52nd GRADUATING CLASS OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY VOL. 50 ISSUE 21 MAY 26, 2010 2 GRADUATION 2010 May 26, 2010 Class of 2010: America is in your hands now

By Lt. Gen. Mike Gould endurance ... about what it takes to be Most importantly, as you depart Academy Superintendent a leader of character! the Academy, I encourage you to As we look back and recognize all remember the love and pride you feel To the Academy Class of 2010… you have achieved, we should also around you today from family and Congratulations! This is your day. look forward to the future — to recog- friends, classmates and teammates, This is a day you will remember nize all you will accomplish in the from the faculty and staff who for the rest of your lives. Each one of coming years. supported you — and from me, Paula you has spent the last four, some of I’m not going to guarantee an easy and the entire senior staff. We are, you five, years learning, training, future. We are a nation at war. We are indeed, proud of each and every one of preparing and giving everything engaged in a global ideological you! you’ve got and more to be here with struggle against some of the most Now, as you leave Colorado your classmates to finally celebrate this dangerous and unpredictable enemies Springs, and look in your rearview day together. Today your persistence this nation has ever faced. This is not mirror, I encourage you to remember and selfless dedication over the years the Cold War into which I was the people of this community who has meaning, because on this day you commissioned. But someone has to hosted you and supported you from can say, “I am a second lieutenant in raise their hand and say, “Send me.” day one. They are your sponsor fami- the United States Air Force.” This is And each one of you has selflessly lies, the fans who cheered you on at the day you join the long blue line as a done that today. sporting events and the strangers who military officer. At the Air Force Academy you ate, gave you a pat on the back when you sibility of protecting and defending the You are the 52nd class to graduate, slept and breathed what it takes and were around town in uniform. The Constitution of the United States and and it’s a special honor for Paula and what it means to be a leader of char- wonderful people of Colorado Springs the American people. From what I’ve me to share this experience with you. acter. Now it’s time to live it. From welcomed you with open arms on in- witnessed with this special class, I am Over the years, you have learned about today forward, you will demonstrate processing day and they celebrate with confident the American people are in the Air Force — its history, traditions, the unique responsibilities you are you now as you graduate. good hands. Congratulations, 2010! great personalities, evolution and our now charged with and demonstrate We expect great things from you future. But, just as importantly, you how and why the world relies on the in the years to come. The well-being of learned about yourselves ... about your judgment and integrity of the U.S. our nation is in your hands. For today, strength ... your commitment ... your military’s officer corps. you take on the extraordinary respon- To responsibly inform and educate the Academy community and the public about the Air Force Academy Lt. Gen. Mike Gould — AOG congratulates Class of 2010 Academy Superintendent Lt. Col. Brett Ashworth — By William “T.”Thompson, Esq. ‘73 Integrity First, Service Before Self and Director of Public Affairs 2nd Lt. Meredith Kirchoff — President and CEO, Excellence in All We Do. You will Association of Graduates Chief of Internal Information now take your place as a member of [email protected] this impressive group. Staff Sgt. Don Branum — NCOIC of Internal Information To the Class of 2010, I want to The world into which you are [email protected] extend my enthusiastic congratula- graduating is a challenging one. The Butch Wehry — Senior Staff Writer tions on behalf of the Association of country is in two wars, and we are [email protected] Ann Patton — Staff Writer Graduates and welcome you as besieged by the threat of terrorism. [email protected] members of the Long Blue Line. You Yet, the leadership training you have Denise Navoy — Graphic Designer are the 52nd class to graduate and we received and the values you have The Academy Spirit is published by Colorado Springs are proud to have you take your place accepted gives our country the Military Newspaper Group, a private firm in no way con- nected with the U.S. Air Force, under exclusive written among the 42,000 graduates who have highest confidence in your abilities to contract with the U.S. Air Force Academy. This civilian gone before you. We know that it has protect and persevere. enterprise Air Force newspaper is an authorized publica- tion for members of the U.S. military services. Contents of taken four demanding years of your Let me recognize your vision and the Academy Spirit are not necessarily the official views life, but you are now well-equipped to commitment to stay involved and of, or endorsed by, the U.S. government, the Department of Defense or the Department of the Air Force. serve your country with great distinc- connected to the institution through The appearance of advertising in this publication, tion. your Project Twenty Ten initiative. including inserts or supplements, does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense, the Those graduates who have gone You are setting a standard of support Department of the Air Force, or Colorado Springs Military before you have created a noble and of war. Finally, we honor the 174 to the Academy that will be historic Newspaper Group, of the products or services advertised. illustrious heritage of which you Everything advertised in this publication shall be made graduates who have made the ulti- and sustained for years to come. available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to should be rightly proud. Most mate sacrifice and have their names Thank you for joining with the race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital sta- impressively, this legacy has been tus, physical handicap, political affiliation or any other inscribed on the War Memorial. Association of Graduates to support nonmerit factor of the purchaser, user or patron. The print- achieved in a short 56 years. In a rela- Our graduates have gone on to the many cadet programs that you er reserves the right to reject any advertisements. tively brief period of time, the have had an opportunity to experi- Editorial content is edited, prepared and provided by achieve great heights — literally! In the U.S. Air Force Academy Directorate of Public Affairs. Academy has become one of our fact, 39 graduates have become astro- ence: the leadership and character The editor reserves the right to edit articles to conform country’s premier institutions and nauts and one, until very recently, programs, the conferences and to Air Force policy and Associated Press style. All pho- tos are U.S. Air Force photos unless otherwise indicated. you are about to become a part of that held the record for the longest walk symposiums, intramurals and cadet Send submissions to: HQ USAFA/PAI, 2304 Cadet rich tradition. in space. 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They are members of the are helping to ensure that they enjoy tising is 634-5905. 535 have become general officers, clergy, teachers, college presidents, a better opportunity than you have Deadline for all stories is noon Friday, one week including 30 four-star generals and prior to the desired publication date. Refer questions to and aviation professionals. Our grad- enjoyed, just as prior grads have the Academy Spirit editor at 333-8823. three Air Force chiefs of staff. uates have served as political leaders ensured that you have had opportuni- The Academy Spirit also accepts story Our graduates are true war ties that didn’t exist when we were submissions by fax at 333-4094 or by e-mail: pa.news- at all levels in the country, including paper@ usafa.af.mil. heroes who have won Medals of Congress. And they have served in cadets. Honor and numerous Distinguished the highest appointed positions of The AOG is proud to welcome Flying Crosses and Silver Stars. We our national government. you as members of the Long Blue are proud that two of the three Air Yes, Air Force Academy graduates Line and we stand ready to assist you Cover Photo by Staff Sgt. Don Branum Force aces in Vietnam were Academy are in leadership positions in any way we can. Contact us at 2009-2010 academic year wing commanders graduates, and we respect and admire throughout our great nation — all www.usafa.org whenever we can be of Nathan Dial, left and Andrew VanTimmeren the 36 graduates who were prisoners subscribing to the core values of service. May 26, 2010 GRADUATION 2010 3 Joint Chiefs chairman to give commencement

Academy Public Affairs and how we raise them and reward their creativity is Navy staff and the staff of the secretary of defense. the key to our success,” Admiral Mullen said in a 2009 Admiral Mullen obtained a Master of Science The chairman of the address at the National Defense University. “What degree in Operations Research from the Naval Joint Chiefs of Staff is do they want? And you probably already know this: Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., and also scheduled to give the They want responsibility. They want the chance to graduated from the Advanced Management Program commencement speech make good and to do good. They want you to care at the Harvard Business School. for this year’s graduation not for them, but about them.” During the first half of 2005, he served as ceremony. Prior to becoming the Chairman of the Joint commander of NATO’s Joint Force Command Naples Navy Adm. Mike Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mullen served as the 28th Chief and commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe, leading Mullen, a 1968 U.S. Naval of Naval Operations, the Navy’s top uniformed leader the Alliance’s peacekeeping operations in the Balkans Academy graduate, was and representative to the Joint Chiefs, from 2003 to and its training mission in Iraq. sworn in as the 17th Joint 2004. Since taking office as Joint Chief’s chairman in Chiefs chairman Oct. 1, His Navy career started aboard the destroyer October 2007, Admiral Mullen has focused his efforts 2007. In that role, he is U.S.S. Collett for duty as anti-submarine officer, where on three main priorities: defending vital national the highest-ranking Admiral Mike Mullen then-Ensign Mullen deployed to the Western Pacific interests in the Middle East; resetting, revitalizing officer in the U.S. Armed and participated in combat operations off the coast and reconstituting the Armed Forces; and properly Forces and the President’s principal military adviser. of Vietnam. He served aboard six other warships, balancing global risk. He has placed significant This event marks the first time the Academy will three as the commanding officer; and as an admiral, emphasis on the expansion of counterinsurgency host the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the he commanded the U.S.S. George Washington Strike warfare training and resources and was an early advo- graduation speaker. Group and the U.S. Second Fleet. His tours ashore have cate for a greater focus on operations in Afghanistan. “Within the ranks of (our) young officers lies the been focused in the areas of resourcing and personnel He now considers that warto be the U.S. military’s future of our military and the future of our security, and included duty with the Bureau of Personnel, the “main effort.” 4 GRADUATION 2010 May 26, 2010 The Wolverines take Academy recognizes more outstanding squadron top squadron honors performances By Staff Sgt. Don Branum Academy Public Affairs Outstanding Outstanding Cadet Squadron 19 won the Outstanding Squadron of the Year Squadron Squadron award Friday for the 2009-2010 Academic Leadership and Academic year. Achievement Scholarship The squadron took first place in military and academic performance and ended up in fourth place overall for Outstanding Outstanding athletics to earn the award. “That was our goal the whole time,” Squadron Squadron said Cadet 1st Class Emma Drill & Cere- Military Przybyslawski, cadet squadron monies Comp Proficiency commander for CS 19 and a native of his role in helping CS 19 achieve San Antonio. top squadron honors. The outstanding squadron award “Major Pike is on top of every encompasses military performance in thing, which is nice because he Outstanding Outstanding areas such as marching and inspections, made sure everyone got recognition,” she Squadron Squadron academic performance through grade said. point averages and athletic perform- “We got really lucky to win this,” Intercollegiate Core Values ance through intramural competition Cadet Cook said. “We’re lucky that and physical and aerobic fitness tests, Emma and (Cadet 1st Class) Jason Fung said Maj. Dave Pike, CS 19’s air officer were our squadron commanders, and Outstanding commanding. we’re lucky that we had great senior Outstanding Cadet Przybyslawski credited Cadet leadership the entire year.” Squadron Squadron 1st Class Brent Whiteman of Scottsdale, Major Pike has been the AOC for Athletic Intramural Ariz., and Cadet 2nd Class Dave Cook CS 19 for approximately two years. He Excellence of Hastings, Neb., with helping the will pin on lieutenant colonel Thursday, squadron achieve the award but added the same day that he relinquishes that everyone in the squadron played a command of the squadron in a change- Outstanding Group- 2nd Group role. She also thanked Major Pike for of-command ceremony.

