Local bases hold Front Range Retiree Appreciation Day

University of Colorado-Colorado Springs student Mary Steers talks about services offered at the CU Aging Center's Memory and Cognitive Assessment Clinic with a visitor during Front Range Retiree Appreciation Day at the Air Force Academy July 24, 2010. The clinic offers a 45- to 60-minute memory clinic that can determine whether a client's cognitive abilities are normal for his age, if clear impairment is present or if further evaluation is needed. Cost for the memory clinic ranges from $5 to $50 depending on the client's income level. (U.S. Air Force photo/Johnny Wilson)

Front Range bases welcome local retirees

Staff Sgt. Michiyo Litynski talks about Air Force Academy Health and Wellness Center programs with a guest during the Front Range Retiree Appreciation Day in Arnold Hall at the Academy July 24, 2010. Retirees from the Colorado Springs, Colo., area who attended the event could learn about health care benefits and Tricare. (U.S. Air Force photo/Johnny Wilson)

Front Range bases welcome local retirees

Col. Jim Jennings and Chief Master Sgt. Randy LaCombe shake the hands of attendees to the Front Range Retiree Appreciation Day at Harmon Hall on the Air Force Academy July 24, 2010. The event brings Airmen together from the Academy and Schriever and Peterson Air Force Bases to support Colorado Springs, Colo., area retirees. Colonel Jennings is the 21st Space Wing vice commander at Peterson AFB. Chief LaCombe is the 50th SW command chief master sergeant at Schriever AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Johnny Wilson)

Academy Honor Guard presents colors at Sky Sox Military Appreciation Night

The Air Force Academy Honor Guard presents the colors at the opening of the Colorado Springs-Sacramento minor league baseball match in Sky Sox Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 21, 2010. The presentation kicked off Military Appreciation Night at the game. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of Col. Marty France)

Cadets acquaint Board of Visitors with airmanship programs

Ed Ristau and Robin Hayes talk about the cub crafter aircraft used to tow gliders as part of the Air Force Academy's soaring program during the Board of Visitors' tour of the Academy Airfield July 24, 2010. Soaring is one of four airmanship programs offered to cadets; the other three are powered flight, parachuting and unmanned aerial system operations. Mr. Hayes is a member of the BOV and former North Carolina congressman. Mr. Ristau is a tow pilot with Doss Aviation, which owns and operates the cub crafters. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Denver mayor visits Air Force Academy

Denver mayor John Hickenlooper, second from right, poses for a photo in front of the Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel with members of his staff July 21, 2010. The mayor visited the Academy to meet with Academy Vice Superintendent Col. Tamra Rank (not pictured) and learn more about the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Johnny Wilson)

Academy Band brings 'Music to the Meadows'

Tech. Sgts. John Dawson and Ryan Janus and Master Sgt. Sandra Tiemens perform on tin whistles during the Air Force Academy Band's performance in Castle Rock, Colo., July 21, 2010. The free concert drew about 1,100 residents from the town, which is about 30 miles north of the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Academy Band brings 'Music to the Meadows'

Master Sgt. Randall Ward hugs Tech. Sgt. Christina Saalborn after an Air Force Academy Band concert performance in Castle Rock, Colo., July 21, 2010. The event marked Sergeant Saalborn's final performance with the Academy Band's concert ensemble. Sergeants Ward and Saalborn are both vocalists. Also pictured are trumpeter Master Sgt. Tim Allums and vocalist Tech. Sgt. Nancy Poffenbarger. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Academy Band brings 'Music to the Meadows'

Tech. Sgts. Christina Saalborn and Nancy Poffenbarger share a hug after a duet performance of "For Good" from the musical "Wicked." The NCOs are vocalists with the Air Force Academy Band and sang at a concert in Castle Rock, Colo., July 21, 2010. The concert marked Sergeant Saalborn's final performance with the Academy Band's concert ensemble. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Academy Band brings 'Music to the Meadows'

Tech. Sgts. Christina Saalborn and Nancy Poffenbarger sing "For Good" from the musical "Wicked" during an Air Force Academy Band concert in Castle Rock, Colo., July 21, 2010. The show marked Sergeant Saalborn's final performance with the concert band. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

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)