Class of 2014 rolls into Jacks Valley

Basic Cadets Dennis Murray and Michael Hastriter Jr. make their way through an obstacle carrying a dummy on a stretcher while a third basic cadet secures their footing at the Leadership Reaction Course in Jacks Valley on the Air Force Academy campus July 16, 2010. The Leadership Reaction Course teaches basic cadets group and individual problem solving and effective leadership by having them work through 15 obstacles of varying difficulty. (U.S. Air Force photo/J. Rachel Spencer)

Class of 2014 rolls into Jacks Valley

Basic Cadet Dennis Murray helps steady his teammate, Basic Cadet Michael Hastriter Jr., as he makes his way through an obstacle at the Leadership Reaction Course in Jacks Valley at the Air Force Academy July 16, 2010. The Leadership Reaction Course teaches basic cadets group and individual problem solving and effective leadership by having them work through 15 obstacles of varying difficulty. (U.S. Air Force photo/J. Rachel Spencer)

Class of 2014 rolls into Jacks Valley

Basic Cadet Alexander Pecci III crawls through an obstacle at the Leadership Reaction Course in Jacks Valley during Basic Cadet Training at the U.S. Air Force Academy July 16, 2010. The Leadership Reaction Course teaches basic cadets group and individual problem solving and effective leadership by having them work through 15 obstacles of varying difficulty. (U.S. Air Force photo/J. Rachel Spencer)

Doolies enjoy down day at rodeo

Basic cadets pose for photographer Mike Kaplan while waiting in line to buy food at the Norris-Penrose Event Center July 17, 2010. The Academy allowed the Class of 2014 to take a day off from Basic Cadet Training, which started June 24, to attend the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo in Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Class of 2014 rolls into Jacks Valley

A basic cadet at the Air Force Academy navigates the Academy's Assault Course in Jacks Valley July 14, 2010. Basic cadets spend about two weeks in the field for their second phase of Basic Cadet Training to improve their physical fitness and learn how to work as members of a team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

Class of 2014 rolls into Jacks Valley

Basic Cadet Courtney Bailey navigates the Air Force Academy's Assault Course in Jacks Valley July 14, 2010. Basic cadets traverse the assault course twice during the two-week second phase of Basic Cadet Training. Basic Cadet Bailey, a native of Cary, N.C., is assigned to the Hellcats' B Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Bill Evans)

Class of 2014 rolls into Jacks Valley

Basic Cadet Megan Cox uses the butt of a mockup M-16 rifle to strike a target during the assault course at Basic Cadet Training July 13, 2010. Basic Cadet Cox is assigned to BCT Squadron B. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

Class of 2014 rolls into Jacks Valley

A basic cadet at the Air Force Academy practices close-assault techniques with a mock M-16 rifle during the second phase of Basic Cadet Training in Jacks Valley July 13, 2010. Basics spend about two weeks in Jacks Valley learning how to survive and operate in a field environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

'Fighting Machine' rolls into Jacks Valley

The Class of 2014, led by cadet training cadre members, salute during the raising of the American flag in Jacks Valley at the end of a 4.5-mile march from the Cadet Area July 11, 2010. The basic cadets will spend approximately three weeks in Jacks Valley during the second phase of Basic Cadet Training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

'Fighting Machine' rolls into Jacks Valley

Cadets with the Class of 2014 march along an unpaved road in Jacks Valley at the Air Force Academy July 11, 2010. The class has adopted the motto "Like a Machine" in the three weeks since inprocessing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

Academy graduate dies of injuries from Pave Hawk crash

Capt. David Wisniewski graduated from the Air Force Academy in 2002. Next to his yearbook photo, he included the quote, "To the heroes and families of 11 September 2001 I'll do my best to keep it from happening again." (U.S. Air Force photo)

Basic cadets swear oaths and begin training

Airmen with the U.S. Air Force Academy Band prepare for the Class of 2014's swearing-in ceremony at the Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 25, 2010. The Air Force Academy Band is one of 12 active-duty Air Force bands around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Cathy Wedo)