Kaplan)

Waldo Canyon Fire

A tremendous smoke cloud builds around the southwest side of U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 26, 2012. Winds in excess of 65 mph created billowing and rapidly building smoke from the local Waldo Canyon fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Waldo Canyon Fire

A rapidly spreading smoke cloud surrounds the U.S. Air Force Academy's airfield in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 26, 2012. The Waldo Canyon fire is burning in the area of the Air Force Academy. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Mike Kaplan)

Waldo Canyon Fire

A rapidly spreading smoke cloud surrounds the U.S. Air Force Academy's airfield in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 26, 2012. The Waldo Canyon fire is burning in the area of the Air Force Academy. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Mike Kaplan)

Waldo Canyon Fire

A S-64E Sikorsky Sky-Crane flies towards the U.S. Air Force Academy's airfield to refuel while fighting the Waldo Canyon fire in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 26, 2012. The Academy airfield is being used for heliicoper operations that are fighting the fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Mike Kaplan)

Waldo Canyon Fire

A T-38 Thunderbird on static display is surrounded by a rapidly spreading smoke cloud at the U.S. Air Force Academy's airfield in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 26, 2012. The Waldo Canyon fire is burning in the area of the Air Force Academy. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Mike Kaplan)

Colo. Springs bases respond to Waldo Canyon fire

A C-130 Hercules equipped with a Modular Airborne Firefighting System heads toward the Waldo Canyon fire in the Pike National Forest near Colorado Springs, Colo., June 25, 2012. Two C-130s from the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing joined forces with two similarly equipped C-130s from the 302nd AW at Peterson Air Force Base to help contain the fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Colo. Springs bases respond to Waldo Canyon fire

A Siller Brothers firefighting helicopter takes off from the Air Force Academy airfield to fight the Waldo Canyon fire June 25, 2012. The Academy canceled its normal flying operations June 23 to facilitate helicopter operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Commandant Change of Command

Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould hands over command of the Academy's Cadet Wing to Brig. Gen. Lengyel during the change of command ceremony June 25. Lengyel succeeds Brig. Gen. Richard Clark who has been nominated for a Defense Attaché position. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Mike Kaplan)

Commandant Change of Command

Air Force Academy cadets salute during the change of command ceremony June 25. Brig. Gen. Gregory Lengyel replaces Brig. Gen. Richard Clark as commandant of cadets. Clark has been nominated for a Defense Attaché position. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Mike Kaplan)

Character Camp

High school students participated in whitewater rafting, mountain biking, hiking, paintballing, intramural sports and a ropes course to exercise character development. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Sarah Chambers)

Character Camp

High school senior Ryan Domson (far left) pushes (left to right) high school freshman Carlos Diaz, Cadet 1st Class Lindsey Byrd and high school junior Heather Sherrill across the lake in a canoeing exercise to demonstrate teamwork. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Sarah Chambers)

Cadet Service Learning

Cadets from Cadet Squadron 17 work on an animal enclosure at Cheyenne Moutain Zoo may 30. Nearly 400 cadets crom seven squadrons and the Cadet Interfaith Council took part in Cadet Service Learning activities in the Colorado Springs community. CSL is just one of the many programs cadets are involved in during the summer break. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Liz Copan)

Field Engineering and Readiness Laboratory

During the Chemistry Olympiad, the 15 competitors took a series of exams and lab practicals to determine the top four students who will compete in the international competition July 21-30 in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Sarah Chambers)