NCLS 2011

Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta addresses the Air Force Academy Cadet Wing and guests during his keynote speech at the National Character and Leadership Symposium in Arnold Hall Feb. 24, 2011. Sergeant Guinta, the first living Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War, was one of three Medal recipients to speak at the Center for Character and Leadership Development's keystone event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dennis Rogers)

NCLS 2011

Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta addresses the Air Force Academy Cadet Wing and guests during his keynote speech at the National Character and Leadership Symposium in Arnold Hall Feb. 24, 2011. Sergeant Guinta is the first living Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War. NCLS is one of the Academy's Center for Character and Leadership Development's annual capstone events. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dennis Rogers)

Three AFA grads to fly aboard STS-133

NASA astronaut Steven Lindsey occupies the commander's station during a simulation in the motion-base shuttle mission simulator at the Johnson Space Center in Houston Jan. 25, 2010. Mr. Lindsey, a 1982 graduate of the Air Force Academy, is the commander for the Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-133 mission, scheduled to lift off Feb. 24, 2011. (NASA photo/James Blair)

Academy celebrates various faiths at prayer luncheon

Retired Marine 1st Lt. Clebe McClary signs a copy of "Living Proof" for Col. Rick LoCastro in the Falcon Club after the Air Force Academy's National Prayer Luncheon Feb. 10, 2011. Lieutenant McClary was injured while serving in Vietnam. Colonel LoCastro is the 10th Air Base Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Academy's aero lab harnesses wave energy

A wave energy converter generates power in a tank at the AIr Force Academy Jan. 27, 2010. The converter was designed by Department of Astronautics researchers Dr. Stefan Siegel and Jurgen Seidel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

Academy's aero lab harnesses wave energy

Marcus Roemer, left, and Dr. Stefan Siegel stand near a water tank containing a 1:300 scale model of a wave energy converter they designed in the fall of 2008. The Department of Energy and National Sceince Foundation have invested in a series of larger tests with a 1:10 scale model of the Academy's wave energy converter, which has harnessed upwards of 99 percent of energy in a wave in tests here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

LEAD candidates visit Academy

Capt. Adam Fitch talks to Airmen visiting the Air Force Academy about the Academy Preparatory School during a tour of the Academy's Community Center Jan. 14, 2011. The Airmen came to the Academy from bases around the Air Force for a two-day Leaders Encouraging Airmen Development Diversity Visitation Program Jan. 14 and 15. Captain Fitch is an assistant coach for the Huskies Prep School football team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

LEAD candidates visit Academy

From left: Senior Airman Magdalena Torres, Cadet 4th Class Chelsea Renfro and Airman 1st Class Janeka Perry conduct a chemistry experiement while visiting the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan. 14, 2011. Airmen Torres and Perry took part in a Leaders Encouraging Airmen Development Diversity Visitation Program Jan. 14 and 15. Airman Torres is assigned to the 914th Maintenance Squadron at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. Airman Perry is assigned to the 137th Airlift Control Flight at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Johnny Wilson)

LEAD candidates visit Academy

Col. Tamra Rank presents Leighanne Hyun Jin Ob with a certificate of selection to attend the Air Force Academy Preparatory School during a Leaders Encouraging Airmen Development Diversity Visitation Program conference at the Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan. 13, 2011. Colonel Rank is the Academy's vice superintendent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

LEAD candidates visit Academy

Col. Billy Walker talks to Airmen during a Leaders Encouraging Airmen Development briefing at the Air Force Academy Jan. 13, 2011. LEAD allows single Airmen between 17 and 23 years old to apply to become cadets at the Academy. Colonel Walker is the Academy's deputy director of athletics. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

Academy instructor named Colo. professor of year

Dr. Frances Pilch was named the Colorado Professor of the Year Nov. 18, 2010, by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Dr. Pilch is a professor and deputy department head for the Air Force Academy's Department of Political Science. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Diverse group of experts discusses religious respect, training

Chaplain (Maj.) Peter Fischer and the Right Reverend James Magness talk outside the Dean of Faculty Conference Room at the Air Force Academy during a break at the Religious Respect Conference at the Academy Nov. 16, 2010. Topics at the conference included balancing freedom of religious expression with the Constitution's prohibition against establishing or endorsing religion. Chaplain Fischer is the Academy's senior protestant chaplain. Reverend Magness is the bishop suffragan for federal ministries for the Office of Federal Ministries of the Episcopal Church. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Academy puts on a show at parade

