Academy to host inaugural Front Range Car and Bike Fest

The U.S. Air Force Academy will host the inaugural Front Range Car and Bike Fest at Falcon Stadium Saturday, May 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Academy chapel to add outdoor circle to worship areas

Tech. Sgt. Brandon Longcrier uses white sage to consecrate a Pagan worship area on the hill overlooking the Cadet Chapel and the Visitor Center at the Air Force Academy just after sunrise on the winter solstice, Dec. 21, 2009. The chapel is scheduled to officially designate the circle as a Pagan chapel during a dedication ceremony in March 2010. Sergeant Longcrier is the Pagan lay leader at the Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Holiday spirit comes to life at USAFA

Col. Rick LoCastro and children cheer as Santa Claus arrives at the Community Center Chapel during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony Dec. 1, 2009. More than 200 people attended the event. Colonel LoCastro is the 10th Air Base Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Johnny Wilson)

Rampart Lodge garners Innkeeper Award

More than 26,000 guests call the Rampart Lodge at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., their home each year. The Academy recently received the Air Force's Innkeeper Award for the small-base category, which includes bases with 285 or fewer lodging rooms available. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Bolt)

Cadet jamboree better than ever

Cadets with the Class of 2012 pedal on miniature tricycles May 20, 2009, during Cadet Jamboree XIV at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ken Carter)

Cadet jamboree better than ever

Cadet 4th Class Bryan Stigall carefully works his way up a rock climbing challenge during Cadet Jamboree XIV at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 20, 2009. Cadet Stigall is assigned to Cadet Squadron 7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ken Carter)

Cadet jamboree better than ever

Hot air balloons on the the Terrazzo during Cadet Jamboree XIV made for a unique sight with vendors and participants traveling from as far as Albuquerque, N.M., to participate. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ken Carter)

Healthy futures in store for children

Children play under and around a parachute during Fit for the Future, Meet Me in the Park activities June 3. The program runs from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays in Pine Valley and Thursdays in Douglass Valley through the end of July. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ann Patton)

Spring storm provides unscheduled break

U.S. Air Force Academy employees in Colorado Springs, Colo., carefully make their way home during a snowstorm March 26. Personnel were released early so that they could get home before the worst of the storm hit. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Around the Academy: Biggest Winners

Lt. Col. (Dr.) Todd Kobayashi weighs in Tuesday at the U.S. Air Force Academy's Health and Wellness Center as the conclusion of a 12-week program called "Fitness Challenge" approaches. The HAWC staff put approximately 230 participants on course toward healthier lifestyles through increased focus on diet and exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ken Carter)

Cadet Chapel

The Cadet Chapel at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., is the most distinctive feature on the Academy and hosts approximately 500,000 visitors annually. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Academy gets 'great spirit'

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Air Force chaplains dedicated the community center chapel's new stained-glass window here March 8. The "Great Spirit Window" is 16 feet by 22 feet and shows a large "great spirit" bird and a smaller fledgling bird within. It represents the academy's role of developing many of the nation's best and brightest young people into Air Force leaders, said officials. (Courtesy photo)