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May 26, 2010 GRADUATION 2010 5 Top graduates honored for accomplishments

By Academy Spirit Staff Bradford Waldie Austin Krohn Outstanding Cadet in Economics Outstanding Cadet in Powered Flight The Class of 2010’s top graduates were honored for Michael Albert Sean Foote their achievements at the Individual Awards Ceremony Outstanding Cadet in Engineering Outstanding Cadet in Soaring Monday in Clune Arena. Jonathan Tellefsen Peter Sohm Cadet 1st Class Bradford Waldie is this year’s overall Outstanding Cadet in Electrical Engineering Outstanding Cadet in Social Sciences top graduate, earning a 3.348 physical performance Shane Fink Rexford Pearce average, a 3.404 military performance average, and a 3.97 Outstanding Cadet in English Outstanding Cadet in Space Operations cumulative grade point average. Katherine Heflin William Percoski Cadet 1st Class Austin McKinney earned best Outstanding Cadet in Environmental Engineering Outstanding Cadet in Systems Engineering academic performance with a cumulative GPA of 3.98 Corey Lohmiller Anthony Mitchell and a major GPA of 4.0. Cadet McKinney majored in Outstanding Cadet in Foreign Area Studies Outstanding Cadet in Systems Engineering Management Management, with a minor in Spanish. Bradford Waldie Ivando Arroyo Cadet 1st Class Timothy Mergen is this year’s top Outstanding Cadet in Geosciences Outstanding Cadet in Western Language Minor military performer earning a military performance Kyle Schemenaur Austin McKinney average of 3.446, and Cadet 1st Class Brittany Morreale Outstanding Cadet in History Outstanding Cadet in Character earned the scholar athlete of the year award with a Franklin Nesselhuf Gregory Cappuzzo physical performance average of 3.106. Outstanding Cadet in Humanities Outstanding Cadet Citizenship Qualifications for the top awards are scored on a Bradford Waldie Shawn Killpack four-point system similar to grade point averages. Outstanding Cadet in Intercollegiate Speech Comp Outstanding Cadet Summer Wing Commander Other individual awards this year went to these Brandon Paquette Kevin Van Hook II Cadets 1st Class: Outstanding Cadet in Legal Studies Outstanding Cadet Fall Wing Commander Outstanding Cadet in Aeronautical Engineering Benjamin Joelson Nathan Dial Nicholas Carter Outstanding Cadet in Management Outstanding Cadet Spring Wing Commander Outstanding Cadet in Airmanship Austin McKinney Andrew VanTimmermen Brandon Burfeind Outstanding Cadet in Mathematics Outstanding Cadet Group Commander Outstanding Cadet in Astronautical Engineering Millie Mays Madison Burgess Thomas Sukut Outstanding Cadet in Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Cadet Honor Committee Chairperson Outstanding Cadet in Basic Sciences Erinn Scott Tyler Keener Daniel Fulcoly Outstanding Cadet in Meteorology Outstanding Cadet Squadron Commander Outstanding Cadet in Behavioral Sciences and Cameron Rochelle Emma Przybyslawski Leadership Outstanding Cadet in Military History Outstanding Cadet Flight Commander Alicia Bouges Franklin Nesselhuf John Avvett II Outstanding Cadet in Biology Outstanding Cadet in Military Strategic Studies Outstanding Cadet Element Leader Jonathan Wieninger William Kirk, III Robert Lystrup Outstanding Cadet in Chemistry Outstanding Cadet in National Security Studies Outstanding Cadet Who Best Exemplifies the Highest Matthew Haugseth Timothy Mergen Ideals of Loyalty, Integrity and Courage Outstanding Cadet in Civil Engineering Outstanding Cadet in Operations Research John Oliphint IV Rachel Crawford Matthew Bradwick Outstanding Cadet, United States Air Force Academy Outstanding Cadet in Communications Outstanding Cadet in Parachuting Preparatory School Graduate Matthew Ross Joseph Valdez, Jr. Anthony Mitchell Outstanding Cadet in Computer Engineering Outstanding Cadet in Philosophy Outstanding Former Regular Enlisted Cadet Robert Rivera Jarrod Huffman Graduating with Highest Class Honors Outstanding Cadet in Computer Science Outstanding Cadet in Physics Jonathan Weininger Gregory Masters, Jr. Daniel O’Keefe Outstanding Cadet in Physical Education Outstanding Cadet in Eastern Language Minor Outstanding Cadet in Political Science David Miller AMERICA

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Graduation Year Our graduation year is boldly placed at the top of our crest, clearly identifying this crest as 2010's. Flag The 10 visible stars and 10 visible Eagle The eagle, the proud symbol of our stripes of the flag remind our class of nation, is posed aggressively on our the people who have gone before us crest, clenching the saber. Just as the and those who will go after us in eagle is ready to strike, so must we defense of our great nation-and most be preparedto respond to our nation's importantly, our freedom. call at a moment's notice. Aircraft The B-52 is the plane that flew over at our Acceptance Parade at the end of Sabre Basic Training. That parade symbol- The eagle's grasping of the saber links our ized our completion of Beast and our crest to the crest of our legacy class, 1970, acceptance into the cadet wing. This and our desire to follow their example of plane holds a special meaning to the selflessly defending our nation. members of 2010, and also represents our class, the 52nd class to graduate.

Polaris Class motto This symbol serves as a guiding "Vires Intra" is Latin for our class motto, light for all those who came before "Strength Within". Our motto captures the us and will undoubtedly be the incredible bravery shown by our class same for all those who follow long exemplar, 2nd Lt Frank Luke Jr, whose bold after we are gone. actions in the face of capture and death helped shape the victory of the allied forces during WWI. Class Year LII, Roman Numerals representing the Chapel 52nd class to graduate from the Air Force Academy. Serves as a reminder of the beautiful place we live in now and the beauty we will fight to protect in the future.

