Senior Asian, Pacific journalists visit Air Force Academy

Journalists from Asia and the Pacific region pose for a photo with Air Force Academy chaplains and cadets on the Academy's Cadet Interfaith Council during a visit to the installation Aug. 22, 2011. The journalists visited as part of the East-West Center's 2011 Senior Journalists' Seminar, which seeks to improve understanding and build relationships among American and foreign media. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Branum)

Senior Asian, Pacific journalists visit Air Force Academy

Mardiyah Chamim and Cadet 1st Class Philicia Fahrenbruch talk while walking from the Air Force Academy's visitor center to the Cadet Chapel Aug. 22, 2011. Chamim, the managing editor for TEMPO News Weekly Magazine in Jakarta, Indonesia, was one of seven journalists from Asia and the Pacific to visit the Academy as part of the East-West Center's 2011 Senior Journalists Seminar. Fahrenbruch, is the Cadet Interfaith Council president and is assigned to Cadet Squadron 12. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Branum)

Please, hang up and drive

Devin Kunich poses for a photo at the Bristol, Wis., Renaissance Faire in this photo taken by his father, retired Master Sgt. Gary Kunich. Devin was killed shortly after midnight on Aug. 8, 2011, by a distracted driver while bicycling home from the faire. (courtesy photo/Gary Kunich)

Please, hang up and drive

Devin Kunich poses next to a block of concrete in this photo, taken near Chicago by his friend, Chris Allen, on July 3, 2009. Kunich was killed by a distracted driver after midnight on Aug. 8, 2011, while bicycling home from the Bristol, Wis., Renaissance Faire. (courtesy photo/Chris Allen)

Recent graduate's astro feats regarded as research crown 'joule'

Second Lt. Michael Trubilla, seen here in his senior photo from the Air Force Academy, was named the Air Force Science and Technology Cadet Research Award winner for his work, which could vastly increase the efficiency of plutonium-based power sources for satellites. (U.S. Air Force photo)

10th Special Forces Group prepares for deployment by training cadets

Cadet 3rd Class Jared Hafich carries a mannequin representing an injured pilot toward a safehouse as other cadets in his fire team provide cover during a training exercise in Jacks Valley's mobile operations in urban terrain training area Aug. 13, 2011. Hafich and the others, all members of the Air Force Academy's cadet combat shooting team, undertook the training as part of a commandant of cadets initiative called Polaris Warrior. Soldiers from Fort Carson's 10th Special Forces Group provided the training. Hafich is assigned to Cadet Squadron 28. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Branum)

10th Special Forces Group prepares for deployment by training cadets

Two cadets provide suppressing fire for the rest of their fire team while making their way to a safehouse in Jacks Valley's mobile operations in urban terrain training area during a training exercise Aug. 13, 2011. Soldiers from Fort Carson's 10th Special Forces Group partnered with the Academy for the training initiative, which helped the Soldiers prepare for an upcoming deployment while training cadets in MOUT tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Branum)

10th Special Forces Group prepares for deployment by training cadets

Cadet 1st Class Christopher Moede fires on an enemy position during mobile operations in urban terrain training in Jacks Valley at the Air Force Academy Aug. 13, 2011. Soldiers with Fort Carson's 10th Special Forces Group offered the training, both to familiarize cadets with MOUT tactics and to prepare for an upcoming deployment wherein they will train foreign servicemembers. Moede is the cadet chief of safety for Cadet Squadron 35 and is a member of the Academy's cadet combat shooting team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Branum)

10th Special Forces Group prepares for deployment by training cadets

From right: Cadet 3rd Class Jared Hafich and Cadet 1st Class Joseph Springfield make their way toward a safehouse during a training mission in Jacks Valley Aug. 13, 2011. The mannequin on Hafich's shoulders represents a pilot the cadets were sent to rescue. Hafich is assigned to Cadet Squadron 28; Springfield is assigned to CS 07. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Branum)

Firefighter Challenge

Air Force Academy Firefighter Airman 1st Class Andrew Spangenberger participates in the victim rescue event during the Firefighter Challenge competition Aug. 6. Competitors must drag a 175-pound mannequin 100 feet. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Sarah Chambers)

Firefighter Challenge

Air Force Academy Firefighter Anthony “Tank” McMurtry participates in the forcible entry challenge, which simulates a firefighter breaking down a door or wall to enter a burning building. Competitors stand on a 160-pound beam, and use a 9-pound sledge hammer to move it 5 feet (U.S. Air Force Photo/Raymond McCoy)

