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Center for Character and Leadership Development (Artist's Rendering)

The new Center for Character Leadership and Development is shown adjacent to Arnold Hall and Harmon Hall at the U.S. Air Force Academy in this artist's rendering. Construction on the new facility, designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, is scheduled to begin in March 2011 and be complete in March 2012. (courtesy illustration)

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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)

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Academy ranked No. 1 among Western 4-year schools

Maj. Douglas Bayley assists Cadet 1st Class Daniel O'Sullivan with a project in the U.S. Air Force Academy's astronautics laboratory Feb. 2. The Air Force Academy recently was ranked as the top undergraduate school in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report magazine. Major Bayley is an instructor with the Academy's Department of Astronautics. Cadet Sullivan graduated in May and now attends undergraduate pilot training at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dave Ahlschwede)

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'84 grad to pilot shuttle

Retired Col. Greg Johnson has been selected as the pilot for Space Shuttle Discovery's upcoming mission, STS-134, which will deliver the alpha magnetic spectrometer to the International Space Station. Colonel Johnson is a 1984 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (NASA photo)

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Welcome to the wing

U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Spencer Walker parachutes onto Stillman field Aug. 5 to mark the start of the traditional Acceptance Parade. The parade marks the official end of basic cadet training and the formal welcoming of the new class into the cadet wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dave Ahlschwede)

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Academy acceptance parade

U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 4th Class Jackson has his new rank placed on by upperclassman following the Acceptance Parade Aug. 5 at the Academy in Colorado. The parade marks the official end of Basic Cadet Training and formally welcomes the new class into the cadet wing. Cadet Jackson is a member of the Academy's Class of 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dave Ahlschwede)

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Academy acceptance parade

Members of the U.S. Air Force Academy's Class of 2013 join their upper classmen during the Acceptance Parade Aug. 5 at the Academy in Colorado. The parade marks the official end of Basic Cadet Training and formally welcomes the new class into the cadet wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dave Ahlschwede)

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Academy acceptance parade

Lt. Gen. Michael C. Gould salutes the colors during the Acceptance Parade Aug. 5 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. The parade marks the official end of Basic Cadet Training and formally welcomes the new class into the cadet wing. General Gould is the Academy superintendent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dave Ahlschwede)

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Academy acceptance parade

U.S. Air Force Academy cadets march on Stillman Field during the Acceptance Parade Aug. 5 at the Academy in Colorado. The parade marks the official end of Basic Cadet Training and formally welcomes the new class into the cadet wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dave Ahlschwede)

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Academy acceptance parade

The colors are brought forward during the Acceptance Parade Aug. 5 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. The parade marks the official end of Basic Cadet Training and formally welcomes the new class into the cadet wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dave Ahlschwede)

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Academy acceptance parade

Members of the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 1973 present members with the cadet handbook, "Contrails," during the Acceptance Parade Aug. 5 at the Academy in Colorado. The parade marks the official end of Basic Cadet Training and formally welcomes the new class into the cadet wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dave Ahlschwede)

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Academy acceptance parade

Members of the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2013 march onto Stillman Field during the Acceptance Parade Aug. 5 at the Academy in Colorado. The parade marks the official end of Basic Cadet Training and formally welcomes the new class into the cadet wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dave Ahlschwede)

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Academy acceptance parade

U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Spencer Walker parachutes onto Stillman Field to open the Acceptance Parade Aug. 5 at the Academy in Colorado. The parade marks the official end of Basic Cadet Training and formally welcomes the new class into the cadet wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dave Ahlschwede)

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Academy acceptance parade

U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Brett Killion parachutes onto Stillman Field to open the Acceptance Parade Aug. 5 at the Academy in Colorado. The parade marks the official end of Basic Cadet Training and formally welcomes the new class into the cadet wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dave Ahlschwede)

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B-52D Static Display

U.S. Air Force Academy, CO -- Under the arch of a late afternoon rainbow Jul 30 at the U.S. Air Force Academy, is B-52D "Diamond Lil." She's one of two B-52D's credited with a confirmed MIG kill during the Vietnam conflict. Flying out of U-Tapao Royal Thai Naval Airfield in southern Thailand, the crew of "Diamond Lil" shot down a MiG northeast of Hanoi during Operation LINEBACKER II on Christmas Eve, 1972. Diamond Lil was flown from 1957-1983 and ended its career with over 15,000 flying hours. U.S. Air Force Photo/Mike Kaplan

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B-52D Static Display

U.S. Air Force Academy, CO -- Under the arch of a late afternoon rainbow Jul 30 at the U.S. Air Force Academy, is B-52D "Diamond Lil." She's one of two B-52D's credited with a confirmed MIG kill during the Vietnam conflict. Flying out of U-Tapao Royal Thai Naval Airfield in southern Thailand, the crew of "Diamond Lil" shot down a MiG northeast of Hanoi during Operation LINEBACKER II on Christmas Eve, 1972. Diamond Lil was flown from 1957-1983 and ended its career with over 15,000 flying hours. U.S. Air Force Photo/Mike Kaplan

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B-52D Static Display

U.S. Air Force Academy, CO -- Under the arch of a late afternoon rainbow Jul 30 at the U.S. Air Force Academy, is B-52D "Diamond Lil." She's one of two B-52D's credited with a confirmed MIG kill during the Vietnam conflict. Flying out of U-Tapao Royal Thai Naval Airfield in southern Thailand, the crew of "Diamond Lil" shot down a MiG northeast of Hanoi during Operation LINEBACKER II on Christmas Eve, 1972. Diamond Lil was flown from 1957-1983 and ended its career with over 15,000 flying hours. U.S. Air Force Photo/Mike Kaplan

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Acceptance Parade

USAF ACADEMY, CO--Cadet 4th Class Crouse, a member of the Academy's Class of 2013, receives congratulations from his parents following the Acceptance Parade Wednesday (Aug. 5). The parade marks the official end of Basic Cadet Training and formally welcomes the new class into the cadet wing. Air Force Photo/Dave Ahlschwede

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Acceptance Parade

USAF ACADEMY, CO--Cadet 4th Class Crouse, a member of the Academy's Class of 2013, receives congratulations from his parents following the Acceptance Parade Wednesday (Aug. 5). The parade marks the official end of Basic Cadet Training and formally welcomes the new class into the cadet wing. Air Force Photo/Dave Ahlschwede

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Acceptance Parade

USAF ACADEMY, CO--Friends and family cheer during the Acceptance Parade. The parade marks the official end of Basic Cadet Training and formally welcomes the new class into the cadet wing. Air Force Photo/Dave Ahlschwede

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