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Wayne Black IV, Ryan in England at Oxford University in the fall. Cadet 1st Kerns, Mark Poppler, Gabriel Staples and Joseph Ulisse Class Bradford Waldie earned the Truman Scholarship will begin their graduate studies at the University of and the Holaday Scholarship, and is also bound for Oxford Colorado at Colorado Springs. University. Cadet 1st Class Austin McKinney is bound for Four graduating cadets have received the University the University of London in the United Kingdom after of Maryland Scholarship at University of Maryland’s winning a Marshall Scholarship. Cadet McKinney is one School of Public Policy. An important selection criterion of only 40 students in the United States awarded the is a continuing interest in public policy and service in the Marshall Scholarship. public sector and this program awards a master’s in public Several nationally competitive and endowed schol- policy. Those cadets are Blake Duffy, Andrea Fantacone, Photo by Johnny Wilson arships are sending graduating firsties off to schools in Cadet 1st Class Christopher Horn examines an Austin Krohn and Sean Peters. Europe and around the United States, including Gerhart ionic liquid in a chemistry laboratory at the Michah Paul and Trenton West will put their aero- Scholarship recipient John Rice to La Sorbonne University, Academy March 15, 2010. Cadet Horn is one of 12 nautical engineering and research skills to work at the France; Lawson Scholarship recipient Matthew Ross to cadets selected to attend medical school after University of Washington, a top 25 engineering univer- the Naval Postgraduate School; Nutter Scholarship recip- graduation. sity, via the university’s aeronautical engineering fellow- ient Daniel O’Keffe to Purdue University; and Wolfe Rice University has seven engineering majors slated ship. Scholarship recipient Franklin Nesselhuf to University of for grad school. They are Matthew Guertin, Eric Herbort, Several of the graduating cadets have been tapped for Northern Texas. Millie Mays, Darren Montes, Anthony Puntel, Kathleen medical school at institutions across the United States. They The Massachusetts Institute of Technology awaits Schjodt and Thomas Sukut. Cadets Herbert and Mays are are Benjamin Fox, James Gullo, Charlers Haller, Theodore eleven graduates: Jay Beesemyer, Matthew Bradwick, Draper Fellows and will conduct research at Johnson Hart, Christopher Horn, Daniel Hurtt, Kyle Maier, Nicholas Carter, Thomas Chiasson, Jane Evans, Shane Fink, Space Center in Houston, Texas. Christopher Ng, Alexander Paladino, Andrew Pan and Daniel Fulcoly, Alexander Horrell, Matthew Knutson, Additionally, 15 cadets were selected to begin general Rexford Pearce. Additionally, Kelsey Yip’s post-gradua- Michael O’Conner and Benjamin Saunders. graduate work at the Air Force Institute of Technology tion assignment is the Vanderbilt University School of Harvard University is the next stop for five graduates in the Graduate School Program to study a wide range Nursing. who have received scholarships to the John F. Kennedy of technical fields, ultimately preparing them to become As we remain engaged in two wars, we cannot lose School of Government: Michael Albert, Nathan Dial, future faculty members at the Academy. These cadets our focus on the need to develop our future leaders. Army Andrew Werner, Brent Whiteman and Aaron Widener, are Ryan Forystek, Ryan Gaunt, Michael Koslow, Matthew Gen. David Petraeus, current Commander of the U.S. who received the Bradley Scholarship. Lipscomb, Matthew Ludwig, Gregory Masters, Lucille Central Command and previous commanding general of Three others earned the Superintendent’s RAND McMinn, Andrew McPherson, Jonathan Miller, Trevor Multi-National Force-Iraq, frequently points to his grad- Ph.D. Scholarship at the Pardee RAND Graduate School Miller, Anthony Mitchell, Istvan Prileszky, Jason Shank, uate educational opportunities as the most formative in in Santa Monica, Calif., for a doctoral degree in policy Robert Steigerwald and Katherine Wallace. his professional maturation. The deliberate development analysis: M. Tyler Haugseth, Jonathan Klenk and Through the Acquisition Accession Program, several of the next general officers must focus on education and Haralambos “Bobby” Theologis. cadets majoring in everything from biochemistry to engi- the 96 cadets mentioned above are continuing down a The Class of 2010 was awarded two Fulbright neering to behavioral sciences are bound for graduate leadership growth path that prepares them for success Scholarships, the flagship international scholarship school. This program sends graduating cadets to the Air in both the Air Force and joint environments. We must program sponsored by the U.S. government. David Force Institute of Technology and select civilian univer- continually develop our intellectual capital if we expect Corpman will begin studies in China, while Jarrod sities. These cadets are Chloe Angello, John Avrett II, to maintain our standing as the world’s best air, space Huffman travels to India. 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By 2nd Lt. Meredith Kirchoff of Lindsay’s. “She was one of those people who never “I saw the sun coming up on my way to work this Academy Public Affairs gave up on a situation or a person. There was always a morning and for some reason thought of you and how solution.” you could light up a room ... missing you,” a friend On Dec. 21, 2007, Cadet The 100 butterfly was Lindsay’s specialty in the wrote on her Facebook wall just a few days ago. 3rd Class Lindsay Brown was pool, but her desire for the team to be a tight knit group In light of graduation, a 2009 Academy graduate and killed in a car accident while was undoubtedly her greatest contribution said Casey squadronmate wrote, “Your picture keeps popping up, on leave in her hometown. To Converse, Air Force head swimming coach. miss you tons. You’d be graduating soon and would this day, her memory is alive “The difference between when she was alive on have made a great officer.” and her influence powerful in the team and after she passed away was that we really Lindsay’s life is commemorated in numerous ways the lives of those she touched. came together,” said Cadet 1st Class Meghan Wildner, at the Academy. The annual Lindsay Brown memorial Lindsay would have a close friend of Lindsay’s who will go on to be a commu- triathlon is a hosted by the Academy’s triathlon team graduated today as a member nications officer following graduation. “She always every fall in memory of Lindsay’s drive and dedication, of the Class of 2010. A native wanted to have a really close team, and we really pushed according to the team’s website. The swimming and of Rockledge, Fla., she grew for that because we know that’s what she would have diving team’s most inspirational award is now called the up on the pool deck swim- wanted.” Lindsay Brown award in honor of Lindsay’s influence ming competitively for most “Casey thinks our class was so pivotal, but I realize on the team. of her life. At the Academy, she was a member of Cadet that it was really because Lindsay brought us together “The swimmers vote for someone in each class that Squadron 05 and the women’s swimming and diving even though she wasn’t there,” echoed Cadet Eddy, who they think contributes towards great team unity,” Coach team. She is remembered by classmates, teammates, will go on to pilot training at Columbus Air Force Base, Converse said. “This person is more about what kind coaches and instructors for her infectious enthusiasm Miss. of team we have rather than who is the fastest swimmer and eternal optimism. Facebook pages don’t go away when someone dies. — it is more about their contributions to the team.” “She was always smiling. Regardless of whether or Lindsay Brown’s page is littered with memories and Relayed by many of her friends is Lindsay’s motto, not she was upset about something she was never angry. encouragement in the messages written to her from something that showcases and summarizes her atti- It was always, ‘Ok, we’ve got to fix this,’” said Cadet 1st the time she passed away, and the messages haven’t tude on life, “When you put your pants on, put your smile Class Solange Eddy, a friend, classmate and teammate stopped yet. on, and everyone will have a great day.” Judo fighter faces uncertain future with courage

By Ann Patton “I wanted to come here since the second grade,” as a cadet, and optimistic about what may come his Academy Spirit staff he said. “I kind of grew up with it in my backyard.” way after he joins the Long Blue Line. As a two-degree, he focused on qualifying for the “I loved coaching,” he said. “Teaching a move Cadet 1st Class Joshua World Class Athlete program for the Air Force. He and seeing teammates win the match is more fulfilling Lopez started practicing trained regularly at the U.S. Olympic Training Center than winning myself.” judo in the fifth grade. and arranged for judo team members to practice and Teammate Cadet 1st Class Nolan Brock said he While in high school, at work out there as well. His father, Colorado Springs benefited from Cadet Lopez’s expertise. Saint Mary’s, he coached Police Detective Ron Lopez, served as one of several “He was always willing to help out to make the area youth in the Colorado judo coaches both on and off the Academy. team better and keep the team really fresh,” he said. Springs Parks and Re- “He pretty much got it started from scratch,” said Cadet Lopez said he wants the club to continue creation Department and Cadet 1st Class Steve Mudrinich, Cadet Lopez’s team- to grow. He also carries no small amount of enthu- the Police Athletic League mate and roommate. “He made it happen.” siasm for management, both his major and desired and gave a taste of the sport Cadet Mudrinich said his roommate certainly career field. to students at the Colorado was Olympic Judo material. “I love working with people. The key is to work School for the Deaf and “A year or more of training and he would have been with their specialties,” he said. Blind in addition to at that level,” he said. Cadet Lopez continues to keep a notebook of competing. However, after a knee operation that went wrong, ideas for entrepreneurial ideas and said his dream At the Academy Preparatory School, he was a Cadet Lopez’s future is no longer certain. His future would be to start his own business and earn a Master member of the wrestling team, and at the Academy is on hold as he awaits a decision that may disqualify of Business Administration degree. proper, he wrestled and helped revive the cadet Judo him from receiving a commission once he graduates. “All I can do is focus and move forward. The Club, which now numbers well over 30. “It would be the hardest thing for me to accept,” Academy has set me up to be successful in anything Cadet Lopez set the Academy as his goal at a he said. I do,” he said. “It’s been an amazing experience, and young age. Nonetheless, he remains positive about his time I wouldn’t trade it for the world.”

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By Ann Patton Colonel Brooks, the Eagles Club adviser, said the Academy Spirit staff cadets’ dedication is readily apparent to others both on and off base. Scoutmaster Lt. Col. Chris Brooks was putting “These are two of the most selfless cadets I’ve some Boy Scouts from his troop through basic life- known in my seven years at the Academy,” he said. saving techniques in the diving end of the cadet pool “Their labors were labors of love. They were having when Cadet 1st Class David Arlington, an Eagle Scout, a great time thinking and executing what they wanted spotted the Scoutmaster’s uniform. That chance to for the club and for scouts in the local area.” encounter sparked what is now the Eagles Club, char- He added the Boy Scouts of America Council for tered in October 2008. the Pikes Peak Region is fully aware of the potential Cadet Arlington and squadmate Cadet 1st Class to help area children who see the glass and steel of the Chris Kopp, of Cadet Squadron 39, started the process Academy but have little or no way to connect with of forming the club, which last year contributed 14,000 cadets. hours of service to area Scouts and non-Scouts in the David Arlington Chris Kopp “When the local boys and girls see these bright local community. young men and women cadets in the club wanting to “We thought ‘Wow, Look at the huge resource it,” Cadet Kopp said of the community’s response. give them a day in the snow or have fun with them we have,’” Cadet Kopp said about his first meeting with “We’re swamped.” around a bonfire, they start to develop feelings that Cadet Arlington. Cadets Arlington and Kopp started out their this is ‘their’ Academy, too, and the cadets are ‘their’ The Eagles Club started out with a core group of Scouting careers as Cub Scouts, Cadet Arlington in cadets,” Colonel Brooks said. He feels the focus, self- 10 cadets. They contacted other cadets by word of Alaska and Cadet Kopp in Georgia. Both became confidence and insight into new solutions to old prob- mouth and e-mail. About 100 former Boy Scouts, Eagle Scouts. lems learned through Scouting is good preparation Girl Scouts and non-Scout cadets attended the first “I started in third grade and stuck with it ever for military life. club meeting. since,” Cadet Kopp said. “It gave me a sense of self. It “These are traits that make good officers, so there’s Club members volunteer with swimming lessons, sounded fun, and I made lots of friends.” no getting around that the Scout-cadet mix is good guest speaking, camp-outs, merit badge counseling, Cadet Arlington remembers being in Pack 219 and healthy,” he said. participation in Scout expos and tours and as rangers in elementary school and Webelos Troop 230. Cadet Kopp, a behavioral sciences major, will at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, N.M. Members He, too, credits Scouting for building his leadership attend pilot training after graduation, and Cadet also brought the Cub Scouts’ Winterspree and Boy skills. Arlington, a social sciences major, will go to intelli- Scouts’ Freez-o-Ree campouts — events that had been “It was really just fun,” Cadet Arlington said but gence officer training. suspended after Sept. 11, 2001 — back to the Academy pointed out it also requires a lot of dedication. “I never dreamed of making the club as impactful this year. Each outreach event drew more than 500 area Before Scouts become Eagles, they are in a receiving as it was. It served the squadron well,” Cadet Kopp said. Scouts. mode. After their Eagle awards, they are expected to “The opportunity was definitely something to be “It is amazing how Colorado Springs jumped at give back. proud of,” Cadet Arlington said. May 26, 2010 GRADUATION 2010 11 2010 cadets take alternative energy to battlefield By John Van Winkle exceeded expectations and is far more robust than Academy Public Affairs needed — although this was a requirement never quantified by the user. Alternative energy goes mobile to the battle- “It gives us an ample factor of safety to guarantee field with a research project cadets are working on that we can stop it in high winds,” said Cadet Arvett. for the U.S. Army. The cadets, who graduate today, successfully Cadets 1st Class John Arvett, Nick Bassett, tested their lift-based turbine in one of the Robert Hayward and Matt Ludwig, who are electrical Department of Aeronautics’ wind tunnels. Another engineering majors, teamed with Cadet 1st Class group of cadets will continue the project in the Fall Alex Frank, a mechanical engineering major, and 2010 semester. Their next steps will address greater Cadet 1st Class Carrie Moore, a systems engineering compactibility, durability and gear ratios, Cadet major, on the green energy capstone project to Ludwig said. design, build and test a Humvee-mounted wind “The first step is to add a gear ratio to the turbine turbine for use in the field. for the generators,” he said. “You’ll increase the “Basically, this is a vehicle mounted wind turbine, torque demands on the turbine, but you’ll also and the purpose of it is to augment the vehicle’s increase the (revolutions per minute) range at the batteries so that when you’re running all the commu- generator.” nications equipment that’s actually in a Humvee, Currently, the wind turbine yields a maximum you don’t have to idle the engine,” Cadet Arvett said. of about 100 rpms. To increase the output, a 2-1 or “As it stands now, when the Humvee is parked, and 3-1 gear ratio will need to be added to get the turbine you’re running this equipment, you have to idle the up a more robust capacity of 180-200 rpms and engine, which burns fuel. “ greater energy output. After these modifications are This cadet research project, a wind turbine bolted in place, cadets will focus on making the turbine to the Humvee’s bumper, aims to stretch the vehicle’s easier to break down and better able to handle fuel capacity. extreme weather condition ranging from desert to The six cadets took the idea from theory to a arctic environments, Cadet Ludwig said. working product over the course of a semester with The Green Energy Capstone Team cadets a budget of $5,000. They made most of the compo- successfully tested the wind turbine and showcased nents themselves and even took a few creative design their research at the 2010 Gen. Donald R. Keith turns along the way, including cannibalizing moun- Memorial Cadet Capstone Conference April 29 at tain bike remnants for their battlefield alternative the U.S. Military Academy. The Air Force Academy energy project. cadets’ wind turbine design was submitted in the “I’m an avid mountain biker, and I’ve accrued a reengineering system track and won first place in fair amount of spare parts over the years on a few competition among Air Force and West Point cadets broken bikes, so I had some old brakes lying around,” and students from civilian institutions. Cadet Arvett said. “We used the same principle that This project may be something the cadets Photo by Cadet 1st Class John Avrett II Cadets 1st Class Matt Ludwig, Robert Haward, Nick they use on mountain bikes with the calipers and disc continue when graduate school comes calling. Bassett and Alex Frank conduct a system integra- rotor and mounted that to a stationary rotor that is “Because the research on this project is so bare tion test of a wind turbine power system on a actually on the turbine.” bones, there’s not very much out there,” Cadet Arvett Humvee at the Air Force Academy April 28. The braking force is about 1,200 pounds, which said. “You could write a master’s thesis on this.”

