ACADEMY SMOKE SCREEN A helicopter drops water on the wildfire burning in Waldo Canyon on the U.S. Air Force Academy outside of Colorado Springs, Colo., June 27, 2012. The fires, which have burned more than 15,000 acres, began spreading to the southwestern corner of the academy, causing base officials to evacuate residents. Officials estimated that the fire had spread to about 10 acres of land belonging to the Academy. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.05 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 296220-I-KGV08-030.jpg Photo Gallery