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Hurlburt celebrates Air Forces’ 68th Birthday, AFSOC 25th Anniversary
Ft. Walton Bch, FL — More than 900 Hurlburt Field personnel celebrated the Air Force’s 68th Birthday, Air Force Special Operations Command’s 25th Anniversary and The Year of the Air Commando with guest speaker retired Gen. Norty Schwartz, 19th Chief of Staff of the Air Force, during an Air Force Ball at the Emerald Coast Convention Center, Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, Sept. 12, 2015.
Gen. Bradley Heithold, Air Force Special Operations command commander, and Airman Joshua White, 1st Special Operations Logistics Squadron logistics planner, cut the ceremonial Air Force Birthday cake during an Air Force Ball at the Emerald Coast Convention Center, Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., Sept. 12, 2015. Hosted by the 1st Special Operations Wing, more than 900 Air Force Ball attendees celebrated the high standards set by yesterday’s Airmen through dedication to duty and innovation to succeed, today’s diverse Airmen who stand ready to fly, fight and win against worldwide threats in air, space and cyberspace, and tomorrow’s Airmen who will succeed through capability and flexibility in a future of unpredictability. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Holt)
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