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C2839 May 26, 2010 GRADUATION 2010 13 Class of 2010 Graduates Andrew Smith Fakhri Mokni Jeffrey Faulkner Robert Willet Peter Sohm Amanda Peterson Ryan Forystek Daniel Wabinga Daniel Puhek Timothy Genda Katherine Wallace William Reed Arthur Grijalva Travis Whitt Chris Reichelt Skylor Helm Nicholas Sahagun Stephen Heptig Squadron 1 Eric Straub Kayla Kincade Tyner Apt Joshua Tempel Christopher Ladehoff Andrew Burke Katherine Thompson Timothy Mergen Squadron 9 James Ciccone Lucia White Adam Mikulis Metin Alaybeyoglu Luke Connolly Bradley Wolff Juan Nolasco Austin Baker Andrew Yaszemski Brett Nylander Adam Bartczak Jason Gallimore Squadron 3 Ashley Rivard Patrick Bergstresser Rebecca Gleason Cameron Beckett Zechariah Roloff Harris Butler Ryan Gonzales Karl Bohn Colin Shumate Nicholas Carter Joel Holley Meghan Booze William Stainback Curtis Dewey Jonathan Klenk Aaron Brockman Neal Terpstra Michele Ernest Andrew Laushine Berkley Davis Adam Giegler Hannah Marcelo Catherine Haycraft Blake Horrell Zachary McCarter Aaron Hines Squadron 5 Jacob Jeffcoat Lucille McMinn Chen-Yu Hsu Richard Barnes Matthew Lipscomb Nathan Moeller Winston Jean-Pierre David Bennett Kathryn Lynn Kyle Novac Rebekah Kepple Joseph Brundidge Joshua McFarland Grant Parker Paul Kim Brandon Carter Ryan Nissim Sean Peters Robert Mashburn Jeff Choi Squadron 7 Aaron Price John Rice Gregory Masters Alexander Clift Johnson Anderson Christopher Rice David Skelly Kevin McGuiness Andrew Greenhill Caleb Becker Andrew Riddle Kari Thomas Michael Menna Peter Grooms Bradley Breedlove Carl Scott Kenneth Welborn Edward-Larry Ramirez Charles Haller William Crowder Sarah Skogsberg Austin Westbrook Joshua Rhynard Brian Humphreys Albert Espinoza Danielle Snider Joshua Whiteheart Erlyn Rudico Juliana Jacobellis Susan Finch Karl Wallskog Nathan Wills John Sorce William Katz Christopher Flaute Jonathan Tellefsen Joy Lomheim Paige Grant Joshua Thomson Anthony Lorenzini Bryan Holtz Richard Tippitt Peter Lusk Tyler Keener Matthew Weakley Kyle Maier Erika Kreiner Michael Winn Zachary McClelland Alex Larson Quentin Yip Andrew McFee Daniel Montplaisir Squadron 2 Rebecca Rasweiler-Richter Daniel O’Keefe Squadron 10 William Adorno Nathan Rings David Ostrom Brianna Baker Kristen Barra Juan Rojas Camacho India Overbey Nathan Dial Thomas Bernard Masha Scheglov Andrew Pan Lauren Franks Mohamed Boumezrag Jesse Swanson Eric Poole Arthur Gibbons Christopher Chang Matthew Zimmer Evan Roth Justin Goodin Morgan Sayes Ralph Hale John Dombroski Squadron 4 Jonathan Stephenson Samuel Han Kurtis Droppa Benjamin Ausbun Aaron Traver Matthew Haugseth Mark Favinger Bailey Ball Joseph Valdez Benjamin Joelson Jase Garcia Elizabeth Blair Nicholas King Stephen Grace Jamey Boyd Jessica Laco Matthew Greenwood Nolan Brock Corey Loomis Kimberly Hammernik Benjamin Bruckman Squadron 6 Joshua Lopez Daniel Hill Nicholas Charles Nicholas Bassett Millie Mays Roland Kern James Curran Christopher Bordenave Michael McLain Gina Koenigsberger Benjamin Fox Logan Clark Richard Meldrum Jacob Malcolm James Gullo Taylor Coffey Squadron 8 Steven Mudrinich Carrie Moore Shannon Hindley Jonathan Cordell Kyle Bell Samuel Peplin Mallory Morgan Brett King Bryant Davis Wayne Black Spencer Schardein Christopher Piascik Brent Lavey Solange Eddy Joseph Buckingham Benjamin Schimelfening Christopher Prochnow Michael Masiello Amanda Essary Charlton Coats Justin Shadrix Spencer Shibler Kevin McCarthy Matthew Fair Brendan de Brun John ShalekBriski Mackin Delgado Calvin Singh Laura Dempster Sara Suniga Blake Duffy Justin Warner Thien Duong Thomas Whitney Shane Fink Todd Gamiles Benjamin Garoutte Joseph Hamilton Jeffrey Hutchins Scott Levin Jonathan Lewczyk Rachel Lovelady Squadron 11 Philip Morrone Felix Abeyta Carol Quirindongo-Crespo Stephan Azab James Quon William Boyd Jeffrey Reddout Thomas Chiasson Joshua Schiffer Andrea Fantacone Kelly Schuetz Matthew Fullerton Alec Schwartz Eric Goral Frank Vicari Colleen Graska Bradford Waldie William Hay Photo by Dave Armer Vanessa Warwick Eric Herbort 14 GRADUATION 2010 May 26, 2010

