Photo of the Day: Celebrating the Air Force Birthday
A flag-raising ceremony was held at The Fairfax Retirement Community.
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(L-R) U.S. Air Force Col. John Schlight, who served from 1952-83, and Brigadier General Don Vogt, who served from 1949-1983, raise the Air Force Flag at The Fairfax retirement community, Sept. 18, 2012.
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Today, Sept. 18, 2012, marks the 65th birthday of the United States Air Force. The milestone was commemorated by more than a dozen veteran aviators and officers at an early-morning flag-raising ceremony at The Fairfax, a military retirement community just outside Fort Belvoir.
The U.S. Air Force was originally part of the Army Air Corps, which was formed during the first World War. The Air Force resulted from the National Security Act of 1947, which also reorganized the country's intelligence service and formed the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
There are now more than 300,000 active-duty Air Force personnel, and the service is regarded as the most highly advanced aerial fighting force on earth.
Sally Spangler
9:55 pm on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Hi, James, Has anyone looked for the photos of the bi-plane flying (rather close tp the ground at Fort Myer oh so many years ago? It was certainly before I was born. Still, a real piece of American history. Sally