Academy ranked No. 1 among Western 4-year schools
Maj. Steven Hendricks works with Class of 2012 Cadets Andrew Bolton and Michael Beaulieu on an Engineering 101 project at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., Feb. 5. The Academy recently was ranked best undergraduate school in the Western United States by U.S. News & World Report magazine for the third straight year. Major Hendricks is an assistant professor for the Academy's Department of Mechanical Engineering. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dave Ahlschwede)