Christopher Johnson Akili Joseph Carsen Chun Austin Francis Aaron Canciani Sarah McDowell Kevin Kim Jonathan Coffey Alexander Horrell William DiMaio Broderick Morris Ryan Koerber Jeffrey Edson Patrick Houghton Jane Evans David Musielewicz Cohan Lammerding Connor Flynt Shawn Killpack Austin Fritzke Brian Scheller Brandon Lassiter David Greer Zayn Knaub Jason Fung Michael Skidmore Craig McGreal Dorald Hartenstein Kyle Knight Ross Gioiosa Joshua Smith Conor Murphy Sara Juback Meagan Kuchan Matthew Guertin Robert Tentler Keith O’Brien Alexander Konowka Eric May Michael Hampton Chelsea Tompkins Kathryn Parsons Trevor Mendenhall Avery Merriex Christopher Jaglowicz Timothy Truong Mark Price Megan Moulton Samuel Pang Scott Jennie Wilson Tucker John Rebolledo Talon Pope Brandon Paquette Agnes Kang Bradley Wheeler Timothy Ryan Ashley Reinig Kyle Rowland John Kuconis Jonathan Wieninger Julie Song Jordan Roberts Kathleen Schjodt John Lockwood Carrie Wong K Brent Spencer Benjamin Saunders David Thompson Jamie McDowall Dominick Totino Victor Shealy Jeremy Van Driessche Andrew Novak Taylor Verett Kelly Snyder Indya Vernon Emma Przybyslawski Laura Weber Tyler Swanson Tahichi Richardson Nathanael Witmyer Aaron Widener Harrison Whiting Cameron Rochelle Daniel Workman Zachary Zimmerman Michael Rogers Mike Youn Sean-Michael W Royer Ruby Tamariz Squadron 12 Ivando Arroyo Brent Whiteman Jonathan Brateng Squadron 18 Juan Castaneda Velarde Bruce Bain Stephen Donaldson Spencer Bell Sean Foote Squadron 16 Matthew Bottorff Tate Grogan Squadron 14 Patrick Arkwright Matthew Bradwick Madeleine Hanson Christopher Ahn Michael Bates Eric Darwin Squadron 20 Jason Hope Nicholas Batey Kirk Bingaman Michelle Denise Samory Abdul-Raheem Shelby Judd Jacob Belka Thomas Braxton Christopher Edlund Matthew Alexander Richard Kabanuck Haley Brewton Alexander Chung Ryan Gauntt Elsa Bohlender Andrew Kim Thomas deCiutiis John Cox Brandon Geyer Lucas Catalano Lance Marchesseault Daniel Dreier James Cruz Nicholas Goirigolzarri Saj-Uddin El-Amin Tyler McBride Jaclyn Fleming Richard Davies Theodore Hart Deanna Franzen Justin Moore Adam Gorzkowski Danielle DePaolis Brandon Johnson Michael Gies Brittany Morreale Jeffrey Hajner John Dolan Andrew Layman Cameron Henrion Caroline Ojerio Sarah Hoh Nicole Elliott Robert Lee Lauren Kerdavid William Pleasanton Zachary Huppert Aaron Eshkenazi Sondra Lesser Randall Kindle Sean Purio Bryan Johnson Jaffet Ferrer-Torres Benjamin Naumann Anthony Lannigan Benjamin Shoptaugh William Kirk David Hickle Thomas Posey Cynthia Lete William Smith Michael Koslow Jacob Jensen Kamaljit Randhawa Jesse Lind Shea Speer Brandon Krupa Christine Kistler Cristina Richter Frank Martinez Andrew VanTimmeren Steve Lee Jacob Lair Brett Rodgers Ashleen McCarthy Danielle Ward Joshua McCormick Trevor Miller Benjamin Schmidt John McDonald Trenton West Christopher Morin Michael O’Connor Erinn Scott Michael Nettis Gary Whiteman Megan Peterson Micah Paul Andrew Waddel Thomas Powell Reese Williams Peter Pfau Catherine Robertson Ryan Schleiden Matthew Rice Alexander Roosma Jason Shank Bryan Sanchez Zachary Stroman Jonathan Slater Matthew Scott Nathanael Thalhofer Thomas Sukut Richard Wheeler Brian Thorn Caitlin Suttie Helen Wildner Daniel Tillier Brett Workman James Walker Squadron 19 Joseph Walton Squadron 13 Samuel Barbaro Mark Watkins Domingo Astiasaran Kenneth Bidmead Chelsea Welsh Scott Ball Margaret Blackstun Whitney Bouchard Squadron 17 Clinton Brdlik Christopher Allen Class of 2010 Stats David Corpman Squadron 15 Stephen Bintz Graduates from the Class of 2009 who enter pilot training Joseph Dilts Kayla Beach Shane Crowe incur an active duty service commitment of ten years after Katherine Heflin Jocelyn Booker Corey Curtis Thomas Hopkins Clayton Bryant James Cushing earning their wings. For combat systems operators, the serv- Jarrod Huffman Rebecca Burditt Jamie Daugherty ice commitment is six years after successful completion of Joseph Hunt Gregory Cappuzzo Grant Fleming training. All remaining graduates incur a five-year active duty service commitment. Graduation Class size: 1001 (814 men, 187 women) Minorities: 240 International students: 15 — one each from Colombia, Algeria, Guatamala, Thailand, Taiwan, Trinidad, Republic of Korea, Romania, Tunisia, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Bolivia, Singapore, Kenya and Belize Total number of international graduates since 1959: 281 Sets of twins: 2 Fourth-child graduates: 1 Third-child graduates: 1 Second-child graduates: 45 Second generation graduates: 60 Attending pilot training: 520 Attending navigators training: 24 Attending air battle manager training: 14 Total graduates since 1959: Male: 38,741 Female: 4,123 Total: 42,864 Have attained the rank of general: 520 (396 active duty, 316 retired, 8 deceased) Photo by Joel Strayer May 26, 2010 GRADUATION 2010 15

David Won Erin Wilson Elliott Sahli Daniel Richardson Nicolas Wright Gabriel Staples Benjamin Schmidt Steven Suhrie Melissa Sidwell Mathew Thomas Joshua Slocum Daniel Tortuga Loyd Truesdale David Waddell Squadron 21 Squadron 23 Vincent Walker Edison Abeyta Aftan Boudreaux Lauren Baas Daniel Fulcoly Squadron 25 Nicholas Clark Kevin Gross Zachary Bartsch Adam Feliz Kristin Henry Tyler Beal Squadron 29 Thomas Gorry Kevin Jerde John Bowman Michael Albert Susan Guinane Althea Johnston Madison Burgess Jonathan Benson Anthony Hemphill Randy Jones Christopher Campbell Squadron 27 Anthony Blankenberger Daniel Hickox Ryan Kerns Scott Hatter Joshua Bruder Aaron Brugman William Jones Jung-Han Kim Jeffrey Haub William Cuchens Keane Carpenter Matthew Knutson Alex Kimber Erin Keane Stephanie Davison Frederick Diederich David Leibrand Andrew Kwon David Keller Ridge Flick Stacey Fenton Stephen Makuka Dwayne Lyons Oliver Kotelnicki David Garcia Paul Gannett Diana McVay David Miller Frank Mercurio Benjamin Garland Ryan Gipson Ashton Miller Jacob Mueller Darren Montes Daniel Hurtt Christopher Hartman Erik Nelson Brogan O’Toole Steven Noller Thiago Huxley William Jensen Franklin Nesselhuf Cristina Pawlica Ryan Norris Josef Kallevig Corey Lohmiller Theodore Ornelas Jonathan Pryor Eric Olsen Victoria Lalich Nicole Mancos Rexford Pearce John Pulli Istvan Prileszky Anthony Lavy Gordon Randall Timothy Phillips Robert Rivera Holly Rettig Matthew Ludwig Scott Robinson Michael Roseburg Tamiko Toyama Evan Robertson Anthony Mascaro Wayne Salls Brent Stevens Gavin Unverfehrt Colin Shepherd Randall Mitchner Jessica Schafer James Tomlin Kevin Van Hook Tiffany Sollmann John Moore Jason Sewell Lauren Twitty Darren Ward Alex Steele Angela Mornese Kristen Smith Andrew Volkening Katie Weber Roy Surita Harold Parker Morgan Trevarthen Zachary Walker Justin Wohlford Cheng Tay Ross Perry Joseph Walz Zachary White Albert Yu Zane Taylor Jordan Pierson Timothy Williams Douglas Zschoche Stephen Renner Zachary Ziegler Sara Schmitt Brenda Song Robert Steigerwald Misael Villatoro Squadron 24 Squadron 30 Mychol Alexander Joseph Andersen Squadron 26 Andrew Anderson Squadron 22 Andrea Brichacek Michael Bennett Stephen Cruickshank Corey Apodaca Andrew Bryant Janna Blardony Chad Everett John Avrett Jacob Carvalho Adam Brunderman Squadron 28 Ryan Fortney Troy Baggs Alexander Churnside Karras Clark Ryan Albrecht Ryan Hess Joshua Cousins Allen Dunn Thomas Cooper Thomas Bowen Carsten Hobbs Jirasak Daochern Ann Hansen Rachel Crawford Michael Bruton Casey Hong Eric de Gruchy James Hardin Larry Fairchild Mark Douglass Jenna Lindquist Sean Donnelly Stephen Harrington John Falgout Jason Epperly Matthew Lundquist Tyler Gross Brittany Hopkins Kevin Finster Evangeline Fleischaker Danielle McCarty Seth Gunn Andrew Klausner Rachel Hall Nicholas Frawley Andrew McPherson Michelle Harrington Ian Lee Anthony Hill Jared Gomez Tyler Melzer Calvin Hunter Ryan Martelly Jack Hines Jared Goss William Miller Myung Kim Ryan McCoy Mark Jordy Blaine Hainebach Joel Nolan Myles McDowell Marcus Mosher Cale Lamoreux Sean Harte Steven Riedl Austin McKinney Christopher Ng Jacques Maniguet Adrian Haywas Samuel Sheppard Myles Morales Ryan Pitts Patrick Mobley Jacob Johnston William Sims Sara Neubauer Jessica Pray Sean O’Keefe Steven Meyer Joram Smith Jennifer Nolta Mbinintsoa Ramarolahy Michael Pak Ikechukwu Nwaelele Chi Sun Matthew Plourde Matthew Richards Joshua Rehder Mark Poppler Courtney Swaney Julie Waren Brett Santana Evan Rodts Anthony Puntel Anthony Tipton Andrew Werner Clarke Sumerel Alison Romanko Taylor Ragland Bryan Watson Robert Winchester Candice Vickroy Travis Root Ric Rebulanan Marshall Wills

