By Ray BowdenAcademy Spirit editor

The Academy Flying Team won a top national flying competition for the 28th year in a row, scoring first in overall school rankings, school flight events and school

ground events.Once the dust settled on the

flightline here, the Academy took home 870 points at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association Regional Safety and Flight Evalu-ation Conference, Oct. 14. Metro State University Denver placed a distant second with 471 points.

The team also received the Sportsmanship Award, as voted by the other competing schools, and Cadet 1st Class Dillon Garvin took home the Top Pilot award.

“We can all be very proud of the performance of the team,” said Bert Boyce, Flying Team coach. “The cadets excelled in flying and

ground testing, finishing first in seven of the nine events and win-ning the regional championship.”

Flyers were judged in nine cat-egories: navigation, power-off landing, short field approach and landing, message drop, computer accuracy, aircraft recognition,

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Cadet 1st Class Dillon Garvin lands a Cessna T-51 during the National Intercollegiate Flying Asso-ciation Regional Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference here Oct. 14. The Academy hosted this year’s competition and scored first in overall school rankings, school flight events and school ground events. Garvin took home the Top Pilot award.

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By Amber BaillieAcademy Spirit staff writer

Retired US Airways Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, who saved 155 lives on Flight 1549 after a heroic emergency landing on the Hudson River in 2009, visited the Academy Oct. 20 to hear cadets’ thoughts on veteran care.

Sullenberger, Class of ‘73, asked 10 cadets to share their perspectives on the challenges and perception of veterans today, and to think ahead 25 years in the future about the expecta-tions and wellbeing of service members. He re-

corded the discussion for his next blog, sched-uled to be posted on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11.

“It was really interesting to hear their points of view,” the former Air Force captain said. “For several months, I’ve been writing about veterans’ issues. The VA (Department of Vet-erans Affairs) has a Make the Connection pro-gram focusing on providing a way for veterans to connect and share their stories so they know they’re not the only ones experiencing certain issues and feelings, such as depression, sadness, anxiety or stress. It was a wonderful exchange with cadets; they were a thoughtful, motivated and well-spoken group.”

Sullenberger also asked cadets why they chose the Academy.

“Growing up in Iowa, I was far away from the

military,” said Cadet 1st Class Sam Larson, a Wings of Blue member. “My only exposure was attending a hometown airshow where I’d watch the Thunderbirds (U.S. Air Force Aer-ial Demonstration Team) and Wings of Blue (Academy parachute team) perform. That’s how I found out about the Academy and it seemed like a noble goal and lifestyle. Flying for the Air Force seemed like a great way to add purpose to my life and a great dream to pursue.”

Cadet 1st Class George Antoniou, an Acad-emy Flying Team member, said the Air Force core values of integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do, should be integrat-ed throughout society as a whole.

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By Maj. Gen. Tom MasielloAir Force Research Laboratory

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) — I was privileged to attend and participate in the Air Force As-sociation Air and Space Confer-ence held near Washington, D.C. last month. It was simply out-standing.

There were many inspirational moments. The pride I felt dur-ing the presentation given by our Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III was incredible. Many themes rang through loud and clear. Lead among them, our Air Force vision: “The world’s great-est Air Force — powered by Air-men, fueled by innovation”.

Gen. Welsh offered great ex-amples of Airmen dedicated to excellence and — together with their families — making extraor-dinary sacrifices to defend Amer-ica in all three domains: air, space and cyberspace. The nugget for me was, although we have incred-ible people teamed with the very best technology, it’s the American spirit that makes us the world’s greatest Air Force. In the words of General Welsh, we can never lose the heartbeat of the Ameri-can spirit. It is and always has been the secret to our success.

Our leaders emphasized the new capstone 30-year strategy document, “America’s Air Force: A Call to the Future.” As the commander of the Air Force Re-search Laboratory, this was an incredible source of pride for me because of AFRL’s key role as the Air Force’s science and technology innovation center. We provide direct support to the concept of strategic agil-ity by leveraging technology.

During the conference, I also had the opportunity

to speak, and I mentioned AF-RL’s three lines of operations: we are revolutionary, relevant, and responsive to the warfight-er.

I’m often asked, what comes next? What is on the horizon? As a global technical enterprise, AFRL is revolutionary. We are the lens that focuses the nation-al technical base to solve the tough Air Force problems, and our game-changing technolo-gies answer those questions. The AFRL Game Changers are revolutionary technologies that make and keep the fight unfair. These Game Changers focus on three areas: hyper-sonics, directed energy and au-tonomy. I sincerely believe our investments in these areas will pay off in a tremendous way.

The AFRL is relevant. This is our focus on delivering new ca-pabilities in the mid-term. Our investments in advanced adap-tive turbine engines, sensors and efforts to use new technol-ogy to enhance affordability

and sustainment are good examples.Finally, the AFRL is responsive. Warfighters ask,

and we respond, with agility. We urgently work on those vital, high-priority challenges demanded by our warfighters now. Creative capabilities that leverage ex-isting technologies to defeat improvised explosive de-vice threats and weapons to take out hard and deeply buried targets fit here.

We can’t predict the future, but one thing is certain: Our commitment to keeping the technological advan-tage over our adversaries isn’t going away anytime soon. Our team of AFRL Airmen — military, civil-ian, and contractor — all take pride in envisioning and creating tomorrow’s Air Force.

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Disability employment awareness: Vets say support program is worthwhileBy Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Jimenez10th Aerospace Medicine Squadron

October marks the 69th anni-versary of National Disability Employment Awareness Obser-vance. This month, we celebrate the contributions those with dis-abilities bring to the workforce.

