Habitat for Humanity

Cadet 3rd Class Chelsea Renfro, of Cadet Squadron 30, operates a circular saw during the Habitat for Humanity project March 28, 2012. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Raymond Hoy)

Academy takes 1st place at regional cyber competition

Cadet 1st Class Jordan Keefer (bottom left) and Cadet 2nd Class Nathan Hart (bottom right) work in the Air Force Academy's cyberwarfare laboratory March 5, 2012. Keefer and Hart are two of the eight cadets in the Academy's cyberwarfare team, which won a regional competition in Denver March 2-3. Also pictured is Dr. Martin Carlisle, the professor and academics deputy director for the Academy's Computer Science Department. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Wings of Blue wins national championship, drops into bowls

Jumpers link up in an attempt to break a three-point, 32-way collegiate sequential record during a parachuting competition in Eloy, Ariz. The Air Force Wings of Blue Parachute Team won several medals in the event, held Dec. 28, 2011 to Jan. 2, 2012, capturing the collegiate championship. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Mike Love)

Wings of Blue wins national championship, drops into bowls

Parachutists with the Air Force Wings of Blue Parachute Competition Team attempt to set a three-point, 32-way college record during a jump competition over Eloy, Ariz. Wings of Blue teams won multiple medals at the competition, held Dec. 28, 2011 to Jan. 2, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Mike Love)

In the Stairwell

The cadet group In the Stairwell is scheduled to perform at a holiday reception Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 in the White House. The group was formed in 2004 and was just recently made an official cadet club. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Raymond Hoy)

In the Stairwell

The cadet group In the Stairwell is scheduled to perform at a holiday reception Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 in the White House. The group was formed in 2004 and was just recently made an official cadet club. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Raymond Hoy)

Academy shines at latest Assembly showcase

Cadet 2nd Class Craig Nowadly facilitates a discussion at the Air Force Academy-hosted Academy Assembly Oct. 19, 2011. The Academy Assembly is a cadet-organized and cadet-run conference held in conjunction with Columbia University's American Assembly. Students from other colleges visited the Academy as delegates, and a handful of speakers addressed topics related to this year's theme, "Power and Influence: Global Dynamics in the 21st Century." Nowadly is assigned to Cadet Squadron 34. (U.S. Air Force photo/Raymond McCoy)

Professors, STEM club cadets reach out to kids at science carnival

Cadets with the Air Force Academy's Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics club help children make paper airplanes at an aeronautics booth during the Cool Science Festival Hands-on Science Carnival Oct. 15, 2011, at the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs. Other Academy STEM booths featured models of future aircraft and a solid rocket demonstration. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Cadet cyber team competes on world stage

Clockwise from right: Cadet 2nd Class Josh Christman, Cadet 1st Class Chris Shields, Cadet 2nd Class Nathan Hart and Cadet 1st Class Jordan Keefer discuss how to conduct a string format attack during a cyber competition team meeting in the Air Force Academy's Cyberwarfare Lab Oct. 3, 2011. String format vulnerabilities exist in some software applications written using the C++ programming language and can allow attackers to gain administrative rights on remote systems. Keefer is the team's cadet in charge. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Branum)

Flood Relief

Cadets 1st Class Cody Main, left and Nathan Timsuren, move furniture into Pierre’s first school house, to get the facility ready to accept visitors, while Cadet 2nd Class Cassandra Hill moves to get out of the doorway to bring more materials into the school house.. (U.S. Air Force Photo/John Van Winkle)

Academy celebrates Hispanic heritage

Cadet 2nd Class Stephannie Hernandez-Ruberte (left) takes part in a cadet panel during the Academy's National Hispanic Heritage Month Luncheon at the Falcon Club Sept. 15, 2011. The event kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month, which continues through Oct. 15. Hernandez-Roberte is assigned to Cadet Squadron 33. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Mike Kaplan)

Chilton family continues tradition of service

Brig. Gen. Cathy Chilton and her daughter, Cadet 1st Class Madison Chilton, pose for a photo near the Eagle and Fledglings statue at the Air Force Academy Sept. 21, 2011. Madison, a physics major in Cadet Squadron 05, is the fourth generation of her family to serve in the Air Force. General Chilton is the mobilization assistant to the Academy superintendent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Branum)