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15th Wing visits U.S. Air Force Academy

Col. Sam Barrett, 15th Wing commander, mentors cadets from the Fighting Fourth Training Squadron at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Co., Oct. 12. Barrett spoke the cadets about active-duty Air Force life and gave insight to the many career fields the Air Force has to offer. The cadets ranged from freshman to seniors who were about to graduate and earn their commission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lauren Main)

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Col. Sam Barrett, (right) 15th Wing commander, and Col. Joe Dague, (left) 15th Wing vice commander, look over Sam Barrett Jr's shoulder as he examines the controls of a glider plane at the 306th Flying Training Group, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Co., Oct. 12. The glider was one of many that the cadets can learn to pilot throughout their time at the Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lauren Main)

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15th Wing visits U.S. Air Force Academy

Instructors at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Co., watch as a C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 15th Wing, performs a flyover at the Academy on Oct. 12. The C-17 crew performed numerous training missions and flyovers during an off station training mission to USAFA, including a pass over the USAFA Falcons vs. San Diego State University football game Oct.13. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lauren Main)

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15th Wing visits U.S. Air Force Academy

Published Oct. 16, 2011