Wright-Patt marks Air Force’s 75th birthday

Col. Kim Bowen, 88th Air Base Wing chaplain, and Airman 1st Class Hannah Flamm, an 88th Security Forces Squadron Defender, cut the cake Sept. 16 in celebration of the Air Force’s 75th birthday at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO/HANNAH CARRANZA

Credit: (U.S. Air Force photo by Hannah

Credit: (U.S. Air Force photo by Hannah

Col. Kim Bowen, 88th Air Base Wing chaplain, and Airman 1st Class Hannah Flamm, an 88th Security Forces Squadron Defender, cut the cake Sept. 16 in celebration of the Air Force’s 75th birthday at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO/HANNAH CARRANZA
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Sept 26, 2022
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base celebrated the Air Force’s 75th birthday Sept. 16 at the Wright-Patt Club. Col. Kim Bowen, 88th Air Base Wing chaplain, and Airman 1st Class Hannah Flamm, 88th Security Forces Squadron, continued the tradition of the oldest and youngest Airmen cutting the cake together. The Air Force was officially established Sept. 18, 1947. On the military branch’s 75th anniversary, Airmen are called to “innovate, accelerate and thrive” as they execute the Air Force mission.

Col. Kim Bowen, 88th Air Base Wing chaplain, and Airman 1st Class Hannah Flamm, an 88th Security Forces Squadron Defender, cut the cake Sept. 16, 2022, in celebration of the Air Force’s 75th birthday at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. It’s traditional for the oldest and youngest Airmen to cut the birthday cake. (U.S. Air Force photo by Hannah Carranza)

Credit: (U.S. Air Force photo by Hannah

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Credit: (U.S. Air Force photo by Hannah

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