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===Other locations on campus=== [[File:AFA Glider.jpg|thumb|left|Cadets have the opportunity to fly gliders as part of their training.]] Other locations on campus serve support roles for cadet training and other base functions. Doolittle Hall is the headquarters of the academy's Association of Graduates and also serves as the initial reception point for new cadets arriving for Basic Cadet Training. It is named after [[Jimmy Doolittle|General Jimmy Doolittle]]. The Goldwater Visitor Center, named after longtime proponent of the academy [[United States Senator]] [[Barry Goldwater]], is the focal point for family, friends and tourists visiting the academy grounds. The [[United States Air Force Academy Airfield|Academy Airfield]] is used for training cadets in airmanship courses, including parachute training, soaring and powered flight. Interment at the [[United States Air Force Academy Cemetery|Academy Cemetery]] is limited to academy cadets and graduates, certain senior officers, certain academy staff members, and certain other family members. Air power notables [[Carl Spaatz]], [[Curtis E. LeMay]] and [[Robin Olds]], are interred here.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} The [[United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School]] (usually referred to as the "Prep School") is a program offered to selected individuals who were not able to obtain appointments directly to the academy. The program involves intense academic preparation (particularly in English, math and science), along with athletic and military training, meant to prepare the students for appointment to the academy. A high percentage of [[United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School|USAFA Preparatory School]] students (known as "Preppies") earn appointments to the academy following their year at the Prep School.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}}
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