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Squadron 31 Marcus Alvidrez Squadron 39 Jorge Ballesteros Squadron 33 David Arlington Katie Batchelder Charles Arden Squadron 35 Mark Tyler Voss Garrett Canter Brenton Byrd-Fulbright Seung-Min Baik Leanne Caballer Reed Elsbernd Natalie Doede Andrew Bolint Robert Capparelli Squadron 37 Erin Ferderer Gregory Edmonds Alicia Bouges Sara Chapman Chloe Angello Joshua Gelsomino Peter French Blake Brooks Anthony Christian Jay Beesemyer Sean Guerrero Mason Gordon Austin Cardenas Tarasita Davis Cameron Bowsky Matthew Harmon James Greener Arlon Carroll Michael Erickson Jonathan Bucey Joseph Henn Jennifer Haden John Doeseckle Daniel Everett Brandon Burfeind Derek Jelinek Richard Heiden Lewis Dummermuth-Boss Jacque Harrier Ajay Dua Jack Jessop Chamberlain Herndon Mark Hammond Robert Hayward Gregory Fromknecht Christopher Kopp Nathan Jolls Michael Harencak Dane Jansson Ambrose Garcia Zachary Landecker Kenneth Kaczmarek Lauren Hettich Adam Johnson Addison Gentry Joshua Lapso Calvin Kress Christopher Hunter Brittany Keiper Philip Husk Jill Larson Robert Louder Luke Hyder Austin Krohn Ashley Langston Sean Long Justin Miller Walter Lange Kile Kuzma Stephen Larson Joseph Lopez Adam Page Andrei Macarescu Isaac Metroka Whitney Martin James Pfeiffer Kevin LeRoux Samuel Mansen Akira Nervik Jonathan Ruiz Zachary Ritter Jonathan Miller Jessica Mapes Zachary Nordahl Tyler Russon Dylan Smith Anthony Mitchell Matthew McCandless Neil Pfau Scott Schweitzer Haralambos Theologis Michael Moroz Brian O’Connor Matthew Roland Ryne Seeto Joseph Ulisse Jason Perry Melissa Perkins Todd Smith William Shackelford Frank Von Heiland Derek Potter Jack Raine Cristofer Shumaker Michael Zeleski Kyle Spitzer Selena Rodts Cary Reeves Kurt Spranger Kyle Schemenaur Linea Stuckey David Rodriguez Robert Tonio Brett Troutman Edmund Ward Matthew Ross Benjamin Zumstein David Urban Autumne Wells Kyle Van Valkenburg Michael Wojciechowicz Adam Wickley Diana Wong Christopher Yuen Squadron 32 Megan Biles Squadron 40 Joshua Bouquio Katherine Anderson Christopher Clawson Squadron 36 William Baker Daniel Cohoon Cody Armstrong Christopher Carillo Nora El Oueslati Taylor Baughn Squadron 38 Michael Dobransky Braden Gross Benjamin Brice David Anderson Devon Ford Nicole Hartig Squadron 34 James Cornell Franklin Baker Brittney Garrett Peter Kaszynski Christopher Bean Jordan Craft Andrew Beauchamp James Godfrey Christopher Killion Samuel Boone Quinton Croff Morgan Bennett Peter Guzowski Jae Kim Lindsey Briggs Harry Dale Matthew Buscemi Christopher Horn Matthew McPhail Michael Brown Austin Fallin Justus Carey Brock Logan Eric Meyer Matthew Cook Justin Fisk Matthew Deming Christopher Lovas Abigail Nickels Matthew Durham Stephanie Frick Jennifer Ebert Maxine Lucas Justin North Simon Ferrel Daniel Hann Quinn Evans Lauren McKinnon Patrick O’Neill Alexander Frank Christopher Hanson Jack FitzGerald Houston Nelson David Pool Katelyn Hunter Daniel Hill Tyler French William Percoski Sean Quintana Clifford Jones Carolyn Koval Christopher Giacomo Cameron Ross William Ray Derrick Kline Michael Langley Gabriel Guzman Chad Rubin Tiffanie Richardson Sarah Littlefield Christopher Molstad Joseph Ignatowski Daniel Shea Alexander Shin Michael McDonald Ashley Myers Brennan Jones Samuel Smith Gary Smith Marcellus McKinley John Oliphint Caitlin Lynch Patrick Solheid Ian Talbot Steven Pollock Alexander Paladino Aaron Nelson-Kelley Christie Taylor Benjamin Thomas Alicia Quaco David Peck Charles Reynolds Ronald Todd Amanda Warren Radhika Ranaweera Kevin Rosser Richard Ross Daniel Walker Benjamin Williams Claudia Santos Christopher Smith Emma Rush William Weindel Class of 2010 Career Fields Pilot 520 Air Battle Manager 14 Intelligence 52 Finance 13 Comm 49 Cost Analysis 7 Acquisitions 47 Missile Maintenance 7 Developmental Engineer 42 Weather 7 Space & Missile Ops 40 OSI 6 Scientist 29 Public Affairs 5 Logistics 26 Airfield Ops 5 Force Support 25 Medical Service Corps 4 Navigator 24 Comm-Info Engineer 3 Aircraft Maintenance 23 Combat Rescue Officer 3 Civil Engineering 19 Special Tactics Officer 3 Contracting 18 ALO 1 Security Forces 17 Photo by John Van Winkle May 26, 2010 GRADUATION 2010 17

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Academy Public Affairs became necessary on all Thunderchiefs, the Thunderbirds returned to the F-100. Two Air Force Academy graduates will lead the From 1969 to 1973, the Thunderbirds flew the Air Thunderbirds over Falcon Stadium at the conclusion Force’s front-line fighter, the F-4E Phantom. In 1974, of the Class of 2010 graduation ceremony today. the Thunderbirds converted to the T-38 Talon, the The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, world’s first supersonic trainer. The T-38 was more fuel- the Thunderbirds, will start their Graduation Day efficient and less costly to maintain than the larger F- airshow at the conclusion of the ceremony as the 4. graduating cadets are officially dismissed. Early in 1983, the Thunderbirds reinstituted their The Thunderbirds perform precision aerial traditional role of demonstrating the Air Force’s front- maneuvers demonstrating the capabilities of Air Force line fighter capabilities. Transitioning to the F-16A high performance aircraft to people throughout the allowed the team to retain manpower and fuel efficiency world. The squadron, headquartered at Nellis Air while demonstrating to spectators the latest in fighter Force Base, Nev., exhibits the professional qualities the technology. Air Force develops in the people who fly, maintain and The Thunderbirds returned to Europe for the support these aircraft. first time in 13 years in 1984. More than 3.2 million In addition to their responsibilities as the official people viewed the aerial demonstrations in 11 coun- U.S. Air Force aerial demonstration team, the tries. Thunderbirds are part of the United States’ combat In 1986, the Thunderbirds participated in the force. If required, the team’s personnel and aircraft can rededication flyby of the Statue of Liberty, and in be rapidly integrated into a fighter unit at Nellis Air September, another milestone was attained when the Force Base, Nev. Because the aircraft are only slightly team surpassed the 200 million mark for total atten- modified, they can be made combat-ready in less dance at a single performance. than 72 hours. The largest crowd, 2.25 million people, was at The Thunderbirds are led by their commander, Coney Island, N.Y., July 4, 1987. The 1987 Far East tour

Lt. Col. Case Cunningham, a 1994 Academy graduate. Pfhoto by Dave Armer marked their debut in Beijing — the first American His lead solo pilot is Maj. Rick Goodman of the 1953, as the 3600th Air Demonstration Team at Luke military demonstration performance in a communist Academy’s Class of 1997. Colonel Cunningham, Major AFB, Ariz. Their first aircraft was the straight-winged country. Goodman and the rest of the Thunderbirds fly Block F-84G Thunderjet, a combat fighter-bomber that had Operation Desert Storm cancelled the 1990 52 F-16 Fighting Falcons. seen action in Korea. Early in 1955, the team transitioned European tour and shortened the season. The team The F-16 represents the full range of capabilities to the swept-winged F-84F Thunderstreak. converted to the F-16C in 1992, bringing the F-16A era possessed by the Air Force’s tactical fighters. This highly In June 1956, the team moved to its current home to an end. maneuverable multi-role fighter has proven to be one at Nellis. At the same time, the Thunderbirds traded the In 1996, the team traveled again to Europe, where of the world’s best precision tactical bombers and air- veteran F-84 for the world’s first supersonic fighter, the crowds from former Warsaw Pact countries enjoyed the to-air combat aircraft. The only modifications needed F-100 Super Sabre — an aerial platform that would “Ambassadors in Blue.” In July 1996, the team partici- to prepare the aircraft for its air demonstration role serve the Thunderbirds for 13 years. More than 1,000 pated in opening ceremonies of the Centennial Olympics are installing a smoke-generating system in the space demonstrations were flown in the Super Sabre, thrilling in Atlanta, which were viewed by an estimated 3.5 normally reserved for the 20mm cannon, and the spectators around the world. The team changed briefly billion people around the world. painting of the aircraft in Thunderbird colors. to the Republic F-105 Thunderchief. After only six For more information about the Thunderbirds, The Thunderbirds were officially activated June 1, shows, in 1964, due to an extensive modification that visit http://thunderbirds.airforce.com/

