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)