AF celebrates 67 years of airpower, excellence
First Lt. Emanuel Nunez, 45th Launch Support Squadron, sings the National Anthem, during the Air Force Ball, an event hosted to celebrate the U.S. Air Force’s 67th birthday, in Melbourne, Fla., Sept. 19, 2014. Though Sept. 18, 1947, is seen as the official birth of the Air Force as we know it today, the truth is that the Air Force has a rich history that can be traced as far back as to the Civil War with the Union Army Balloon Corps. (U.S. Air Force photo/Matthew Jurgens) (Released)