Despite the positive attributes people with disabilities have to offer, many struggle to find em-ployment that empowers and recognizes their skills.

Luckily, a multitude of orga-nizations exist to do just that, such as the Wounded Warrior Project, established in 2002. The WWP works with numerous or-

ganizations to provide wounded warriors with educational and employment opportunities and successfully transition to civil-ian life.

I recently interviewed two wounded warriors, retired Sgt.1st Class Jesus Guerra and retired Sgt. Chris Anderson. They both said the WWP is a crucial com-ponent in helping them regain confidence and becoming active in their communities again.

Guerra learned about WWP two years ago while struggling financially, he said. Although he had a bachelor’s degree, he needed help finding a career.

The WWP’s resume writing program helped Guerra find that career and a sense of empower-ment, he said. He’s now a vet-eran’s employment specialist, finding the right jobs for other veterans in need.

In the words of General Welsh, we can never lose the heart-beat of the American spirit. It is and always has been the secret to our success.

Editors note: In the Oct. 17 edition of the Academy Spirit, we published the commentary, “STEM: A military imperative. The scenario as origi-

nally conceived intended to highlight the complexity of striking advisory weapons of mass destruction sites. In such circumstances, the explosive blast from a kinetic weapon may inadvertently disperse enemy chemical and biological agents. The U.S. does not employ smart bombs with Sarin gas as implied in the article. Additionally, the commentary intends to argue it’s the integration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics with the humanities and social sciences, which is the military imperative — not solely STEM as the headline implies.

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WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The Air Force Scientific Advisory Board 2015 season kicked off here in Sep-tember bringing together new and returning members to discuss the secretary of the Air Force’s approved studies.

This year’s SAB is made up of 54 experts among the nation’s top civil-ian scientists and engineers on mat-ters of science and technology relat-ing to the Air Force mission.

The group was tasked by the sec-retary of the Air Force and chief

of staff of the Air Force to conduct studies on the cyber vulnerabilities of embedded systems in air and space systems; enhanced utility of un-manned air vehicles in contested and denied environments and Utility of Quantum Systems for the Air Force.

The studies will be completed by the end of June and briefed to the secre-tary of the Air Force, chief of Staff of the Air Force and other senior leadership. The information and rec-ommendations of the SAB will shape and guide Air Force policy.

For more information, visit www.sab.af.mil/library/index.asp.

Academy SpiritFRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2014 3NewsForce management update:Benefit, separation programs

Scientific Advisory Board begins 2015 studies

Air Force News Service

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Air Force officials are aware of and are actively working to identify any inconsistencies regarding benefits and separation program details as-sociated with the fiscal year 2014 force management programs.

From inception, the multi-year strategy for force management programs was complex and dy-namic in nature as the Air Force undertook broad measures to meet mission and budgetary needs. However, given the complex nature described it would be unrealistic to

expect perfection. What the Air Force has said and

done throughout the process is to assess each situation and always meet our stated commitment to Airmen through the most fair and equitable means. The Air Force’s approach in all such cases is to work directly with impacted Airmen and their chain of command prior to is-suing general public guidance.

More information will be pro-vided as solutions are finalized and personal notifications to Airmen are completed.

(Information courtesy of Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs)

Airstrikes continue against ISIL targets in Syria, Iraq U.S. Central Command

TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. military forces continue to attack Islam-ic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct airstrikes, U.S. Central Com-mand officials report.

Separately, officials added, U.S. and partner-nation forces conducted three airstrikes us-ing fighter and attack aircraft against ISIL terrorists in Iraq.

In Syria, four airstrikes near Kobani destroyed ISIL fight-ing positions, an ISIL building, and a large ISIL unit. In Iraq, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL fighting position south of the Bayji oil refinery. Another air-

strike southeast of Mosul Dam destroyed an ISIL fighting posi-tion, and an airstrike north of Fallujah suppressed an ISIL at-tack.

All aircraft exited the strike areas safely, officials said, and airstrike assessments are based on initial reports.

U.S. strikes are conducted as part of Operation Inherent Re-solve the operation to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq, the region and the wider interna-tional community. The destruc-tion of ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq further limits the terrorist group’s ability to project power and conduct operations, Cent-com officials said.

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By Staff Sgt. Torri IngalsbeAir Force Public Affairs Agency

When the combat rescue helicopter Pedro 66 was brought down by enemy fire June 9, 2010, in Afghanistan, retired Master Sgt. Christo-pher Aguilera thought his life was over, liter-ally.

“I thought my last job as an aerial gunner was to make sure that the aircraft and everything

around us burned to the ground and to ash,” Aguilera said. “I had a broken ankle, broken femur, broken hip, broken tail bone, broken back in five spots. I had four broken ribs, bro-ken sternum, broken collar bone, broken jaw, brain injury, punctured lung and I was on fire — and surrounded by the enemy.”

Aguilera was one of two survivors of the Pe-dro 66 crash, and said the survivor’s guilt he felt took a greater toll on him than his physical

injuries.“Recovery was tough, be-

cause I was severely injured with amputations and burns and broken bones,” he said. “At first the only thing that they were teach-ing me was how to transfer from a wheelchair to a toilet seat to the bed, and I real-ized there was no way I was going to get my job back, there was no way I was go-ing to live the rest of my life like this.

“What I was finding was that I still had a lot of an-ger,” he continued. “I was very, very angry all the time. There’s still times now when I can just let my an-ger get control and, to be honest with you, I am very comfortable with it because when I get angry, people stay away from me and leave me alone and I find that peace that I want. Whereas when I’m nice I kind of get overwhelmed and I don’t like the large crowds or the people. I was very angry, and I needed help.”

