Academy Band brings 'Music to the Meadows'

Tech. Sgt. Nancy Poffenbarger and Master Sgt. Randall Ward perform "Mary Poppins Medley" during an Air Force Academy Band concert in Castle Rock, Colo., July 21, 2010. The Academy Band's performance was the first of Castle Rock's 2010 Music in the Meadows series. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Airman's Attic to celebrate grand re-opening

Cassie Nordin, pictured here in the home décor section of the Air Force Academy Airman's Attic, is the Attic's volunteer manager. The Attic, which recently relocated to a duplex in Douglass Valley Housing, is scheduled to hold a grand re-opening July 27, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ann Patton)

Class of 2014 rolls into Jacks Valley

Basic Cadet Jared Hafich crawls through mud at the Air Force Academy's Assault Course during Basic Cadet Training in Jacks Valley July 16, 2010. (Air Force photo/J. Rachel Spencer)

Class of 2014 rolls into Jacks Valley

Basic Cadet Christopher Keranen pulls himself into the next part of an obstacle on the Air Force Academy's Assault Course in Jacks Valley July 16, 2010, during the second phase of Basic Cadet Training at the Academy. (Air Force photo/J. Rachel Spencer)

Class of 2014 rolls into Jacks Valley

Basic Cadet Ryan Mavity focuses on the instructor while learning how to handle an M-16 rifle during the second phase of Basic Cadet Training at the Air Force Academy July 16, 2010. (Air Force photo/J. Rachel Spencer)

Class of 2014 rolls into Jacks Valley

Basic Cadet Joseph Cheung focuses while going through rifle drills as sweat and dirt mix on his face during training on the Air Force Academy's Assault Course in Jacks Valley July 16, 2010. (Air Force photo/J. Rachel Spencer)

Class of 2014 rolls into Jacks Valley

Basic Cadet Dennis Murray helps steady his teammate, Basic Cadet Michael Hastriter Jr., as he makes his way through an obstacle at the Leadership Reaction Course in Jacks Valley at the Air Force Academy July 16, 2010. The Leadership Reaction Course teaches basic cadets group and individual problem solving and effective leadership by having them work through 15 obstacles of varying difficulty. (U.S. Air Force photo/J. Rachel Spencer)

Class of 2014 rolls into Jacks Valley

Basic Cadets Ory Schuman, left, and Mark Skurdahl, right, lift their teammate, Basic Cadet Alyssa Van Baalen, over a wall in an obstacle at the Leadership Reaction Course at Jacks Valley on the Air Force Academy July 16. Also pictured is Basic Cadet Emily Raney. The Leadership Reaction Course teaches basic cadets group and individual problem solving and effective leadership by having them work through 15 obstacles of varying difficulty. (U.S. Air Force photo/J. Rachel Spencer)

Front Range bases to honor retirees

Retirees listen to a presentation by Rep. Doug Lamborn during the 2009 Retiree Appreciation Day at the Air Force Academy Nov. 21, 2009. Congressman Lamborn represents Colorado's 5th Congressional District, which includes the Academy and Colorado Springs. The 2010 Retiree Appreciation Day is scheduled for July 24. (U.S. Air Force photo/J. Rachel Spencer)

Front Range bases to honor retirees

Congressman Doug Lamborn speaks at the 2009 Retiree Appreciation Day at the Air Force Academy Nov. 21, 2009. Congressman Lamborn represents Colorado's 5th District, which includes the Academy and Colorado Springs. (U.S. Air Force photo/J. Rachel Spencer)

Doolies enjoy down day at rodeo

Air Force Academy NCOs Master Sgt. Sean Cope, Chief Master Sgt. Ed Maldonado and Staff Sgt. Noah McGinley congratulate one another at the end of a wild cow milking competition July 17, 2010, during the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo in Colorado Springs, Colo. Sergeant McGinley's team, "Defend-Herds," won the afternoon competition. Also on Defend-Herds were Capt. Doug Couch, Master Sgt. Irwin Sealy and Staff Sgt. Adam Pederson. Sergeant Cope was part of the "1st Sgt Milk Men team," and Chief Maldonado was on the "Never met a slab of beef we didn't like!!!" team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Doolies enjoy down day at rodeo