Air Force Academy cadets march in formation along Tejon Street in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., for the city's annual Veterans Day parade Nov. 6, 2010. The parade also included formations of Airmen assigned to the Academy, the Air Force Academy Band and a float depicting the Cadet Chapel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Johnny Wilson)

Academy puts on a show at parade

Cadet candidates from the Air Force Academy Preparatory School, along with the Prep School mascot, wave to spectators during the Colorado Springs Veterans Day Parade Nov. 6, 2010. The Prep School is designed to prepare cadet candidates to attend and graduate from the Air Force Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Johnny Wilson)

Academy puts on a show at parade

Airmen with the 10th Air Base Wing at the Air Force Academy march in formation during the Colorado Springs Veterans Day Parade Nov. 6, 2010. The Academy's presence in the parade also included a cadet formation, a float and the Air Force Academy Band. (U.S. Air Force photo/Johnny Wilson)

Academy puts on a show at parade

Master Sgt. Karl Bradley leads the Air Force Academy Marching Band along Tejon Street during the Colorado Springs Veterans Day Parade Nov. 6, 2010. Sergeant Bradley is the marching band's drum major, a bass trombonist and a native of Branson, Mo. The band is stationed at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Johnny Wilson)

Colo. Springs mayor speaks at Hispanic Heritage luncheon

Lt. Gen. Mike Gould presents Colorado Springs Mayor Lionel Rivera with a copy of "Spirit and Flight: A photographic salute to the United States Air Force Academy" during a Hispanic Heritage Month luncheon at the Air Force Academy's Falcon Club Oct. 14, 2010. "Spirit and Flight," by Elizabeth Gill Lui, was first published in 1996. General Gould is the Academy superintendent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Johnny Wilson)

Colo. Springs mayor speaks at Hispanic Heritage luncheon

Colorado Springs Mayor Lionel Rivera speaks with Airman 1st Class Luis Cisneros-Godinez during the Hispanic Heritage Month luncheon at the Air Force Academy's Falcon Club Oct. 14, 2010. Also pictured is Col. Rick LoCastro, the 10th Air Base Wing commander. Airman Cisneros-Godinez is a medical lab technician with the 10th Medical Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Johnny Wilson)

Fallen Airman's family receives Medal of Honor

President Barack Obama, right, presents a Medal of Honor award to Richard Etchberger, son of U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. Etchberger, during a ceremony at the White House Sept. 21, 2010. Richard Etchberger and his brothers, Steve Wilson and Cory Etchberger, all attended the ceremony to accept the posthumous award on behalf of their father, who received the medal for his actions during the Vietnam War. Chief Master Sgt. Etchberger exposed himself to enemy fire in order to save three fellow Airmen during an attack on their position in Laos March 11, 1968. Etchberger suffered fatal wounds after placing the wounded Airmen in rescue slings so they could be airlifted to safety. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Varhegyi)

Superintendent speaks with Denver alumni, boosters

Lt. Gen. Mike Gould and his wife, Paula, talk to a member of the Denver Quarterback Club in Parker, Colo., Sept. 9. General Gould, the Air Force Academy superintendent, informed audience members of the Academy's athletics programs as well as how cadet-athletes interact with the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo/David Edwards)

Mormon chaplain has name recognition

Chaplain (Capt.) Zebulon Beck is the Air Force Academy's Mormon chaplain and a native of Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Former permanent professors return to AFA

Lt. Gen. Mike Gould welcomes retired permanent professors to the 2010 Heritage to Horizons Assembly at the Air Force Academy Aug. 26, 2010. The assembly is a biennial meeting that allows former permanent professors to meet with Academy faculty and cadets and provide feedback on Academy curricula. General Gould is the Academy superintendent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

Academy firefighters win DOD awards

Air Force Academy Deputy Fire Chief Ken Helgerson, seen here competing in the World Firefighter Combat Challenge in Las Vegas Nov. 20, 2009, received the Department of Defense's 2010 Ray Picard Award, which recognizes individual superior leadership and outstanding contributions to fire and emergency service accreditation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios)

Condoleezza Rice receives 2009 TD White Award

Dr. Condoleezza Rice and Lt. Gen. Michael Gould, center, stand at attention during a Cadet Wing parade in Dr. Rice's honor at the Air Force Academy Aug. 26, 2010. Dr. Rice was named the 2009 Thomas D. White Award winner for her contributions to national defense and security during her career as a professor, presidential adviser, diplomat, author and national security expert. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)