Despite his successful road back to flying and combat-ready status, Aguilera had to have his left leg ampu-tated, due to infection, after a deployment to Africa in 2013.

“I was running out of op-tions,” Aguilera said. “I was realizing that I had limita-tions I didn’t anticipate I would have before. I wasn’t

ever going to be that 100 percent that I was be-fore. I had to make this new 100 percent, and it was really weird.”

He found the Air Force Wounded Warrior Adaptive Sports Program helpful in both his physical and emotional recovery.

“The one thing I love the most about adap-tive sports is it doesn’t matter what’s wrong with you, what type of limitations you think you might have, we are going to find a way around it and we’re going to get you to your goal,” he said.

He explained that talking to people who have similar injuries, experiences and goals has helped him to get better faster. Aguilera said even if people in the program haven’t had the same experiences, or have had ones worse than his, they can all find ground.

“That’s what I needed,” he said. “That’s when the healing starts.”

Before participating in adaptive sports, Agu-ilera’s future seemed dark and hopeless. Now, he competes on the Air Force’s wheelchair basketball team and individual track and field sports.

“I couldn’t play basketball; I couldn’t do all these things and it was really depressing,” he said. “I found myself in a downward spiral and I needed to change. Now, I feel tremen-dous. I can see the sun; I can see the sky; I can see the people around me and I can be happy about that. There’s not too much anxiety now. There’s not a lot of anger and hatred. I can move past it. It’s nice — I got my life back.”

His love for the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program is something he wishes other wound-ed veterans and service members could experi-ence for themselves.

“Unfortunately, a lot of my close brothers and sisters who have been injured in combat, they don’t come into this program,” Aguilera said. “They don’t like it; they think it’s dumb. They don’t see it for what it is. I would wish more of my combat-related brothers would have enough courage to come in and partici-pate in this.”

He said he owes a lot to the program and the trainers, coordinators and program managers within the program.

“This program is taking people who are go-ing into dark places in their heads because of what they’ve gone through and making them better,” he said. “(In adaptive sports), we won’t stop until we find a way to get you going where you want to go.”

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Air Force wounded warrior defines resiliency

Master Sgt. Christopher Agu-ilera lights the cauldron signify-ing the begin-ning of the Air Force Wounded Warrior Trails April 7, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Aguilera, a survivor of the June 9, 2010, “Pedro 66” helicopter crash in southwest Afghanistan, participated in in seven events during the trials.

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Master Sgt. Christopher Aguilera warms up before a game against Navy in the first wheelchair basketball game of the 2014 Warrior Games Sept. 29, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

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Cadet 1st Class Kevin Cooper placed 12th in the National Cyber League event and finished second during the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s CyberStakes challenge.

By Amy GillentineOffice of Research

For Cadet 1st Class Kevin Cooper, cyber competitions are every bit as rewarding as fly-ing.

“Pilots get this adrenaline rush, but then it’s over,” he said. “With cyber competitions, you stay busy — it lasts; it’s challenging all the time.”

The Academy senior has been a star perform-er in the Academy’s cyber competition, plac-ing 12th in the National Cyber League event and second at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s CyberStakes challenge.

Twelfth place might not seem noteworthy, but Cooper stopped participating with three days left in the weeklong event to focus on the ser-vice academy competition.

“When I had to stop one competition to start the other, I was in first place,” he said. “It was a little disappointing to move on when I was doing so well. But, I still placed really high in a field of more than 1,000, so that was encour-aging.”

Cooper asked to be a cyber-security officer upon graduation, and Dr. Martin Carlisle, head of the computer science department, be-lieves he belongs in the career field.

“He has done a lot of independent study to learn topics beyond the curriculum,” Carlisle said. “This depth of knowledge will help him be a leader in cyber. Also, his ability to learn on his own will be critical to keeping up with the fast-changing nature of the cyber domain.”

And the cyber domain offers plenty of chal-lenges in the cyber-security realm, Cooper said.

“When J.P. Morgan Chase gets hacked and 70 million accounts are breached, that’s a problem that has to be solved,” he said. “The damage just a few hackers can do can be more damaging and longer lasting than a bombing run.”

Cooper’s competitive spirit will also benefit

the Air Force, Carlisle said.“The mission of the Air Force is to fly, fight

and win in air, space and cyberspace,” he said. “The cyber team helps develop a strong com-petitive spirit that will drive us to win the cyber fight.”

Cadets on the competition team compete in several tournaments every semester, teaching them to balance classwork and competition.

“It can be hard,” Cooper said. “I had two cy-ber competitions in a row and so there were about two weeks when I didn’t sleep much, but I’m able to manage time so my grades don’t suffer.”

Cyber competitions all all-day events, so ca-dets work round-the-clock to protect their net-work from constant attacks.

“Cadets on the team constantly learn new technologies, to cooperate with others and communicate technical matters to a non-tech-nical audience,” Carlisle said. “These skills are crucial in cyber.”

Cooper agrees. “I wouldn’t want to be in charge of Airmen

who are experts in what they do and not have some sort of technical knowledge,” he said. “I want to be able to lead them by showing them I understand their mission and how important it is.”

Carlisle said the Academy team is the only service academy to advance to the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.

“We’ve been there for the last four years,” he said. “We frequently beat the other academies in capture-the-flag competitions, and we’re the top team in the western hemisphere in the 2013 UCSB International CTF.”

The Academy is winning with less investment than other service academies, he said.

“Both West Point and Annapolis are mak-ing significant capital and personnel invest-ments in their cyber programs,” Carlisle said. “They’re making great gains. We are hopeful the Air Force will also make such an invest-ment.”

Col. John McCurdy, the Academy’s research director, shares Carlisle’s vision.

