Condoleezza Rice receives 2009 TD White Award

Lt. Gen. Mike Gould shakes hands with Dr. Condoleezza Rice during a parade in her honor at the Air Force Academy Aug. 26, 2010. Dr. Rice, a Stanford professor and former secretary of state, was named the Thomas D. White Award for her accomplishments during her career as a professor, presidential adviser, diplomat, author and national security expert. General Gould is the Academy superintendent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

Condoleezza Rice receives 2009 TD White Award

Dr. Condoleeza Rice, right, and Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould affix Dr. Rice's name into a plaque listing Thomas D. White award recipients in Arnold Hall at the Air Force Academy Thursday. Dr. Rice was named the 2009 T.D. White Award recipient for her contributions to the defense and scurity of the United States during a distinguished career as a professor, presidential adviser, diplomat, author and national security expert. She is a professor of political science at Stanford University. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

Tops in Blue brings show to Academy

Vocalists with Tops in Blue perform "Telephone" during a concert at the Air Force Academy's Arnold Hall Theater Aug. 22, 2010. Tops in Blue is an all-volunteer unit comprising Airmen from Air Force units around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Tops in Blue brings show to Academy

Staff Sgt. Candice Fagan performs Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" during a Tops in Blue concert at the Air Force Academy Aug. 22, 2010. Sergeant Fagan is a native of Waldorf, Md., and an intelligence analyst with the 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Tops in Blue brings show to Academy

Airman 1st Class Jamie Horner sings Cher's "Believe" during a Tops in Blue concert in the Air Force Academy's Arnold Hall Theater Aug. 22, 2010. The group's 2010 tour is titled "We Believe" and features several songs themed around belief. Airman Horner is an emergency management apprentice stationed at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and native of Anderson, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Tops in Blue brings show to Academy

Tech. Sgt. Letisia Eddy sings amid the crowd during a Tops in Blue concert in the Air Force Academy's Arnold Hall Theater Aug. 22, 2010. Sergeant Eddy is a security forces craftsman stationed at Dover Air Force Base, Del., and a native of Virginia Beach, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Tops in Blue brings show to Academy

A Tops in Blue vocalist serenades an audience member during the group's performance in Arnold Hall Theater at the Air Force Academy Aug. 22, 2010. The group, which consists of Airmen from around the world, first began touring in 1953. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Tops in Blue brings show to Academy

Stage lights silhouette a Tops in Blue singer during the group's performance in Arnold Hall Theater at the Air Force Academy Aug. 22, 2010. The group spends much of the year on tour to entertain servicemembers around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Tops in Blue brings show to Academy

Airman 1st Class William Anger adjusts sound levels for Tops in Blue performers prior to the group's show in the Air Force Academy's Arnold Hall Theater Aug. 22, 2010. Airman Anger, a Denver native and C-17 Globemaster III crew chief stationed at Dover Air Force Base, Del., is the group's audio engineer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Tops in Blue brings show to Academy

Senior Airman Breyson Robinson rehearses on drums prior to the Tops in Blue show in the Air Force Academy's Arnold Hall Theater Aug. 22, 2010. Airman Robinson is a native of Columbus, Ohio, and a services journeyman at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Falcon 5/6 volunteers clean Woodmen Trail

Chief Master Sgt. James O'Neil trims weeds along the side of Woodmen Road as part of a Falcon 5/6 cleanup of the Woodmen Trail in Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 21, 2010. Chief O'Neil is the security forces manager for the Air Force Academy's 10th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Falcon 5/6 volunteers clean Woodmen Trail

Staff Sgt. Shane Antrim attacks some weeds along the Woodmen Trail with a shovel during a Falcon 5/6 cleanup project Aug. 21, 2010, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Sergeant Antrim is assigned to the Air Force Academy's Directorate of Personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Community flocks to Fire Dept. open house

Spectators watch a military working dog display during the Air Force Academy Fire Department's open house Aug. 14, 2010, at Fire Station 1. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

Community flocks to Fire Dept. open house

Smokey Bear and Sparky the Fire Dog make an appearance at the Air Force Academy Fire Department's open house at Fire Station 1 Aug. 14, 2010. Other events at the open house included fire truck static displays, a simulated car rescue and military working dog demonstrations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

