Distinguished Service Award

Land navigation was part of the air liaison officer assessment here Aug. 2-6. , and would-be forward air controllers were tested on their ability to move from point to point. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Elizabeth Andrews)

Distinguished Service Award

Edward E. Legasey, a 1967 Air Force Academy graduate, has been awarded the 2012 Distinguished Service Award for his outstanding service and unfailing support to the Air Force Academy. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Academy UAS program continues to mature

An Aerosonde remotely piloted aircraft prepares for takeoff from the Aardvark airfield east of Jacks Valley at the Air Force Academy Sept. 1, 2011. Academy cadets control the RPAs from an operations center in the 557th Flying Training Squadron at the Academy's primary airfield. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Academy UAS program continues to mature

Cadet 3rd Class Kasilie Shepherd coordinates an unmanned aerial system mission in the 557th Flying Training Squadron facility at the Air Force Academy Airfield July 20, 2012. Instructor pilot cadets and permanent-party faculty create scenarios that allow students to work with classmates enrolled in the Expeditionary Survival and Evasion Training summer program, simulating operational Air Force missions. Shepherd is assigned to Cadet Squadron 35. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Branum)

'Traveling' basic cadets observe modified Ramadan

Imam Mohamed Jodeh leads basic cadets in evening prayer during a Muslim service in Jacks Valley July 22, 2012. While Muslims normally fast during Ramadan, which began July 20, Jodeh instructed the basics not to fast while they underwent Basic Cadet Training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Branum)

'Traveling' basic cadets observe modified Ramadan

Imam Mohamed Jodeh helps Basic Cadet Wasim Soomro perform wudu prior to evening prayers in the Muslim chapel at Jacks Valley July 22, 2012. Wudu is a form of ablution, or ritual purification, that consists of washing one's hands, feet, mouth and face before praying or touching the Qur'an. Jodeh leads Muslim services as part of the Air Force Academy's lay leader program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Branum)

Prep School Inprocessing

Cadets get fitted for uniforms during inprocessing at the Air Force Academy Preparatory School July 18. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Raymond McCoy)

Prep School Inprocessing

A fresh haircut is all part of a cadet candidate's introduction to cadet life during inprocessing at the Air Force Academy Preparatory School July 18. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Raymond McCoy)

Memorial Service

Cadet 2nd Class Yung C. “Andrew” Chin, who passed away June 19 in Las Vegas, was honored and laid to rest at the Air Force Academy Cemetery July 13. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Elizabeth Andrews)

Memorial Service

Sensei Sarah Bender, the Academy’s Cadet Chapel Buddhist Program Leader, conducts the memorial service, July 13. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Elizabeth Andrews)

International Programs

Mohamed Salim Gallala from Tunisia is one of twenty international students participating in Basic Cadet Training. International students must be proficient in English and meet all other requirements for Academy admissions. When they graduate they receive a Bachelor of Science Degree, but are not commissioned officers in the U. S. Air Force.

Flight programs

Col. Joseph Rizzuto, right, accepts the guidon and command of the 306th Flying Training Group from Col. Gerald Goodfellow, 12th Flying Training Wing commander, during a change of command ceremony July 9. Rizzuto replaces Col. Christopher Plamp, who is headed to the NATO Combined Air Operations Center in Uedem, Germany, where he will be the Director of Operations and Commander of the U.S. Element there. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Mike Kaplan)