“Our top priority is to develop cadets who lead in the battle space of the future,” he said. “They’ll be expected to ensure air, space and cyber dominance over the coming decades. Academy research can play a key role in their development by exposing them to multi-do-main activities fostering innovation and inter-disciplinary awareness.”

Cooper started hanging around the cyber competition team as a freshman, before he was able to compete himself. The next year, he joined the team and declared his major as computer engineering.

“There are a lot of opportunities,” he said. “And one of those was last summer’s research project. I was able to work at the Institute of Defense Analysis doing classified research.”

He also travels with the team four or five times a year. Last year, the team went to California for reverse-engineering training and they’ve visited other places for penetration testing.

All the effort gives Cooper an advantage if joins the Air Force cyber mission as a second lieutenant.

“There’s a lot of information you don’t get as an undergraduate,” he said. “Things you don’t learn. This will give me a leg up there. You want the officer to have technical knowledge that you have — and this will give me that.”

As much time as he spends hunched over a computer screen, Cooper doesn’t want to be called a hacker or embrace the stereotype of a computer nerd.

“Hacker has so many negative connotations,” he said. “I prefer cyber security analyst. I don’t want to be stereotyped so I stay active.”

Cooper used to box on the intramurals team and this year, he’s busy with off-base Jujitsu classes.

“I stay active,” he said. “I’m not an athlete, but I go to the gym and I do Jujitsu — things that are physically challenging — to break those stereotypes.”

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Medical officials here rec-ommend everyone receive a vaccination, especially senior citizens, those with chronic medical conditions and high-risk patients.

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Anderson was medically discharged after suffer-ing injuries. With WWP’s support, he’s now an employment counselor with Operation Traumatic Brain Injury Freedom, an outreach program for veterans who have suffered similar injuries.

Both say they have a new outlook on life and look forward to going to work. They also can’t stress enough how empowered they feel after finding new motivation in their lives, supported by WWP.

The WWP is one of 20 organizations able to target different aspects of life needed to make this sometimes difficult transition.

Anderson used to see himself as a disabled member of society who suffered from depres-sion and settled for small achievements, he said. Through the support he received from WWP, he regained confidence and realized his injury wasn’t something that would hold him back any longer.

“The hardest part is reaching out to admit you might need help,” he said. “Once that obstacle is overcome, your potential is endless,” he said.

Meeting these wounded warriors made me re-alize that if I were in a similar situation, were I was injured while serving my country, that there are support programs staffed by those who not only sympathize, but who can empathize and provide assistance.

Their story of wounded warriors overcoming adversity with the help of the WWP is very em-powering. Guerra and Anderson have seen the worst part of battle but they’ve turned their lives around and are returning the favor to other veter-ans. I hope all Academy Airmen take a moment to reflect on the value of the WWP and similar programs, and recognize the achievements of those in our workforce who have struggled with and overcame their own disabilities.

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CombatSearch AndRescue

LEFT:Pararescuemen from the 58th Rescue Squad-ron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., fast-rope from a hovering HH60 Pavehawk helicopter as it hovers over the cadet area Friday. The para-rescuemen and combat rescue officers from the 23rd Wing, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., performed a Combat Search and Rescue demonstration here to expose the Cadet Wing to the Air Force combat rescue mission

BELOW LEFT::Cadets run to meet the combat rescue team.

BELOW RIGHT: Cadets watch the CSAR demo on the terrazzo.

Demo exposes cadets to CSAR mission

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By Amber BaillieAcademy Spirit staff writer

Helicopters, transport and fighter aircraft soared above the terrazzo here Oct. 17 during a combat search and rescue airpower demonstration to ex-pose and motivate cadets to apply for rated career fields upon commissioning in the Air Force.

Combat rescue officers and a pararescueman from multiple units attached to the 23rd Wing at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., and Nellis AFB, Nev., flew HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters, a HC-130J Combat King II and A-10 Thunderbolt II jets over the cadet area, displaying CSAR capa-bilities and training for their mission.

During the demonstration, two helicopters landed in the cadet area to “rescue” Comman-dant of Cadets Brig. Gen. Stephen Williams and two cadets. The CROs retrieved the three partici-pants and transported them in helicopters until the end of the event.

“This is a great way to help motivate our ca-dets for the airpower opportunities they’ll have as commissioned officers,” Williams said. “It lets them see rescue operations firsthand and gets them excited for what’s to come after they com-mission as second lieutenants.”

Following the demonstration, cadets were able to check out the helicopters and speak to CROs who graduated from the Academy.

“I love how motivated the cadets are,” said Staff Sgt. Kristofer Darrow, a pararescueman assigned to the 23rd wing. “It’s neat to be able to give them exposure to CSAR operations and tell them more about the relationship of pararescuemen and CROs. I’ve enjoyed sharing details with them on training, our mission and how we help people.”

Darrow has been a PJ for about 10 years. He said his career is fun but demanding.

“We’re gone over half of the year - which is hard on families,” he said. “I’ve enjoyed the medi-cal aspect of the job and just got accepted into a

physician assistant program.”Cadet Wing vice commander Cadet 1st Class

Erin Crow was “rescued” in the demonstration. She said she’d never flown in a helicopter prior to the event.

“The mission of CSAR is really unique,” she said. “It was neat to take part in the demo. I’ve received a pilot slot and hope to fly A-10C Thun-derbolt IIs.”

The 23rd Wing organizes, trains and employs combat-ready A-10, HC-130, HH-60, parares-cuemen and force protection assets. It consists of approximately 6,000 military and civilian person-nel including geographically separated units in Nevada, Florida and Arizona.

“This event allows training for the CSAR crews,” Williams said. “Their wing and group command-ers are watching and evaluating them while here. It’s great the Academy is able to take part in the demonstration. It gives them training as well as displays a capability of our airpower.”

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• Oct. 24, 1964 – First Lt. Valmore Bourque, Class of ’60, becomes the first graduate to die in combat. He was killed when his C-123B was struck by ground fire over Cambodia and crashed. Bourque was posthumously promoted to captain. His name appears on the Academy’s War Memorial and his statue stands in the Mall of Heroes between Fairchild and Van-denberg Halls. Bourque was the first person to be sworn in as an Academy cadet July 11, 1955.• Oct. 24, 1986 – The Colorado Association for International Education cohosts an “Under-standing the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics” conference at the Academy. U.S. ambassador Ste-phen Rhinesmith and Dr. Benjamin Lambeth are the keynote speakers.• Oct. 24, 1997 – The Academy’s first or-biting spacecraft, Falcon Doolittle, launches as a fixed-secondary payload on an Atlas-Centaur launch system. The payload sampled the GPS spectrum every five minutes.• Oct. 24, 2005 – Lt. Gen. John Regni, Class of ’73, becomes the Academy’s 17th superinten-dent.• Oct. 25, 1957 – The secretary of the Air Force and School District 20 officials sign a 99-year lease granting use of land for construction of two elementary schools and a secondary school at the Academy.• Oct. 25, 1983 – Capt. Michael Davis, Class of ‘78, wins the 1984 Col. James Jabara Airman-ship Award for his role in Operation Urgent Fury, the invasion of the Caribbean Island of Grenada, which began on this date. A C-130E Special Op-erations aircraft commander, Davis was part of the initial assault force of 12 aircraft, making two passes at 500 feet to drop paratroopers. Over the next several days, he was repeatedly called upon for hazardous missions, including emergency medical evacuations.• Oct. 25, 1995 – Lt. Col. Robert Donnelly Jr., Class of ’77, receives the 1996 Col. James Jabara Award for Airmanship. Donnelly was the lead pilot on an HH-60G during a humanitarian assistance mission near Flatyeri, Iceland, devastated by an avalanche caused by the worst storm there since 1934.• Oct. 26, 1959 – The Academy’s Thrift Shop, a project of the Officers’ Wives Club, opens at its new location in Pine Valley.• Oct. 26, 1994 – Gen. Ronald Fogleman, Class of ’63, becomes the first Academy graduate to serve as chief of staff of the Air Force.• Oct. 26, 2000 – “The Genesis of Flight” is published by the University of Washington Press, under the auspices of the Friends of the Air Force Academy Library. The coffee table book contains an annotated bibliography of approximately 350 items in the Academy’s Gimbel Collection.• Oct. 27, 1960 – A groundbreaking ceremony is held for the new football stadium. Governor Stephen McNichols (Colo.) joins Air Force and U.S. Air Force Academy Foundation officials in turning the first dirt at the site. Construction began in early 1961 and Falcon Stadium was ready for the 1962 season.• Oct. 27, 1972 – The Justice Department and the Defense Department appeal the U.S. Court of Appeals ruling mandatory chapel attendance at the three service academies is unconstitutional. In December 1972, the Supreme Court declined to review the ruling. Compulsory chapel attendance for cadets ended in January 1973.

• Oct. 27, 1979 – A group of Academy gradu-ates stationed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Chey-enne, Wyo., paint a large white “F” to the right of the “A” (for “Agriculture”) on the hill behind the Colorado State University football stadium. The Air Force spirit mission took place in the ear-ly morning before the Air Force vs. CSU football game. The Rams won 20-6.• Oct. 28, 1954 – Pine Valley resident Earl Schwab writes to Secretary of the Air Force Har-old Talbott, protesting the Air Force’s decision to expand the Academy’s territory to all of Pine

Valley. Schwab was a Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce board member and helped bring the Academy to the area. His home becomes the dean of the faculty’s residence.• Oct. 28, 1983 - The Falcon Foundation do-nates the Gallery of Secretaries to the Academy. The portraits of the secretaries of the Air Force are given to the Academy Library.• Oct. 29, 1959 – An Academy-related epi-sode of the TV game show “To Tell the Truth” airs on CBS. Cadet George Nolde, a falconer and mem-ber of the Class of ’61, appears with the Acade-my’s first falcon, Mach 1. • Oct. 29, 2007 – The Vast Refuge Dharma Hall is dedicated as the Cadet Buddhist Chapel. The Buddhist sanctuary, downstairs in the Cadet Chapel, is the gift of the Frederick P. Lenz Foun-dation for American Buddhism and The Friends of Zen. One founder and the director of the Friends of Zen, Reverend Dai En Hi Fu George Wiley Burch, Class of ’59, organized fundraising through the Association of Graduates.• Oct. 29, 2012 – The Wings of Blue com-petes for the first time at U.S. Nationals in the four-way Advanced Formation Skydiving category. The Academy’s Formation Skydiving teams tied for first after 10 rounds and went to a jumpoff round for the first time in U.S. history to win Gold and Silver medals.• Oct. 29, 2013 – Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Class of ’76, and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody, con-duct an in-studio interview and town hall meeting broadcast on KAFA, the cadet radio station.• Oct. 30, 1962 – The Engineers’ Council for Professional Development accredits the Acade-my curriculum, leading to an Engineering Science major.• Oct. 30, 1975 – The Colorado Springs Ga-zette Telegraph publishes “Cadettes Will Get Some Pilot Training.”