Firefighter Challenge

Air Force Academy Firefighter Airman Travis Oster participates in the relay race during Firefighter Challenge Aug. 6 at the Academy. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Raymond McCoy

10th Air Base Wing hosts Native American Consultation

Greg Long opens a two-day meeting between the 10th Air Base Wing and representatives of eight Native American nations at the Air Force Academy on Aug. 9, 2011. Long is chief of the 10th Civil Engineer Squadron's Asset Management Division and action officer for the summit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

10th Air Base Wing hosts Native American Consultation

Betsy Chapoose visits Cathedral Rock during a consultation between the 10th Air Base Wing and several Native American tribes at the Air Force Academy on Aug. 10, 2011. Chapoose is the tribal historic preservation officer for the Ute Indian Tribe of Uintah and Ouray, based in Fort Duchesne, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

10th Air Base Wing hosts Native American Consultation

Louis Maynahonah and Lynette Gray talk during a break in a Native American tribal consultation with the 10th Air Base Wing at the Air Force Academy Aug. 9, 2011. Maynahonah is the chairman of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma, and Gray is the tribal historic preservation officer for the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Tribes of Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

Academy to host Native American consultation

Dr. Jeff Blythe catalogs a find at an archeological site on the Air Force Academy during a Native American consultation June 9, 2010. Blythe is a representative of the Jicarilla Apache Tribe, one of 14 tribes invited to a second consultation Aug. 9-11, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Johnny Wilson)

Cadet Wing accepts Class of 2015

Cadets 4th Class Sarah Godish, MacKenzie Paul, Sarah Sill and Caroline Martin pose for a photo before the start of the Acceptance Day Parade at the Air Force Academy Aug. 3, 2011. The four cadets, members of the Class of 2015, are assigned to Cadet Squadron 40. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sarah Chambers)

Cadet Wing accepts Class of 2015

Chief Master Sgt. Randall Doersch performs alongside other Airmen in the Air Force Academy Band during the Academy's Acceptance Day Parade Aug. 3, 2011. Doersch, a native of Madison, Wis., has performed with the Colorado Opera Orchestra, the Colorado Springs Symphony, the Milwaukee Symphony and the Cascade, Ore., Music Festival Orchestra. (U.S. Air Force photo/Megan Davis)

Cadet Wing accepts Class of 2015

Cadet 4th Class Joshua Mayfield poses for a photo with members of his family after the Air Force Academy's Acceptance Day Parade Aug. 3, 2011. Mayfield, a newly accepted member of the Academy's Class of 2015, is assigned to Cadet Squadron 24. (U.S. Air Force photo/Megan Davis)

Cadet Wing accepts Class of 2015

Cadet Squadron 37 conducts a dress and review near the end of the Air Force Academy's Acceptance Day Parade Aug. 3, 2011. The dress and review is designed to dismiss the troops in an orderly fashion at the end of the parade. (U.S. Air Force photo/Megan Davis)

Cadet Wing accepts Class of 2015

Members of the Air Force Academy's Class of 2015 take the Honor Oath during the Academy's Acceptance Day Parade Aug. 3, 2011. Cadets may not lie, steal or cheat, nor tolerate among their ranks anyone who does. In addition, they swear to do their duty and to live honorably. (U.S. Air Force photo/Megan Davis)

Cadet Wing accepts Class of 2015

Members of the Air Force Academy's Class of 1975 congratulate cadets in the Class of 2015 on their formal acceptance into the Cadet Wing during the Acceptance Day Parade Aug. 3, 2011. The Class of 1975 is the legacy class for the new freshmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Megan Davis)

Cadet Wing accepts Class of 2015

Meghan Kinder (left) cheers for her brother, Cadet 4th Class Kellen Kinder, during the Air Force Academy's Acceptance Day parade Aug. 3, 2011. Attending the parade with Meghan are Rich and Tracy Kinder of Star, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Branum)

Cadet Wing accepts Class of 2015

Cadet 3rd Class Cody Nelson (right) introduces Oblio, a peregrine falcon, to Peggy Macleay before the Acceptance Day parade at the Air Force Academy Aug. 3, 2011. Macleay's sixth grandchild was accepted into the Class of 2015 during the ceremony; her daughter is a member of the Class of 1980. Nelson is a native of Memphis, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Branum)