Lombeida Foundation mission continues after dr.'s death

Volunteers perform dental surgery on a child during a Judith Lombeida Medical Foundation mission to Ecuador in April 2009. The foundation is named after Col. (Dr.) Judith Lombeida, who died in a car accident in 2006. The next Lombeida Foundation mission is scheduled for September. (photo courtesy of Mark Backlin)

Academy superintendent takes part in education roundtable

Lt. Gen. Mike Gould takes part in a roundtable discussion on education during the Biennial of the Americas summit in Denver July 6, 2010. The discussion centered on how to narrow the achievement gap for minorities. Other guests included Sen. Michael Bennett, Guatemala Ambassador Francisco Villagrán de Leon and Colombian education minister Cecilia María Vélez. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eddie Lee)

Basic cadets swear oaths and begin training

Basic cadets' family members watch as the basics prepare to take their oaths of alleigance during their first full day of training at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 25, 2010. Approximately 1,275 cadets joined the Academy's Class of 2014 during inprocessing June 24. (U.S. Air Force photo/Cathy Wedo)

Basic cadets swear oaths and begin training

Brig. Gen. Sam Cox, center, administers basic cadets' oaths of allegiance during a swearing-in ceremony at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 25, 2010. General Cox is the Academy commandant of cadets, responsible for more than 4,000 cadets' military training and airmanship education, supervising cadet life activities and supporting facilities and logistics. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Basic cadets swear oaths and begin training

Basic cadets with the Air Force Academy's Class of 2014 prepare to take their oaths of alleigance during a swearing-in ceremony at the Academy June 25, 2010. Hundreds of family members attended the ceremony to cheer for their cadets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

Basic cadets swear oaths and begin training

Cadet cadre and Class of 2014 basic cadets salute during the playing of the Star-Spangled Banner as part of a swearing-in ceremony for the basic cadets at the Air Force Academy, Colo., June 25, 2010. The ceeremony marks their first full day of basic cadet training, which will continue through July 31. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Class of 2014 joins Long Blue Line

Cadet 1st Class Mark Mosby motivates Basic Cadet Eduard Bucher as inprocessing begins for the Class of 2014 at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., June 24, 2010. The Air Force Academy received more than 11,000 applications for the 1,300 slots in the class of 2014. Basic cadet training will run through July 31. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Class of 2014 joins Long Blue Line

Air Force Academy cadet cadre members correct a basic cadet during Class of 2014 inprocessing at the Academy June 24, 2010. The newest class of 1,274 includes 291 women, or 23 percent of the class, and 350 minorities, or 27 percent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Academy superintendent attends Rodeo breakfast

A thrilled Ursula "Little Bear" Extrom meets Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould and his wife, Paula, at the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Breakfast in downtown Colorado Springs June 23, 2010. Little Bear has followed the Falcons football team since 1966. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

Academy superintendent attends Rodeo breakfast

Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould chats with Brian Binn during the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo breakfast in downtown Colorado Springs June 23, 2010. Mr. Binn is the president of the Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce's Military Affairs Division. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

Academy superintendent attends Rodeo breakfast

Army Spc. Brandon Medina from Fort Carson flips pancakes for the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Breakfast in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., June 23, 2010. Soldiers from Fort Carson begin preparing for the breakfast at about 2 a.m. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

Academy superintendent attends Rodeo breakfast

Army Spc. Daniel O'Dell perfects his pancake-flipping technique during the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo breakfast in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., June 23, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)