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USAFA Basic Cadet Training

July 25th, 2011, 12:44 pm by

A little more than the average incoming college freshman go through, Air Force cadets go through the assault course in Jacks Valley. New cadets will march back to the Academy after training . Check out Genna’s visit to Jack Valley.

Basic Cadet Malcom Price from Washington D.C. glances up during the final obstacle of the assault course Saturday, July 23, 2011 at Jacks Valley. Cadet Basic Training ends July 30, and the Cadets will recieve their first rank August 3rd. Their are currently 1,086 Basics, down 15 from the beginning of their stay in Jacks Valley. ( Genna Ord, The Gazette )

Taylor Ausman, left, and Mike McDonald battle it out while other basics watch during the pugil stick challenge Saturday, July 23, 2011 at Jacks Valley during Basic Cadet Training. ( Genna Ord, The Gazette )

Basic Cadet Malcom Price, from Washington D.C., struggles over an obstacle of the assault course Saturday, July 23, 2011 at Jacks Valley. ( Genna Ord, The Gazette )

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In Jacks Valley

July 16th, 2010, 1:50 pm by

Every summer a new class of cadets, doolies, make the march to Jacks Valley to spend  a few weeks doing basic training. The Class of 2014 was no different and marched off last Sunday. Anthony photographed the day they reported to the academy and wanted to check out what happens in Jacks Valley.

Doolie Ruben Luoma-Overstreet of Arlington Virgina listens as he scolded by one of the cadre for not completing an exercise Friday, July 16, 2010 at the Jacks Valley training complex on the grounds of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.

Shane Simonson, of Fort Collins works his way though a trench while running the assault course during the field training portion of basic training Friday, July 16, 2010 at the Jacks Valley training complex on the grounds of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.

Doolies from the Flying Tigers try and pump themselves up prior to running though the assault course Friday, July 16, 2010 at the Jacks Valley training complex on the grounds of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.

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Doolies

July 13th, 2010, 1:32 pm by

Anthony headed to Jacks Valley with the new class of doolies as to work on their field training portion basic. Check out his great gallery of images.

A group of doolies do pushups Sunday, July 11, 2010 on the first day of the two week field training portion of basic training at the Jacks Valley training complex on the grounds of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.

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