10th Air Base Wing hosts Native American Consultation

Richard Antelope views Cathedral Rock during a tour of archeological sites on the Air Force Academy campus Aug. 10, 2011. Antelope represented the Northern Arapaho Tribe at a meeting with the 10th Air Base Wing and other Native American tribes Aug. 9-10. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

10th Air Base Wing hosts Native American Consultation

From left: Richard Antelope, Hubert Friday and Eugene Beaverheart listen to a briefing on sites of possible cultural interest during a consultation with the 10th Air Base Wing at the Air Force Academy Aug. 9, 2011. Antelope and Friday represent the Northern Arapaho Tribe, and Beaverheart represents the Northern Cheyenne Tribe. Six other tribes also attended the two-day event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

Academy cadet lauded for 'quick fix' on deployed B-1B

Cadet 1st Class Joel Noble helped Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron in Southwest Asia quickly repair a B-1B Lancer that could not fly due to a failed entry hatch bailout rocket while shadowing the squadron as part of Operation Air Force in July 2011. He is a native of Springboro, Ohio, and is assigned to Cadet Squadron 14 at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Branum)

Aeronautics professor leads field in STEM mentorship

Dr. William Crisler, a professor in the Air Force Academy's Aeronautics Department, was recently named winner of the 2011 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Mentorship Award by the Federal Laboratory Consortium’s Mid-Continent Region. (U.S. Air Force Photo/David Edwards)

Cadet Wing accepts Class of 2015

Chief Master Sgt. John Gohl performs alongside other Airmen in the Air Force Academy Band during the Academy's Acceptance Day Parade Aug. 3, 2011. Gohl, a trombonist and native of Moorhead, Minn., joined the Academy Band in 1987 and plays in the concert and marching ensembles and Stellar Brass. (U.S. Air Force photo/Megan Davis)

Cadet Wing accepts Class of 2015

Cadet 4th Class Marcelli Magday poses for a photo with members of her family after the Acceptance Day Parade at the Air Force Academy Aug. 3, 2011. Magday and other cadets in the Class of 2015 formally became part of the Academy's Cadet Wing during the ceremony. She is assigned to Cadet Squadron 22. (U.S. Air Force photo/Megan Davis)

Cadet Wing accepts Class of 2015

Members of the Air Force Academy's Class of 2015 march onto Stillman Field along with their cadet cadre to kick off the Acceptance Day Parade Aug. 3, 2011. The parade marks the basic cadets' formal transition into the Academy's Cadet Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Megan Davis)

Cadet Wing accepts Class of 2015

Cadets in the Class of 2015 exchange their baseball caps for Airman Battle Uniform caps to signify their transition into the Cadet Wing during the Acceptance Day Parade Aug. 3, 2011. The baseball caps are gold, signifying the freshmen's class color. (U.S. Air Force photo/Megan Davis)

Cadet Wing accepts Class of 2015

Members of the Air Force Academy's Class of 2015 receive copies of Contrails from Airmen in their legacy class, the Class of 1975. The basics represented each of the Basic Cadet Squadrons. (U.S. Air Force photo/Megan Davis)

Cadet Wing accepts Class of 2015

Basic cadets stand at parade rest during the Class of 2015 Acceptance Parade at the Air Force Academy's Stillman Field Aug. 3, 2011. The parade marks the transition from Basic Cadet Training to the academic year as the basic cadets become four-degrees. (U.S. Air Force photo/Megan Davis)

Long Blue Line adds 9 to Class of 2011

Brig. Gen. Richard Clark swears in nine new graduates of the Class of 2011 in a ceremony at the Air Force Academy's Arnold Hall Ballroom July 29, 2011. Clark is the Academy's commandant of cadets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

Interactive theater encourages checking 'diversity filters'

Air Force Academy staff members discuss a scenario from the interactive theater production "Checking Your Diversity Filters," held in the Arnold Hall Ballroom July 28, 2011. The presentation is designed to raise awareness of barriers that may prevent people from better understanding one another. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ray McCoy)