Academy kicks off Women's History Month

Master Sgt. Angela Zurun examines a Women's History Month display at the Air Force Academy March 4, 2010. The Academy kicked off its month-long observance with a presentation by retired Chief Master Sgt. Linda Matthews and Academy Command Chief Master Sgt. Todd Salzman. Sergeant Zurun is assigned to the 10th Medical Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Academy kicks off Women's History Month

Chief Master Sgt. Todd Salzman speaks about his first encounter with women pilots as an in-flight refueling operator during a Women's History Month kickoff at the Air Force Academy March 4, 2010. Retired Chief Master Sgt. Linda Matthews, a career security forces Airman and previous security manager for Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., also spoke at the event. Chief Salzman is the Academy's command chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Academy celebrates annual award winners

The winners of the 2009 Air Force Academy Awards are (left to right): Capt. Michelle Ruehl (company grade officer), Staff Sgt. Michael Clinkscales (NCO), Pamela Batzel (civilian category I), Erich Hoffmann (civilian category II), Senior Master Sgt. Roderick Schwald (first sergeant), Senior Airman Jessica Morehouse (Airman), Master Sgt. Robert Pemberton (senior NCO), Maj. Robert Bonner (Honor Guard officer), Staff Sgt. Michiyo Litynski (Honor Guard NCO), Master Sgt. Lissy Slezak (Honor Guard senior NCO) and Senior Airman Nhan Le (Honor Guard Airman). Not pictured is Keith Butala, the civilian category III winner. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

Academy celebrates annual award winners

Attendees at the Air Force Academy Awards Dinner raise their glasses for a toast March 6, 2010. The guest speaker for this year's event at the Falcon Club was retired Maj. Gen. Irving Halter Jr., the Academy's vice superintendent from 2005-2006, was the guest speaker. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

NCLS speakers share perspectives on leadership

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley talks to Air Force Academy cadets about the nature of service in the Arnold Hall Theater Feb. 19, 2010, during the National Character and Leadership Symposium. The secretary was one of 17 keynote speakers for the two-day event; others included veterans of the Battle of Roberts Ridge as well as Baseball Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda and former NFL head coach Brian Billick. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

NCLS speakers share perspectives on leadership

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley talks to Air Force Academy cadets about the nature of service in the Arnold Hall Theater Feb. 19, 2010, during the National Character and Leadership Symposium. The secretary was one of 17 keynote speakers for the two-day event; others included veterans of the Battle of Roberts Ridge as well as Baseball Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda and former NFL head coach Brian Billick. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

Colo. house speaker visits Academy

Chaplain (Capt.) Laserian Nwoga performs an invocation at the Black History Month Luncheon at the U.S. Air Force Academy's Falcon Club Feb. 22, 2010. Colorado Rep. Terrance Carroll, the speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives, was the luncheon's guest speaker. Chaplain Nwoga is assigned to the 10th Air Base Wing Chapel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Cadets consider career options during Majors' Night

Capt. Bradly Bucholz talks about the civil engineering major program with Cadet 4th Class Bryan Anderson during Majors' Night at the Air Force Academy Feb. 11, 2010. Captain Bucholz is an instructor with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Cadet Anderson is assigned to Cadet Squadron 13. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

Cadets consider career options during Majors' Night

Cadet Candidates Jacob Morin and Morgan Tilong test their piloting skills in a T-6 Texan flight simulator during Majors' Night at the Air Force Academy Feb. 11, 2010. The two are students at the Academy Preparatory School, which prepares students academically, physically and militarily to enter the Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

Cadets consider career options during Majors' Night

Maj. Jason Stowe describes the geoscience major to a cadet candidate during Majors' Night at the Air Force Academy Feb. 11, 2010. The geoscience display was one of more than 30 set up to provide undeclared cadets information about available fields of study. Major Stowe is assigned to the Academy's Department of Economics and Geosciences. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

Cadets consider career options during Majors' Night

Cadet Candidate Jamil Cooks asks Alice Meyer about the foreign area studies degree program during Majors' Night at the Air Force Academy Feb. 11, 2010. Representatives from each academic department set up displays to provide information on majors to freshmen and undeclared sophomores at the Academy as well as Academy Preparatory School students. Ms. Meyer is a Portugese instructor with the Department of Foreign Languages. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

Academy medic earns Bronze Star for deeds in Afghanistan

Capt. Jason Rogers, right, and Maj. Jeff Lewis, left, perform a surgical operation in Afghanistan July 3, 2009. Captain Rogers, a physician assistant with the 10th Medical Group, received a Bronze Star Medal during a 10th Air Base Wing commander?s call Jan. 26, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo)