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)

Academy's Airmen ride, march in rodeo parade

Chief Master Sgt. Stefney Dunson and other volunteers from the Air Force Academy march in the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Parade in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., July 13, 2010. Chief Dunson is superintendent of the Academy's 10th Air Base Wing, which supports the Academy mission through medical, engineering, logistics, communications, personnel, sercurity and force support services for more than 25,000 people. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Academy's Airmen ride, march in rodeo parade

Tech. Sgt. Nate Pyle drives the Air Force Academy's vintage fire truck in the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Parade in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., July 13, 2010. Sergeant Pyle is assistant fire chief for the Academy's 10th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Academy's Airmen ride, march in rodeo parade

Brig. Gen. Dana Born and her husband, Tim, ride in the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Parade in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., July 13, 2010. General Born was grand marshal for the parade, which kicks off four days of rodeo action at the Norris-Penrose Event Center. Proceeds from the rodeo go back to local military installations. General Born is dean of the faculty at the U.S. Air Force Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Commandant assignment 'a dream come true' for 1986 graduate

Brig. Gen. Richard Clark accepts the commandant of cadets guidon from Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould during a change-of-command ceremony at the Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 9, 2010. Prior to this assignment, General Clark was the vice commander of 8th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. He is a 1986 graduate of the Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

Commandant assignment 'a dream come true' for 1986 graduate

Basic cadets march out from the commandant of cadets' change-of-command ceremony at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 9, 2010. The new commandant, Brig. Gen. Richard Clark, praised the Class of 2014 for doing "something not many people in our country are willing to do." (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Commandant assignment 'a dream come true' for 1986 graduate

Brig. Gen. Richard Clark accepts the commandant of cadets guidon from Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould during a change-of-command ceremony at the Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 9, 2010. General Clark succeeds Brig. Gen. Sam Cox (right), who has been selected as commander of the 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Academy superintendent takes part in education roundtable

Lt. Gen. Mike Gould takes part in a roundtable discussion on education during the Biennial of the Americas summit in Denver July 6, 2010. The discussion centered on how to narrow the achievement gap for minorities. Other guests included Sen. Michael Bennett, Guatemala Ambassador Francisco Villagrán de Leon and Colombian education minister Cecilia María Vélez. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eddie Lee)

Academy superintendent attends Rodeo breakfast

A thrilled Ursula "Little Bear" Extrom meets Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould and his wife, Paula, at the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Breakfast in downtown Colorado Springs June 23, 2010. Little Bear has followed the Falcons football team since 1966. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

Academy superintendent attends Rodeo breakfast

John Bailey and Paula Gould talk during the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Breakfast in downtown Colorado Springs June 23, 2010. Mr. Bailey is the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo secretary. Mrs. Gould is the wife of Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

Academy superintendent attends Rodeo breakfast

Army Spc. Brandon Medina from Fort Carson flips pancakes for the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Breakfast in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., June 23, 2010. Soldiers from Fort Carson begin preparing for the breakfast at about 2 a.m. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

Graduation 2010

Brig. Gen. Sam Cox administers the Oath of Office to the 1,001 members of the Class of 2010 in Falcon Stadium at the Air Force Academy as part of the 2010 Graduation ceremony May 26. General Cox is the commandant of cadets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

'Hero of Deer Creek' flies with Thunderbirds

Dr. David Benke talks to pilots and aircrew with the Thunderbirds U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., after riding on a "Hometown Hero" incentive flight with Thunderbirds No. 7 pilot Lt. Col. Derek Routt May 23, 2010. Pictured with Dr. Benke are his wife, Sandra, and his children, Alec (age 8), Marissa (age 13) and Amanda (age 8). (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)