Children 'deploy' to Usafastan

Fadio Fenner, Blandon Beeler, Luke Ryktarsyk, Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Young, Ethan Gunn and Matthew Mikovits give their all in a tug-of-war contest during Operation Junior Deployer May 1, 2010, at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. Chief Young is the 10th Force Support Squadron superintendent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

Children 'deploy' to Usafastan

Senior Airman Jacob Heine familiarizes Andy Miller with an M-4 rifle during Operation Junior Deployer May 1, 2010, at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. Airman Heine is a patroller with the 10th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)

T-52A training flight

Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould and Cadet 1st Class Luke Hyder perform a pre-flight inspection on a T-52A April 15, 2010, on the airfield at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. The aircraft is the newest addition to the cadet flight training fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

T-52A training flight

Lt. Gen. Mike Gould and Cadet 1st Class Luke Hyder perform a pre-flight inspection of a T-52A aircraft April 15, 2010, on the airfield at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. The T-52A is the newest addition to the 557 Flying Training Squadron primarily used for cadet flight training. General Gould is the U.S. Air Force Academy superintendent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Competitors 'CANVAS' networks in hacking challenge

U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Bryan Hanes and Will Mitchell, a local student, participate in the Computer and Network Vulnerability Assessment Scenario April 2, 2010 at the Academy, Colo. Scenarios challenged students to hunt down and identify weaknesses in system design and implementation for a fictional social networking Web site. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

Cadets trade beaches for hammers during alternative spring break

U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 3rd Class Sarah Sauter and Cadet 2nd Class Bridget Flatley work in muddy terrain while building a house as part of a Habitat for Humanity project March 22, 2010, in Victoria, Texas. Cadets volunteered for the project as part of the Academy's alternative spring break program. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Van Winkle)