Cadet area construction to disrupt parking, facility access

Construction projects going on at the Air Force Academy through 2014 will affect traffic flow as well as access to parking areas and parts of the Terrazzo. (U.S. Air Force image)

Academy releases 2012 research report

The Air Force Academy released its 2012 research report Oct. 8, 2012. The report outlines the programs made possible through more than $60 million in federal and non-federal funds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Royce Beal)

AFA solar array saves taxpayers $802,000 in first year

The Air Force Academy's solar array, pictured here May 13, 2011, occupies 41 acres of land on the Academy's southeast corner, adjacent to Interstate 25. The array, which comprises 18,888 solar panels, produced 12.5 million kilowatt-hours of power since it was activated July 1, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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.

Academy experts discuss effects of DADT repeal

A panel comprising the Air Force Academy's senior chaplain, the chief diversity officer, an attorney with the judge advocate office and a professor in the Behavioral Sciences and Leadership Department spoke about the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell and its effects on the Air Force Academy in early October. (U.S. Air Force image/Don Branum)

10th Comm. Squadron to begin AFNet migration

The Air Force Academy's 10th Communications Squadron will begin migrating users on the "dot-mil" network to the Air Force Network, or AFNet, in December 2011. Users on the "dot-edu" network will not be affected. (original U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jerry Fleshman)

Cadets earn master, senior cyberwarfare wings

From bottom: The Air Force Academy's basic, senior and master cyberwarfare badges. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Patrick Baldwin)

Academy officials treating sick cadets, staff

Air Force Academy officials announced July 26, 2011, that they are treating basic cadets and active-duty servicemembers for cases of gastroenteritis, or stomach flu. (photo courtesy of the Department of Veterans Affairs)

AFA breaks ground on solar array

Officials with the Air Force Academy and Colorado Springs Utilities broke ground Nov. 1, 2010, on a solar array similar to the array at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., shown here. Once complete, the Academy's $18-million array will provide approximately 6 megawatts of power to the base's electrical grid. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration; original photos/Johnny Wilson, left, and Airman Larry Reed)

Academy officials share climate survey results

The Air Force Academy shared detailed results of the 2009-2010 Cadet and Permanent Party Climate Assessment Survey with local media and the public Oct. 29, 2010. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Academy Facebook page gets 10,000 fans

The Air Force Academy Facebook page at www.facebook.com/USAFA.Official reached 10,000 fans Aug. 4, 2010, less than a year after it was launched. The site allows Academy officials to interact with the public in a direct and informal setting. The banner in this photo accompanied the Air Force Academy Band to a concert in Castle Rock, Colo., July 21, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Cadets learn character through immersion

The Center for Character and Leadership Development is charged with transforming basic cadets into leaders of character during their four years at the Air Force Academy.

The show goes on ...

Fireworks explode over the Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel during the Independence Day fireworks show at the Air Force Academy July 4, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/J. Rachel Spencer)

Former superintendent remembered for 'Great Escape' efforts

The tunnel pictured here allowed 76 Allied prisoners of war to escape Stalag Luft III in 1944. Lt. Gen. A. P. Clark played a critical role in this escape by managing the production of clothing, false travel papers, compasses, maps and other tools while in the POW camp to give his fellow prisoners the best possible chance of escape. (courtesy photo/Air Force Academy Special Collections)

Artist builds scale-model chapel from toothpicks

Artist Stan Munro called Stephen "Pete" Peterson, the Cadet Chapel's public relations director, earlier in October 2009 regarding a 1:164 scale model of the famed chapel ... made of toothpicks. (Courtesy photo)

Academy physics payload conducts experiments in space

Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment 2 is released from the Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay by STS-127 crewmembers July 30, 2009. ANDE-2 consists of two spherical microsatellites, named Castor and Pollux, that will measure density and composition of the low-Earth orbit atmosphere while being tracked from the ground. The satellites' mission payload includes a plasma sensor called the Integrated Miniaturized Electrostatic Analyzer, which was developed by the U.S. Air Force Academy's Physics Department. (NASA photo)

China trip creates lasting impressions

A U.S. Air Force Academy cadet took this photo of the Great Wall of China during a cultural immersion visit May 13-29. The trip allowed cadets to experience the nation's culture and society in depth. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of Maj. Patrick Castle)

Ghost Town Museum recalls life in golden era

The Ghost Town Museum?s General Store is typical of Gold Rush-era merchandising, which featured everything from clothing and kitchen utensils to food staples and china. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ann Patton)

Air Force Week

Cadet 1st Class Ilea Eskildsen, U.S. Air Force Academy's Wings of Blue Parachute Demonstration Team, parachutes down to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., with the American Flag during the "The Show of Force 2007, From Heritage to Horizons Air Show" March 24. The two-day air show attracted thousands of spectators, featured Air Force static displays, and included civilian and military arial demonstrations. The show was part of Air Force Week, a week-long event designed to highlight the amazing things the Air Force is doing around the globe and to show appreciation to the local community for its support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

Manta Airmen score home run with community

Alfonso Ribot (right) inventories donated baseball equipment inside a warehouse alongside 478th Expeditionary Operations Squadron Commander Lt. Col. Javier Delucca (second from right) and two Dyncorp employees. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Chris Hemrick)

Triumph over Tragedy

Cadet 2nd Class Erik Mirandette talks to a packed auditorium at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Cadet Mirandette was injured in a terrorist bombing in Cairo, Egypt while on a humanitarian mission delivering medicine to small towns across Africa. The bombing killed his younger brother Alex. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. John Ross)

Military Appreciation Day

Baseball fans cheered and expressed their appreciation as the 920th Rescue Wing opened a March 8 Washington Nationals Spring Training Game by landing on the field and dropping off the wing commander, Col. Steve Kirkpatrick escorted by two pararescuemen, to throw out the first pitch. After the pitch, Col. Kirkpatrick and the two PJs were greeted by the pitcher then walked off the field to a flurry a "military fans" who cheered them on.

Thunderbird pilot talks to cadets on importance of teamwork

Major Nicole Malachowski an Air Force Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team pilot gives a speech at the Air Force Academy's 14th Annual National Character and Leadership Symposium March 1 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Major Malachowski, a 1996 academy graduate, spoke to academy cadets and local area highschool students about teamwork and diversity in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joel Strayer)

Thunderbird pilot talks to cadets on importance of teamwork

Major Nicole Malachowski an Air Force Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team pilot gives a speech at the Air Force Academy's 14th Annual National Character and Leadership Symposium March 1 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Major Malachowski, a 1996 academy graduate, spoke to academy cadets and local area highschool students about teamwork and diversity in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joel Strayer)