Class of 2012 Graduation

Cadets in the Air Force Academy's Class of 2012 march into Falcon Stadium to kick off the gradution ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colo. May 23, 2012. An audience of more than 28,000 people attended the ceremony, which featured a commencement address by President Barack Obama and an air show by the Thunderbirds Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Raymond McCoy)

Obama to Class of 2012: Your spirit is essence of America

Newly minted second lieutenants toss their hats skyward as the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly over Falcon Stadium during the Air Force Academy Class of 2012 graduation ceremony May 23, 2012 in Colorado Springs, Colo. A total of 1,073 graduates crossed the stage and received their diplomas from President Barack Obama. (U.S. Air Force photo/Elizabeth Andrews)

Obama to Class of 2012: Your spirit is essence of America

President Barack H. Obama congratulates Cadet 1st Class Madison Chilton during the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony in Falcon Stadium May 23, 2012. Chilton, the daughter of Mobilization Assistant Brig. Gen. Cathy Chilton, is one of a record 237 women to graduate as part of the Academy's Class of 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Hayhurst named as top Class of 2012 graduate

Cadet 1st Class Dustin Hayhurst poses for a photo during a ceremony recognizing him as the top graduate for the Air Force Academy's Class of 2012 May 18, 2012. Hayhurst, a native of Freeport, Fla., was also named the Air Force's top cadet May 10. (U.S. Air Force photo/Raymond McCoy)

Cadet Wing wraps up 1st Polaris Warrior

A group of cadets from Cadet Squadron 05 apply their self-aid and buddy care knowledge to treat a simulated sucking chest wound during the SABC portion of Polaris Warrior at the Air Force Academy April 28, 2012. CS 05 took fifth place in the event with a score of 64.35. (U.S. Air Force photo/Raymond McCoy)

Cadet Wing wraps up 1st Polaris Warrior

Cadets scale an obstacle at the Air Force Academy's obstacle course April 28, 2012. The obstacle course was one of six compulsory events in Polaris Warrior, an end-of-academic-year challenge testing cadets' military readiness. Cadet Squadron 05 won the obstacle course portion of the event with a total time of 12:05. (U.S. Air Force photo/Raymond McCoy)

Cyber warriors: Cadets shine in NSA competition

Left to right: Cadets 1st Class Kate Lyons of Cadet Squadron 21, Mike Cousins of CS 01 and Geoff Pamerleau of CS 20 participate in the National Security Agency's Cyber Defense Exercise April 17, 2012. The cadets took first place in the competition, beating their counterparts at the other U.S. service academies and two post-graduate teams from the Air Force Institute of Technology. (U.S. Air Force photo/Raymond McCoy)

Ambassadors, leaders: Cadets chosen to work with international businesses in new Academy program

Eleven cadets, shown in this group photo taken April 24, 2012, were recently selected for the Air Force Academy's inaugural Ambassadors of Inclusion program, which will give the cadets experience working for private companies around the world. The program aims to provide cadets with cultural adaptation and self-awareness skills as well as fundamental leadership competencies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Capstone UAS project explores land, sea, air possibilities

Cadet 1st Class Tristan Latchu manipulates the controls of the camera onboard a remotely piloted aircraft at the Air Force Academy's Aardvark airfield April 11, 2012. Latchu and three other seniors -- Danny Harold, Amy Abraham and Michael McClain -- built the aircraft to be part of a team of unmanned vehicles that will conduct a search-and-intercept operation at the U.S. Military Academy in early May. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Branum)

Capstone UAS project explores land, sea, air possibilities

Cadet 1st Class Danny Harold removes a screw from a small remotely piloted aircraft during a preflight check at the Air Force Academy's Aardvark runway April 11, 2012. Harold and three other cadets will travel to West Point in May to conduct a scenario involving unmanned aerial systems along with unmanned surface vehicles designed by Naval Academy midshipmen and unmanned ground vehicles designed by U.S. Military Academy cadets. Harold, an electrical engineering major, is assigned to Cadet Squadron 05. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Branum)

Cadets, instructors submit next-gen aircraft engine patents

Lt. Col. A.J. Rolling signs a patent application for a hybrid jet-turboprop engine at the Air Force Academy March 19, 2012. Also pictured are five of the cadets and three other instructors involved with the engine design project, part of a senior-year capstone course in aircraft propulsion. Rolling is the director of the Academy's Aeronautics Laboratory. (U.S. Air Force photo/Elizabeth Andrews)

Habitat for Humanity

Cadet 3rd Class Christina Napper, of Cadet Squadron 24, puts the finishing touches on a home for a deserving family March 28, 2012. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Raymond Hoy)