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CTU does not guarantee employment or salary. CEC2349591 1/10 IN THEATRES MAY 28 May 26, 2010 GRADUATION 2010 19 Athletic department recognizes 2010 outstanding student athletes By Athletic Communications two Mountain West Conference titles and pacing the women’s team to its first-ever Air Force athletics recognized several Military Championship team title. During cadet-athletes as the end of the 2009-10 the indoor season, Neubauer improved her sports season is approaching. Senior own Academy standard in the shot put hockey player Andrew Volkening and during six of 10 meets, while breaking senior track and field athlete Sara the program standard in the weight throw Neubauer were named male and female and upping that mark on four more occa- athletes of the year, respectively. Senior sions. With conference championships football player Nick Charles won the in the shot put and weight throw, athletic leadership award, while senior Neubauer became the first MWC athlete Andrew Volkening Sara Neubauer Brittany Morreale track and field standout Nick Frawley to sweep the throwing titles since 2006. won the athletic excellence award. Senior Neubauer capped off her indoor season cross country athlete Brittany Morreale with a 15th-place finish in the shot put at won the scholar-athlete award and senior the NCAA Championships. Neubauer’s fencer Peter French was awarded the success continued into the outdoor season, athletic achievement award. as she increased her own Academy records in the shot put and hammer throw. Male Most Valuable Athlete: Highlighted by three meet records, the Senior goaltender Andrew Volkening senior won all four throwing titles at the earned the Chuck Delich Award as the Military Championships to lead the hockey team’s MVP. This award, voted Falcons to their first-ever team title. on by the team, is named after the Falcons’ Nick Charles Nick Frawley Peter French all-time leading scorer and program’s Scholar Athlete Award: award given to college football’s top inte- Outstanding Athletic Achievenment: third head coach. Volkening is only the Brittany Morreale, a member of the rior lineman, and the Lombardi Watch Senior Peter French has been one of second player in school history to earn the Air Force cross country and track teams, List, given to the top lineman in the nation. the fencing program’s most successful MVP award three straight years (goal- became the 11th cadet-athlete to ever A nominee for the Allstate/AFCA Good athletes. During his four-year career, tender Kim Newman in 1969, 1970 and receive a Rhodes Scholarship. Earning a Works Team, Charles anchored an offen- French, a native of Austin, Texas, brought 1971 is the other). This season, Volkening major in physics and a minor in Japanese, sive line that paved the way for the team sportsmanship recognition to the led an inexperienced Falcon team to its Morreale is a member of the Academy’s to lead the conference and rank third in Academy and to the program as the 2007- fourth straight winning season and a Scholars Program. Morreale spent four the nation with 273.6 yards per game. 08 MWC Hal Rothman Sportsmanship third-place finish in the Atlantic Hockey years as a member of the Falcons’ cross Award and NCAA Sportsmanship Award Association. He holds nearly every goal- country team, including serving one year Athletic Excellence: recipient. French is the program’s highest tending record at the Air Force Academy, as captain and earning the MVP award in Nick Frawley won his second indoor ranked fencer in the U.S. Fencing including season and career wins, season 2008. She also spent three years on the pole vault title in February, leading the Association point standings (fifth). He and career saves percentage, season and track and field team, setting the freshman Falcons to the top two places at the annual is a three-time NCAA Men’s Epee All- career goals-against average and season and sophomore class records in the 5000- conference meet. NCAA provisional qual- American and earned honors as NCAA and career shutouts. A second-team all- meter run. As a senior, Morreale competed ifier, Frawley set a season-best, team- All-West Region selection three times. conference selection this season, he was in five cross country meets, including a leading clearance of 17’7¾” at the Don While at the Academy, he amassed a 182- among the league leaders with a 2.44 team-leading performance at the Colorado Barrett Duals. During the indoor season, 57 collegiate record. At the 2010 NCAA goals-against average and a .918 saves State Open. Frawley was a two-time Mountain West Men’s and Women’s Fencing Champion- percentage. Volkening became the fourth Conference Athlete of the Week, while ships, he won the silver medal in men’s Falcon in as many years to compete in the Athletic Leadership Award: winning the pole vault outright in three epee and helped lead the five-member NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge. As Senior offensive lineman Nick Charles meets and finishing as the top collegiate squad to a 12th-place finish, the team’s one of two male goaltenders on the West earned second-team all-Mountain West vaulter in two others. During the outdoor highest finish in seven years. He was the Team, Volkening did not allow a goal in Conference honors for the third straight season, Frawley placed first at the Military Falcons’ top competitor in over half of two separate events as the West team was season. But it was his leadership that was Championships with a meet record clear- the men’s epee competitions from 2006- victorious over the East. key to the Falcons earning their third ance. Despite being hampered by injury, 2009. French has become a world class straight bowl appearance and first bowl the senior leads the Falcons – and is athlete throughout his career competing Female Most Valuable Athlete: win since 2000. A team captain for the currently ranked second in the conference in both the Junior and Senior World Cups Sara Neubauer saved her best for last, 2009 Armed Forces Bowl, Charles was – with a season-best clearance of 17’4½”. in Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, setting four Academy records, winning on the Outland Trophy Watch List, an Switzerland and Spain. 20 GRADUATION 2010 May 26, 2010 Athletes earn 2010 ‘most valuable’ honors

By Athletic Communications rebounds per game. He missed 10 games this season due to an injury, but scored in Men’s Cross Country: Junior Justin double figures in 10 of his 14 games since Tyner had a standout season for the Falcons, returning to the team. He notched a career- earning all-conference and all-region high 26 points in the season opener against honors, as well as a berth at the NCAA Western State, the most points by an Air Cross Country Championships. The junior Force player in a season-opening game picked up the program’s best finish at the since 1997. He had the first double-double national meet since 2004, as he placed 71st of his career with 25 points and 11 rebounds among 250 of the nation’s top runners. against Charleston Southern and also had Tyner was the top-finishing Air Force a double-double at Missouri State with 15 runner in four meets. Pacing Air Force at points and 10 boards. both the 8K and 10K distances, Tyner was an all-conference (third-place) and all- region (fifth-place) selection. In addition, he recorded strong finishes at the Pre- Photo byMike Kaplan Photo by Johnny Wilson Nationals (21st) and Roy Griak (fifth) Brandon Geyer Nash Mills Invitational, while earning MWC Athlete all-MWC selection. He finished fourth in the parallel bars, while holding the of the Week honors. the MWC and 24th nationally in punting program’s vault record for part of the season. Women’s Cross Country: Senior Ally with a 43.0 yard per game average. He led The team leader on the parallel bars, high Romanko was the Falcons’ top finisher in the conference and was sixth nationally bar and all-around, Mills was a two-time every meet she competed in this season, in net punting with a 39.5 average. Geyer Mountain Pacific Sports Federation including the Pre-Nationals Meet and earned MWC player of the week honors Gymnast of the Week, while claiming a pair NCAA Regional Championships. Her Pre- vs. Army while averaging 48.2 yards on six of national honors from the College Nationals time of 22:24.1 was the fastest 6K punts, including a 46.7 net average. Men’s Gymnastics Association. time on the team in 2009, while she also Soccer: Kevin Rosser, a senior from San Women’s Gymnastics: Jenna Dudley accounted for the fastest 4K time (15:29.02) Jose, Calif., started all 15 games he played had a stellar sophomore season, en route at the season-opening UCCS Rust Buster in during the 2009 season. He finished to becoming the youngest Falcon to earn Invitational. Romanko finished fourth at second on the team in scoring with 11 the team’s top honor since 2000. She earned the Rust Buster to guide the women to a points on three goals and five assists. His Photo by J. Rachel Spencer Raimee Beck career-best marks on the vault (9.800, first-place finish in the team standings. five assists tied for the team lead. Rosser twice), balance beam (9.750, twice), floor Football Overall MVP: Senior Ben had one game-winning goal, a penalty kick Women’s Basketball: Junior guard exercise (9.825) and all-around (38.850), Garland was named second-team all-MWC in a 1-0 victory over New Mexico. He was Raimee Beck, a native of Blackfoot, Idaho, while recording a season-best 9.700 on while leading the team in sacks with 4.5 and second on the team in total shots with 33 led Air Force in scoring and rebounding, the uneven bars. Dudley claimed a pair of tackles for loss with 10.5. He ranked ninth and tied for second with 10 shots on goal. averaging 13.5 points and 6.4 rebounds USAG All-America honors (all-around, in the MWC in tackles for loss with .81 per Rosser earned first-team all-MPSF honors per game. Beck, who earned All-Mountain uneven bars), while becoming the first Air game and had at least one TFL in nine of in 2009. West Conference Honorable Mention Force athlete to earn the vault title at the 13 games this season. Garland also blocked Women’s Soccer: Sophomore defender honors, set an Air Force Division I era Mountain Pacific Sports Federation two kicks (FGs vs. New Mexico and BYU) Cassie Wilson was named Air Force record with 405 points on the season. She Championships. She was a two-time MPSF to lead the team. women’s soccer team MVP. Wilson, a also led the team in three-point baskets, Gymnast of the Week, a three-time all- native of Spring, Texas, was one of four free-throws made, attempted and conference selection and a participant at Falcons to start all 18 games on the season. percentage, and minutes per game. Beck the NCAA Regional Championships. Wilson was Air Force’s lead defender, also tied the all-time school record with 173 Hockey: Senior goaltender Andrew assigned the role of guarding the opponent’s career three-point baskets. She became the Volkening earned the Chuck Delich Award top scorer. 12th player in school history to reach the Water Polo: Senior Alex Churnside 1,000 career point mark. Beck is the first was named the Air Force water polo MVP junior to reach the mark in the Div. I era. for the 2009 season. Churnside, named Men’s Fencing: Michael O’Connor an honorable mention All-American was the Falcons’ men’s saber senior team during his final campaign, finished the leader. While at the Academy, he earned year ranked second on the team with 86 all-region honors four times and amassed points, including a team-best 49 assists. a 105-89 collegiate record. He is a four-time He ended his career as the fifth-leading MWC Scholar Athlete in astronautical scorer in school history with 276 career engineering (2006-2009). He has received points. In addition, he ranks second all-time the team’s outstanding academic perform-