60 years of Academy history

The Vast Refuge Dharma Hall is ded-icated as the Cadet Buddhist Chapel, Oct. 29, 2007. The Buddhist sanctuary is downstairs in the Cadet Chapel.

To submit a historical fact or achievement, call Steven Simon, the Academy’s graduate

and donor liaison, at 333-8827.

Class of ‘60 grad 1st Lt. Valmore Bourque was the first Academy grad killed in combat. He was shot down on Oct. 24, 1964 over Cambodia.

Academy graduates at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Cheyenne, Wyo., painted a large white “F” to the right of the “A” (for “Agriculture”) on the hill behind the Colorado State Univesity football stadium. The Air Force spirit mission took place in the early morning before the Air Force vs. CSU football game Oct. 27, 1979.

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ground trainer, simulated comprehen-sive aircraft navigation and aircraft pre-flight inspection.

“Our success would not have been pos-sible without the outstanding support the flying team receives from a host of Academy and Air Education and Training Command personnel but most specifically, the 557th Flying Training Squadron here,” Boyce said. “The 557th FTS staff spent countless hours training and mentoring the cadets on the flying team and providing logistical support. A huge thank you to all who support our flying team — You made our vic-tory possible.”

Academy breakdown• Cadet 1 Class George Antoniou placed sixth in navigation.• Antoniou placed first, Cadet 1st Class James Gehring second, Cadet 1st Class Dillon Garvin third, Cadet 1st Class Tra-verse Garvin fourth and Cadet 1st Class Robert Larson fifth, in power-off land-ing.• Traverse Garvin placed first, Antoni-ou second, Larson third, Dillon Garvin eighth and Cadet 2nd Class Brett Meyer 14th, in short field approach and landing.• Traverse Garvin placed first, Cadet 1st Class Nathan Dicky fourth, Cadet 1st Class Brit-ney Petrina sixth, Antoniou ninth and Dillon Garvin 11th, in message drop.• Larson placed first, Antoniou second, Ca-det 2nd Class Max Umland third, Cadet 1st Class Garrett Ellis fourth and Meyer seventh, in computer accuracy.

• Cadet 2nd Class Scott Lafferty placed first, Cadet 2nd Class Jonathan Hart second, Cadet 3rd Class Elliot Bucki third, Dicky fourth and Cadet 3rd Class Mark Gruschka fifth, in air-craft recognition.• Dillon Garvin placed first, Umland third and Cadet 3rd Class Christopher Beck fifth, in ground trainer.• Traverse Garvin placed first, Dillon Garvin second, Cadet 2nd Class Jacob Wulfson third,

Cadet 2nd Class Staci Colbachinni sixth and Cadet 1st Class James Gehring ninth, in simu-lated comprehensive aircraft navigation.• Cadet 1st Class Douglas Cole placed fourth, Lafferty fifth and Beck 10th, in aircraft pre-flight inspection.• Top pilot award went to Dillon Garvin. An-toniou placed second in this category, Larson third, Traverse Garvin fourth and Gehring ninth.

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Cadet 2nd Class Brett Meyer prepares to land a Cessna T-51 here during the National Intercollegiate Flying Association Re-gional Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference Oct. 14. The Academy hosted this year’s competition and scored first in overall school rankings, school flight events and school ground events.

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Falcons take down LobosBy John Van Winkle U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs

A fumble recovery by Falcon cornerback Gavin McHenry during a final play free-for-all sealed a 35-31 win over the New Mexico Lobos here Saturday.

Four quarters of action between Air Force and New Mexico was a ground war featuring option versus option rushing at-tacks, with only an occasional pass to keep the defensive backs from stacking the box. The teams ran the ball 126 times for a combined rushing output of 633 yards, but only attempted 19 passes.

Neither team got much of a lead, with Air Force scoring the go-ahead touchdown near the end of the third quarter when wide receiver Jalen Robinette pulled in a 50-yard pass from quarterback Kale Pearson. That put the Falcons up 35-28. New Mexico tried to counter the lead with a field goal on the next series, to make it 35-31.

“It was a good back and forth game and they played some good football,” said Falcons head coach Troy Calhoun.

Air Force’s final possession was a series of kneel downs, turn-ing the ball over on downs at the New Mexico 26-yard line with only six seconds left in the game.

With no timeouts left and down by four points, the Lobos had one shot at winning and 74 yards to go. Lobo quarterback La-mar Jordan took the snap and pitched it back to wide receiver Tyler Duncan, beginning a frenzy of option pitches between players, all in the hopes a Lobo could elude a tackle and make it to the end zone. The ball went between several Lobos, losing ground in the process until it was pitched back again to Dun-can, who lost the ball.

McHenry scooped up the ball at the 20-yard line, and began to look for blockers. Two Lobos were in the way, but fellow defensive back Christian Spears came in to take one of them out of the picture. Lobos running back Jhurell Pressley man-aged to get a hand on McHenry at the 4-yard line to slow him down. McHenry kept driving for the goal, but Lobos guard Eden Mahina came in to finish the tackle at the 1-yard line to end the game.

While McHenry didn’t score a touchdown, the game was de-cided as soon as he recovered the fumble, making it a 35-31 Falcon win.

“It was a heck of a game,” said New Mexico head coach Bob Davie. “That was three Air Force-New Mexico games in a row now that have come down to the last series of a game. We just can’t finish, we have to keep working and maybe our time will come.”

With the win, the Falcons advance to 5-2 overall and 3-2 in the Mountain West while New Mexico drops to 2-5 overall and 0-3 in the conference. After a bye week, the Falcons return to action Nov. 1 at to Army. With a win, the Falcons can bring home the Commander-in-Chief ’s trophy and become bowl-el-igible. Kickoff is 9:30 a.m. (MT.) The game is scheduled to be seen on CBS.