'Sex signals' actors take on sexual assault

Amber Kelley and Chris Sanders perform in "Sex Signals," a play designed to educate servicemembers about preventing sexual assault, in the Air Force Academy's Arnold Hall Theater Aug. 13, 2010. The actors are with Catharsis Productions, a Chicago-based company founded in 2000. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

Dining hall to retirees: Welcome back

Guests at the High Country Inn dining facility pose for a photo with 10th Air Base Wing and 10th Force Support Squadron personnel during lunch in the dining hall Aug. 9, 2010. The High Country Inn reopened its doors to retirees and enlisted Airmen Aug. 9. Pictured are, from left: Glenn Sutton, food service officer Lou Moya, John Cashman, 10th Air Base Wing superintendent Chief Master Sgt. Stef Dunson, 10th ABW Commander Col. Rick LoCastro, 10th Force Support Squadron director Gary Garland and Bob Mayberry. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

Dining hall to retirees: Welcome back

Col. Rick LoCastro and Chief Master Sgt. Stef Dunson welcome Sue Graham to the High Country Inn dining facility at the Air Force Academy for lunch Aug. 9, 2010. Retirees, their spouses and enlisted Airmen may now eat lunch at the dining facility weekdays from 12:10 to 12:40 p.m. or as the Academy Preparatory School's school schedule permits. Colonel LoCastro is the 10th Air Base Wing commander, and Chief Dunson is the 10th ABW superintendent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

Cadet Wing accepts Class of 2014

Lt. Gen. Mike Gould meets with cadets after the Acceptance Day parade on the Air Force Academy's Stillman Parade Field Aug. 4, 2010. Heavy rain in the Colorado Springs, Colo., area throughout the week affected parts of the parade field. General Gould is the Academy superintendent. (U.S. Air Force photo/J. Rachel Spencer)

Falcons coach discusses upcoming football season

Dr. Hans Mueh and Falcons football head coach Troy Calhoun talk about the Falcons football program during a Coaches' Tour stop at Jack Quinn's Irish Pub and Restaurant in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 29, 2010. The Falcons play their first two games of the 2010 season at home, hosting Northwestern State Sept. 4 and conference rival BYU Sept. 11. Dr. Mueh is the Academy's director of athletics. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Falcons coach discusses upcoming football season

Barbara and Bill Riley listen to Falcons football head coach Troy Calhoun discuss the 2010 season during a Coaches' Tour stop at Jack Quinn's Irish Pub and Restaurant July 29, 2010, in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo. Topics in the discussion included the Indoor Training Facility, the 2010 schedule and the football program's role in creating leaders of character. Mr. Riley is a 1966 graduate of the Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Guard helicopters, Air Force parachutists take to skies for Jamboree

Lt. Col. Scott Drinkard, a member of the Wings of Blue Air Force Parachute Demonstration Team, takes a look outside a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after lifting off here July 25, 2010. The Wings of Blue traveled to Fort A.P. Hill, Va., from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., to jump into the 2010 National Boy Scout Jamboree. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

Community celebrates Airman's Attic reopening

Cassie Nordin (center, holding scissors) cuts a ribbon to celebrate the grand reopening of the Air Force Academy Airman's Attic in Douglass Valley Housing July 27, 2010. Also pictured are several Airman's Attic volunteers; Paula Gould, wife of Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould; Col. Rick LoCastro, 10th Air Base Wing commander; T. Thompson, Association of Graduates president and CEO; and Master Sgt. Greg Meinert, the Academy first sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

Airmen, cadets get 'tattooed' at airshow

Capt. Yancey Walker talks with two Royal Air Force cadets about the U.S. Air Force and the Air Force Wings of Blue Parachute Demonstration Team July 17, 2010, during the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, England. Captain Walker, a native of San Antonio, is the officer in charge of the 98th Flying Training Squadron at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joseph Valente)

Airmen, cadets get 'tattooed' at airshow

Capt. Yancey Walker comes in for a landing in front of a crowd of visitors to Royal Air Force Fairford, England, during the Royal International Air Tattoo July 17, 2010. The Air Force Wings of Blue Parachute Demonstration Team only jumped July 17, as inclement weather prevented practice July 16 or a demonstration July 18. Captain Walker is the officer in charge for the 98th Flying Training Squadron and a native of San Antonio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joseph Valente)