Basic cadets get rowdy during Air Force Academy/Family Day at the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo July 17, 2010. The rodeo was basic cadets' first chance to relax and enjoy ice cream, nachos and corn dogs since they began Basic Cadet Training June 24. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Class of 2014 rolls into Jacks Valley

Cadet 1st Class Andrew Owens leads a flight of basic cadets to the Assault Course in Jacks Valley July 14, 2010. Basic cadets will traverse the assault course twice during the second phase of Basic Cadet Training, along with two runs through an obstacle course, a confidence course and a leadership reaction course. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

Class of 2014 rolls into Jacks Valley

Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Grant Dilley briefs basic cadets before they enter the Assault Course in Jacks Valley July 15, 2010. Basics will navigate the assault course twice during their second phase of Basic Cadet Training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

Academy's Airmen ride, march in rodeo parade

A color guard and a formation of Airmen from the Air Force Academy stand at attention before the Pikes Peak or Rodeo Parade kicks off July 13, 2010, in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo. The parade signals the start of the four-day Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo, which raises money for local military installations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Academy's Airmen ride, march in rodeo parade

The Air Force Academy Band marches in the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Parade July 13, 2010, in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo. The band is one of 12 Air Force bands that perform for military and civilian audiences around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Academy's Airmen ride, march in rodeo parade

Chief Master Sgt. Stefney Dunson and other volunteers from the Air Force Academy march in the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Parade in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., July 13, 2010. Chief Dunson is superintendent of the Academy's 10th Air Base Wing, which supports the Academy mission through medical, engineering, logistics, communications, personnel, sercurity and force support services for more than 25,000 people. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Academy's Airmen ride, march in rodeo parade

Tech. Sgt. Nate Pyle drives the Air Force Academy's vintage fire truck in the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Parade in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., July 13, 2010. Sergeant Pyle is assistant fire chief for the Academy's 10th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Academy's Airmen ride, march in rodeo parade

Brig. Gen. Dana Born and her husband, Tim, ride in the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Parade in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., July 13, 2010. General Born was grand marshal for the parade, which kicks off four days of rodeo action at the Norris-Penrose Event Center. Proceeds from the rodeo go back to local military installations. General Born is dean of the faculty at the U.S. Air Force Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Class of 2014 rolls into Jacks Valley

Basic Cadet Elizabeth Hicks navigates the assault course in Jacks Valley July 12, 2010. Basic cadets spend about two weeks in Jacks Valley learning how to work as a team to conduct military operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

'Fighting Machine' rolls into Jacks Valley

Cadets with the Class of 2014 march along an unpaved road in Jacks Valley at the Air Force Academy July 11, 2010. The class has adopted the motto "Like a Machine" in the three weeks since inprocessing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

'Fighting Machine' rolls into Jacks Valley

Air Force Academy Basic cadets study instructions on assembling a tent after arriving in Jacks Valley July 11, 2010. The valley, north of the Academy's Cadet Area, will house the basic cadets for approximately three weeks during the second phase of Basic Cadet Training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

Commandant assignment 'a dream come true' for 1986 graduate

Cadets led by Cadet 1st Class Chelsea Agee of Cadet Squadron 35 render a final salute to Brig. Gen. Sam Cox during the commandant of cadets' change-of-command ceremony at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 9, 2010. General Cox is selected to assume command of Air Mobility Command's 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. His successor as commandant is Brig. Gen. Richard Clark, former vice commander of 8th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) at Barksdale AFB, La. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Commandant assignment 'a dream come true' for 1986 graduate

Brig. Gen. Sam Cox, right, relinquishes the commandant of cadets guidon to Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould during a change-of-command ceremony at the Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 9, 2010. General Cox is selected to assume command of Air Mobility Command's 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)