Photo by John Van Winkle at the Academy with 131 career assists and ance award four times. He was a seven- Ben Garland is third in career steals with 198. A first- time men’s saber open champion and a Football Most Valuable Offensive team All-WWPA honoree, Churnside was 2007 NCAA qualifier (24th). He has made Player: Senior Peter Lusk was a second- also the winner of the team’s Most the dean’s list and commandant’s all seven team all-MWC selection while leading an Inspirational Award. semesters, athletics and superintendant’s Photo by Mike Kaplano offensive line that was one of the strengths Volleyball: Junior Nichole Stilwell, five times each. He was the 2009 and 2010 Andrew Volkening of the team. Air Force won its 26th confer- who played in every set this year for the men’s team captain. as the hockey team’s MVP. This award, ence rushing title in 2009, while finishing Falcons, led the squad in hitting percentage Women’s Fencing: Senior Jennifer voted on by the team, is named after the third nationally in rushing with an average (.236) and ranked second kills per set Nolta of Reston, Va. was the 2010 women’s Falcons’ all-time leading scorer and of 283.5 yards per game. (2.57), solo blocks (10), assisted blocks team captain. She took the women’s epee program’s third head coach. Volkening is Football Most Valuable Defensive (49), total blocks (59) and points (284.50). team to a combined 57 wins at both the only the second player in school history to Player: Senior Chris Thomas helped lead She became the first Air Force player since Brandeis and Duke meets. She concluded earn the MVP award three straight years one of the top defenses in school history. 2003 to earn the Mountain West her Academy career with five top-10 (goaltender Kim Newman in 1969, 1970 An honorable mention all-MWC selec- Conference Athlete of the Week award finishes at the Nick Toth Open, the Falcon and 1971 is the other). This season, tion, Thomas recorded a team and season- after a stellar weekend (3.57 kills, 1.00 Open, the New Mexico Open and the Volkening led an inexperienced Falcon high 12 tackles, a tackle for loss and two blocks, .455 hitting percentage) at the Sugar Amarillo Open. team to its fourth straight winning season interceptions vs. Houston in the Armed Bear Classic. She was a two-time all-tour- Men’s Gymnastics: Nash Mills and a third-place finish in the Atlantic Forces Bowl. He was second on the team nament team selection, claiming the honors completed his remarkable comeback from Hockey Association. He holds nearly every in interceptions with five and closed his at the Sugar Bear Classic and LaSalle a season-ending injury as a freshman to goaltending record at the Air Force career with 18 career turnovers (8 INT, 3 Tournaments. become a two-time USAG champion as a Academy, including season and career FF, 7 FR). Men’s Basketball: Grant Parker, a junior. Mills claimed USAG national titles wins, season and career saves percentage, Football Most Valuable Lineman/ senior forward from Aurora, Colo., led in the all-around and on the parallel bars season and career goals-against average Special Teams Player: Senior punter the team by averaging 12.7 points per game to lead the Falcons to their first-ever USAG and season and career shutouts. A second- Brandon Geyer was an honorable mention and finished second on the squad with 4.4 team title. Mills set the Academy record on team all-conference selection this season, May 26, 2010 GRADUATION 2010 21 he was among the league leaders with a 2.44 free), recording NCAA provisional times finishes, seven top-five finishes and 10 goals-against average and a .918 saves in each of those events as well. top-10 finishes on the season. Whitney, percentage. Volkening became the fourth Women’s Swimming: Sophomore one of the top 100 collegiate golfers in the Falcon in as many years to compete in the Katharine Ernst was named the Air Force nation, was also named one of six finalists NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge. As women’s swimming MVP for the 2009- for the prestigious Byron Nelson Award. one of two male goaltenders on the West 10 season. Ernst earned a pair of all-confer- For the second-straight season, Whitney Team, Volkening did not allow a goal in two ence accolades in her first year as an was also selected to compete in an NCAA separate events as the West team was victo- All-MWC performer, placing fourth in Regional. rious over the East. the 100 butterfly and seventh in the 200 fly. Men’s Tennis: Lance Wilhelm, a Her time of 56.10 in the 100 fly ranks as freshman from Gig Harbor, Wash., led the the third-fastest in Academy history. Falcons with 20 overall singles wins and 13 Meanwhile, she clocked a time of 2:03.54 dual match wins in 2009-10. All of his 13 in the 200 fly, which is nearly one second dual match wins were at the No. 1 position, faster than the previous school record, and the most at that spot by a Falcon since now ranks third on the Air Force top-10 Shannon Buck had 18 in 2006. Wilhelm list. opened the season with a 6-3, 6-4 triumph Photo by Mike Kaplan Sara Neubauer Wrestling: Freshman Cole VonOhlen, over Yannick Weihs of Denver, the throwing titles since 2006. the Falcons’ starter at 141 pounds, was Mountain Region’s second-ranked player, Neubauer capped off her indoor season chosen as the 2009-10 Air Force wrestling and posted AFA’s first singles victory over team MVP. The lone Air Force represen- BYU since 2006 with a 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(2) with a 15th-place finish in the shot put at tative at the NCAA Championships this victory over Evan Urbina in his first career the NCAA Championships. Neubauer’s season, VonOhlen finished his rookie MWC match. success continued into the outdoor season, campaign with a 31-9 overall record. Women’s Tennis: Christen Monreal, as she increased her own Academy records Ranked 18th in the nation at 141 pounds, a junior from San Antonio, Texas, played in the shot put and hammer throw. File Photo Highlighted by three meet records, the Tom Chandler at the conclusion of the regular season, the majority of the 2009-10 season at No. VonOhlen brought home a second-place 1 singles. She tied for fourth on the team senior won all four throwing titles at the Rifle: Senior Thomas Chandler finish at the 2010 NCAA West Regional to with two singles victories against MWC Military Championships to lead the Falcons finished the season with a 2558.6 aggregate earn second-team All-WWC honors. He opponents, winning the No. 1 match against to their first-ever team title. Neubauer in the fall, winter and spring air gun cham- was also the unanimous choice at WWC New Mexico and Colorado State. She went on to win two outdoor conference pionships and finished 13th at the 2009 Freshman of the Year, as voted on by the posted 18 overall singles wins and won 10 titles, taking first in the shot put and discus Winter Air Gun Championships in league’s coaches. In addition, VonOhlen was matches at the No. 1 position. She was also throw. A team captain, Neubauer also December 2009. He went on to a ninth- the recipient of the team’s Most Falls Award, second on the team with 20 doubles wins. finished third in the hammer throw and place finish at the World Air Gun Team winning 12 matches by fall this season. javelin throw at the conference meet, tryouts. AFA’s top shooter in the 2010 Baseball: Senior first baseman becoming the first MWC athlete ever (male NCAA Qualifier match against TCU Addison Gentry was named Air Force or female) to earn all-conference honors (588/600 air rifle; 580 in smallbore) and had baseball team MVP. Heading into the final in all four throwing events. the team’s highest scores in both guns weekend of baseball action, Gentry led the Men’s Track and Field Outstanding versus The Citadel with a 588 in air rifle Falcons with 11 home runs, .339 batting Competitor: Junior Justin Tyner, who and 581 in smallbore. Chandler also broke average, .643 slugging percentage and 30 earlier this year was named the MVP of the two school team records during the walks in 43 games played. He also leads cross country team, continued his breakout President’s Trophy Match at West Point the team by batting .338 in Mountain West season on the track. Tyner claimed All- and had the highest aggregate air rifle score Conference play, hitting six homers and America status at the NCAA Indoor for an AFA shooter with a 592/600 and the posting 23 RBIs. He ranks among the Championships, as he finished third in highest overall score of the match. He also MWC top 10 in eight categories. The left- the 5000-meter run. In addition to finishing had the highest total aggregate of 1,178, hander ranks in the Air Force top 10 all- as the top American runner in that event, previously set in 2006. time in games played, doubles, hits, RBIs Tyner posted the Falcons’ best finish in a Boxing: Senior Cory Tintzman capped Photo by Mike Kaplan and walks. Nick Frawley track event at the national championships off an impressive Air Force career with his since 1984. Tyner became a MWC cham- first National Collegiate Boxing Association Men’s Track and Field: Senior Nick pion during the indoor season, as he won (NCBA) national title. Competing in the Frawley won his second indoor pole vault the 3000-meter run with the third fastest 195-pound weight class, Tintzman posted title in February, leading the Falcons to time in conference history. Tyner also a perfect 9-0 record on the season. the top two places at the annual conference claimed indoor all-conference honors in Highlighting his undefeated year was his meet. An NCAA provisional qualifier, the 5000-meter run, with a second-place third Wing Open title, his third NCBA Frawley set a season-best, team-leading finish in that race. He set Academy records regional title and his third NCBA All- clearance of 17’7¾” at the Don Barrett in the indoor 5000-meter run, the outdoor America selection. Tintzman, who served Duals. During the indoor season, Frawley 1500-meter run and the outdoor 5000- as the team captain during both the regular was a two-time Mountain West Conference meter run, while posting the second fastest season and championship season, collected Athlete of the Week, while winning the time in program history in the 3000-meter eight wins against NCBA opponents and pole vault outright in three meets and steeplechase. An all-conference honoree at was selected as the Academy’s Boxer of finishing as the top collegiate vaulter in two the 5000-meter distance at the outdoor the Week on four occasions. others. During the outdoor season, Frawley meet, Tyner is ranked among the nation’s Men’s Swimming: Junior Benjamin Photo by Bill Evans placed first at the Military Championships elite in all three of his races. Gunn was named the Air Force men’s Ridge Flick with a meet record clearance. Despite being Women’s Track and Field swimming MVP for the second straight Lacrosse: Senior Ridge Flick, a starting hampered by injury, the senior leads the season. For the second-consecutive year, attackman for the past two seasons, was Falcons, and is currently ranked second in Outstanding Competitor: Senior Ally Gunn garnered all conference honors in chosen as the 2010 Air Force lacrosse team the conference, with a season-best clear- Romanko, the most valuable runner of the three individual events. He defended his MVP. One of the Falcons’ team captains, ance of 17’4½”. He claimed all-conference 2010 women’s cross country team, made Mountain West Conference title in the 200 Flick ranked second on the team in points honors in at the outdoor conference cham- several impacts on the track and field IM with a school and conference-record (27) and assists (12) for the 2010 season. pionships, behind a third-place finish. record books this year. Romanko set the time of 1:47.22. In addition, Gunn, a two- Present on the field nearly every minute of Women’s Indoor Track and Field: Academy record in the 800-meter run time All-MWC performer in the butterfly every game, Flick was a leader off the field Senior Sara Neubauer saved her best for last, during the indoor season, while recording events, competed in the backstroke events as well, holding the team’s highest GPA as setting four Academy records, winning the second-fastest time ever at that distance this season, finishing as the conference an aeronautical engineering major, while four Mountain West Conference titles and during the outdoor season and moving runner-up in both the 100 and 200 back. also being named one of 10 finalists for the pacing the women’s team to its first-ever into fifth in the 1500-meter run. She also His mark of 48.64 in the 100 backstroke was prestigious Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. Military Championship team title. During ran a leg of the third-fastest 4x400-meter a school record, while his time of 1:46.28 Golf: Senior Tom Whitney was the indoor season, Neubauer improved relay team in Academy history. She won in the 200 back was just one one-hundredth selected as the 2009-10 Air Force golf team her own Academy standard in the shot the 800- and 1500-meter races at the off the Air Force record. Gunn, who now MVP. A two-time All-Mountain West put during six of 10 meets, while breaking Military Track and Field Championships, owns four school records, posted NCAA Conference selection, Whitney ended the the program standard in the weight throw helping Air Force to win its first-ever team ‘B’ marks in all three of his individual regular season with a school-record 71.41 and upping that mark on four more occa- title. She also scored for the Falcons in the events at the MWC Championships. He season stroke average. In addition to sions. With conference championships in 800-meter run at the MWC Champion- also earned all-conference honors on three winning the Triumph at Pauma Valley in the shot put and weight throw, Neubauer ships, placing fifth at the indoor meet and relays (200 medley, 400 medley and 400 March, Whitney posted five top-three became the first MWC athlete to sweep the eighth at the outdoor meet. 22 GRADUATION 2010 May 26, 2010

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