Clinic unveils 61,000 'new' square feet

Lt. Gen. Mike Gould (right), Col. Rick LoCastro (left) and Chief Master Sgt. Todd Salzman (center) peek into a newly renovated room in the Academy Clinic Jan. 22. The renovations to 61,000 square feet at the clinic allows the 10th Medical Group to centralize its services and provide better medical care for patients. General Gould is the Academy superintendent; Colonel LoCastro is the 10th Air Base Wing commander, and Chief Salzman is the Academy command chief master sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo/Johnny Wilson)

Academy chapel to add outdoor circle to worship areas

Tech. Sgt. Brandon Longcrier uses white sage to consecrate a Pagan worship area on the hill overlooking the Cadet Chapel and the Visitor Center at the Air Force Academy just after sunrise on the winter solstice, Dec. 21, 2009. The chapel is scheduled to officially designate the circle as a Pagan chapel during a dedication ceremony in March 2010. Sergeant Longcrier is the Pagan lay leader at the Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

2009 Academy graduate balances Air Force and pro hockey

Second Lt. Greg Flynn poses for a photograph in Paul Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Mass., Jan. 5, 2010. Lieutenant Flynn is a contract manager at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., and also a defender for the American Hockey League's Lowell Devils. He graduated from the Air Force Academy in May 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Andrew Ramsey)

Cadets test fire FalconLaunch-8 rocket

Cadet 1st Class Stephen Renner prepares FalconLaunch-8 for test firing in Jacks Valley Jan. 15, 2010. The FalconLaunch program provides the Air Force and Department of Defense with a cost-efficient, operationally responsive method of delivering small scientific and engineering payloads into low-Earth orbit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Johnny Wilson)

Exercise tests base responders' readiness

Airman Brandon Aguirre detains a suspect during an "active shooter" exercise in the U.S. Air Force Academy's McDermott Library Jan. 20, 2010. The exercise is designed to test the Academy's response to events such as the November 2009 shooting incident at Fort Hood, Texas. Airman Aguirre is a patroller with the 10th Security Forces Squadron. Cadet 2nd Class Brett Boyce from Cadet Squadron 23 played the role of suspect. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

Exercise tests base responders' readiness

Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Lasater clears a dormitory corridor during a readiness exercise at the Air Force Academy Jan. 20, 2010. The exercise tested the Academy's response to "active shooter" incidents such as the November 2009 incident at Fort Hood, Texas. Airman Lasater is a security forces patroller with the 10th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Johnny Wilson)

Exercise tests base responders' readiness

Staff Sgt. Noah McGinley, Airman 1st Class Lakeysha Jefferson and Staff Sgt. John Havlik respond to an emergency call during an "active shooter" exercise at the Air Force Academy Jan. 20, 2010. The exercise was designed to test the Academy's readiness for an incident similar to previous shooting events at Fort Hood, Texas, and Virginia Tech. The Airmen are assigned to the 10th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Johnny Wilson)

10th SFS establishes elite entry controllers

Airman 1st Class Lakeysha Jefferson stands watch at the Cadet Drive Entry Control Point on the Air Force Academy Jan. 20, 2010. Officials with the 10th Security Forces Squadron introduced an "elite entry controller" program in January as part of the 10th Air Base Wing's "Falcon Eyes" initiative. Airman Jefferson is a native of Dallas-Fort Worth. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Wings of Blue jumps into Rose Bowl

Cadet 1st Class David Leibrand soars into the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., before the BCS National Championship game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Texas Longhorns Jan. 8. Cadet Leibrand, a member of the Wings of Blue Air Force Parachute Demonstration Team, is a native of Scobey, Mont. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kenny Kendrick)

Cadet trades combat boots for high heels and crown

Cadet 3rd Class Katie Dials poses for a photograph during a shoot Nov. 28, 2009. Cadet Dials, an Indiana native assigned to Cadet Squadron 34, was named Miss American Teen 2010 by the National Miss American Coed Pageants. (Courtesy photo/Cadet 3rd Class Katie Dials)

New Cadet Wing commander glad he stayed

Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Andrew VanTimmeren observes a pass in review during a Cadet Wing noon meal formation Jan. 10, 2010, at the Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Cadet VanTimmeren succeeded Cadet 1st Class Nathan Dial as Cadet Wing commander for the Spring 2010 semester. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ann Patton)

Academy, city responders partner for emergency coverage

Staff Sgt. Ronald Young directs traffic around a vehicle rollover accident on Briargate Parkway near Interstate 25 in Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan. 14, 2010. No one was injured in the accident. Sergeant Young is assigned to the Air Force Academy's 10th Security Forces Squadron.The Academy's fire department and 10th SFS work alongside Colorado Springs and Colorado authorities to respond to accidents along the Interstate 25 corridor near the Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)