35-31 win advances Air Force to 5-2

Falcon wide receiver Jalen Robinette makes the game-winning catch against New Mexico defen-sive back Jason Boatright at Falcon Stadium Saturday.

Running back Jacobi Owens receives a handoff from quarterback Kale Pearson during the Acad-emy’s win over New Mexico.

PHOTOS BY BILL EVANS

FalconFootball

Falcon line-backer Jordan Pierce (center)

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wide receiver Teriyon Gipson at the Falcons

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Athletic Communications

Air Force diver Na-thaniel Zill-weger was named the W e s t e r n A t h l e t i c Conference Diver of the Week, Oct. 13-Monday.

Zillweger, a junior from, Ariz., won three of four diving events last weekend in helping the Falcons to four dual meet victories over North Dakota and South Dakota.

On Oct. 17, he set a new school record with a score of 345.20 points on the 1-meter board and then placed second on the 3-meter with a score of 268.40. On Saturday, he swept both events with a score of 317.70 on the 1-meter and 307.30 on the 3-meter.

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Falcons drop home contest to CSUBy Valerie PerkinAthletic Communications

Air Force volleyball dropped a straight-set deci-sion to sixth-ranked Colorado State Oct. 17 at the Academy, falling 25-17, 25-19, 25-23.

The Falcons were paced by junior Akokwe Clem-ent, who led all players on both sides of the net with 12 kills.

Clement was one of two Falcons to record dou-ble-digit kill totals, as classmate Maggie Sherrill added 10 kill. Fellow junior Taylor Parker hit a team-high .357, after tallying six kills on 14 swings and just one error. The juniors also added statisti-cal leads in digs (Rebecca Bates, 16) and blocks (Raquel Rosas, 3), while senior Hillary Keltner ac-counted for 32 of the team’s 37 assists.

The Rams opened the match on a 14-1 run, with the Falcons’ lone point coming off of a kill from Parker.

After a CSU serving error stopped the early run, Clement accounted for the next three offensive points for the Falcons. Parker and Sherrill strung together three straight kills putting the Falcons in double digits (18-10), while another kill from Parker sparked a 6-0 run that included a pair of kills from Sherrill. Clement added three kills in the closing minutes, as CSU took the opening set 25-17.

The Falcons found themselves in another early hole to start the second set, as Colorado State jumped out to a 13-6 lead.

Rosas accounted for two of the Flacons’ points in the opening segment, putting down a kill and assisting with Sherrill on a block. A kill by Keltner helped the Falcons cut the deficit and they pulled

within four at the 13-9 mark, but CSU scored the next four.

Backed by a pair of blocks from Clement and Rosas, Air Force responded with 6-0 run to pull within two (17-15). The Rams extended their lead by scoring the next four points, and although freshman Shelley Spires accounted for three kills, the Falcons dropped the second set by a 25-19 margin.

The squads traded points to open the third set, while Parker put down a kill and assisted on a block (Keltner) to help Air Force take a 9-7 ad-vantage. Parker added another kill (10-9), while Sherrill (11-10) and Rosas (12-11) helped the Fal-cons maintain a one-point advantage. After CSU regained the lead at 13-12, senior Victoria Foster put down a kill and assisted on a block (Parker) in her first action of the night to help Air Force retake the lead at 15-13. CSU evened the set two points later, but three straight kills from Sherrill put the Falcons back up by two (18-16, 19-17, 20-18). The Rams once again evened the score and, despite kills from Foster and Clement, edged out a 25-23 win to complete the sweep.

“We’re always disappointed with a loss,” head coach Matt McShane said. “But, against the num-ber six 6 team in the nation ... and that is a re-ally good, solid team ... I think we pushed them. We made them make some errors and we weren’t afraid to hit at them. I think we played with cour-age and consistency. Overall, we had a really good match. It’s hard to say when you lose 3-0, but you have to look at the positives. I’m pleased with our skill and determination. There was a fire on the court we haven’t seen very much lately, so I’m ready to play again next week.”

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“Especially in terms of leader-ship,” he said. “I think our core val-ues can definitely be translated to the civilian world. They’re what we embody here but aren’t exclusive to the Air Force in terms of the impact they can have on an organization, especially when it comes to integ-rity. A lot of missteps you see in the business world involve a lack of in-tegrity.”

Cadet 2nd Class Vaughn Camp-bell, a soaring instructor pilot, said it’s essential veterans continue to re-ceive support from their family and the military community when tran-sitioning out of the military.

“We need to continually receive support from fellow wingmen when we’re on active duty with and estab-lish good connections within our own family to fix challenges and conditions such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder,” he said. “The more resources veterans have when exit-ing the military, the easier it will be for them to better their situations.”

Sullenberger received the Out-standing Cadet in Airmanship Award and earned a bachelor’s de-gree in psychology while he was a cadet here. He said the Academy was challenging for good reason and provided a valuable education.

“For me it was the realization it can’t just be about me,” he said. “We have an obligation to our ser-vice, squadron and our society. It’s a civic duty; it’s about serving a cause

greater than one self. I think that thought process and awareness is a big part of what military service is all about.”

In 2009, Sullenberger received the Col. James Jabara Award for Air-manship and last visited the Acade-my in 2013 to attend his graduating class’s 40-year reunion.

“I certainly knew I wanted to fly at a very young age,” he said. “I chose the Academy because I thought, ‘what better way to fly than fly high performance jets in the Air Force?’ I also felt an obligation to serve, just like my father’s generation did.”

Sullenberger was piloting an Air-bus 320 from New York’s LaGuar-dia Airport Jan. 15, 2009, when his

plane suffered a double bird strike taking out both engines shortly af-ter takeoff. He landed Flight 1549 on the Hudson River after realizing it was impossible to land at another airport. All passengers survived.

Sullenberger was an F-4 Phan-tom pilot for five years and a US Airways commercial pilot for 30. He was able to remain calm amid the horror on Flight 1549, and at-tributes his composure to learning how to control stress throughout

his experiences. “It’s still a shock,” he told cadets.

“There is no training for something like that. I think my life experiences helped me prepare as well as one can for something so unanticipated. The fact that I was able to maintain a professional calmness and had the discipline to focus clearly on the task at hand is what was impor-tant.”

Sullenberger is a resident of Dan-ville, Calif.

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Retired US Airways Capt. Chesley Sullenberger, who saved 155 lives on Flight 1549 after a heroic emer-gency landing on the Hudson River in 2009, visits cadets here Oct. 20.

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Ethnic heritage chairpersons needed The 10th Air Base Wing seeks volunteer chairpersons for Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, May 1-31; Hispan-ic Heritage Month, Sept. 15-Oct. 15 October; and National Disability Employment Aware-ness Month, Oct. 1-31. Call 333-6374 for more information.

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Is there grime under your automobile’s steer-ing wheel, crud hiding under your seat and greasy dirt caked on your door jam? From bumpers to windows to grills, the Auto Shop detailing service will clean it all. Basic detail-ing, $30-$65; complete interior, $90; complete exterior, $80-$110; interior and exterior, $150.

Call 333-4752 to schedule an appointment.Whether you work on your vehicle yourself

or prefer to turn the work over to profession-al mechanics, the value you’ll get from the Academy’s Auto Shop cannot be beat. Our professional mechanics continue to update their education, and our equipment is state of the art. From oil changes to alignments, tires and struts, battery changes to checking the engine light, the Auto Shop pros can take care of it all.

Mechanical services include: spin balance, brake lathe, flat repair, strut compress, bat-tery charge, power steering flush, nitrogen fill, power push, alignment check, two and four-wheel alignments, specialty alignments, air conditioning service, mount and tire balance, seasonal tire swap and etc.

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Installing AtHoc Notifier: download the AtHoc Notifier app from the Apple App or Google Play stores; when the download is complete, enter your email (.mil or .edu) ad-dress; from the email, click verify now to verify validity of usage; and go to your mo-bile device and add your organizational code (xqpz).

10th Force Support Squadron events• Woodshop orientation: Saturday, 5:30 p.m.: Before taking part in woodshop classes or working on projects, you must attend this safety course.• Beginner rock climbing: Nov. 1, 8 a.m.: Learn the basics of rock climbing. $60 for those 9

and above. All minors must be accompanied by an adult. Fee includes gear, guide and trans-portation.• Functional fitness: Improve your performance on the job and for everyday physical tasks. Join us noon, Monday – Friday. $7.10 each day, $50 monthly and $75 for unlimited schedule. • Water aerobics: Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:30-2:30 p.m.; Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Thursdays, 5-6 p.m.: $35 for 10 classes• Intramural basketball: Intramural and over-30 leagues start in November. Call 333-4078 for more information.• Horse lease program: The winter lease pro-gram allows Academy personnel to enjoy the benefits of having a horse of their own for an entire season. $200. For more information, call 472-8639.• Library Teen Advisory Board: Seventh through 12th grade students interested in de-veloping leadership skills and contributing to their community can join. Call 333-4665 for more information.• Falcon Running Club: The Falcon Running Club is back on the road every Wednesday. The 5-kilometer course starts and finishes at the Falcon Club with a special discounted runner’s menu in the pub after the run.• Equipment Orientation Class: Fridays, 9 a.m., at the Fitness Center. Staff explain proper use of fitness machines and equipment. Call 333-4169 to register. • Newcomer Orientation: Every third Thursday of the month, 9 a.m. Mandatory for all new staff. Call 333-4169 for more information.• Polaris Perk Coffee Shop: Open 7 a.m-7 p.m., Mon.-Fri., in Arnold Hall.• Falcon Football tickets: Lower level, L5, $28 per person. Regular price is $45; Mezzanine level-M4, $18 per person, Regular price is $30, for most games; Air Force vs. Navy tickets are $50-60. Call Colorado R&R ITT at 333-7367 for more information.• Football Sundays at Bowling Alley: Enjoy football on every TV screen. Two games and a burger combo, $10. Call 333-4709 for more information. • Free casual and quick hikes: Wed., 9 a.m. Call Outdoor Rec at 333-4475 for more in-formation.

Cadet ChapelBUDDHIST Service: Sunday, 10 a.m.Meditation: Thursday, 6:20 p.m.

PROTESTANTTraditional, Sunday, 9:30 a.m.Contemporary, Sunday, 11 a.m.

CATHOLIC Mass: Sunday, 10 a.m.Daily Mass: Mon. - Thurs.,5:30 p.m. Confession: Sunday, 9 a.m. Adoration Confession, Wednesday, 4:30-5:20 p.m.

JEWISHShabbat, 7 pm., Kiddush dinner, 7:45 p.m.

MUSLIMJumah Prayers, Friday, 12:30 p.m.

Community Center ChapelCATHOLIC WORSHIP Mass: Saturday, 4 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m. Tues-day - Friday, 11:30 a.m. Reconciliation: Saturday, 3 p.m. Formation Classes: For students in grades K-8. Sunday, 10:15-11:30 a.m., September-May.

PROTESTANT WORSHIP SERVICESunday, 10:30 a.m.Religious Education: Sunday, 9 a.m., pre-school through adults.

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