KAF Airmen commemorate AF 65th anniversary

Brig. Gen. Scott Dennis, Kandahar Airfield and 451st Air Expeditionary Wing, commander, and Airman 1st Class Josiah Hewitt, 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, cut the cake during the 65th Anniversary of the Air Force commemoration here Sept. 18. It is tradition for the most senior Air Force member and the most junior Air Force member attending to perform the honor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Russell Martin/RELEASED)

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KAF Airmen commemorate AF 65th anniversary

From left, Airman 1st Class Byron Hogans, 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron; Senior Airman Alaina Deines, 451st EMXS; Senior Master Sgt. Abigail Rivera, 651 Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron; and Senior Airman Precious Roy, 451st Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron present the colors during the playing of the National Anthem at the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing’s recognition of the Air Force’s 65th Anniversary here Sept. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Russell Martin/RELEASED)

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KAF Airmen commemorate AF 65th anniversary

Senior Airman Alaina Deines, 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, posts the colors at the start of the 65th Anniversary of the Air Force celebration here Sept. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Russell Martin/RELEASED)

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KAF Airmen commemorate AF 65th anniversary

Dr. Richard Clark, 451st Air Expeditionary Wing historian, gives a brief presentation showcasing the 65-year history of the Air Force in a ceremony here Sept. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Russell Martin/RELEASED)

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KAF Airmen commemorate AF 65th anniversary

Representatives of the First Four Airmen’s Council, 5/6 noncommissioned officer council, Top 3 senior NCO council and company grade officers council lead the audience in reciting the Airman’s Creed during commemoration of the 65th Anniversary of the Air Force becoming a separate service component here Sept. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Russell Martin/RELEASED)

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Brig. Gen. Scott Dennis, Kandahar Airfield and 451st Air Expeditionary Wing, commander, addresses the crowd during observance of the 65th Anniversary of the Air Force becoming its own branch of the military here Sept. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Russell Martin/RELEASED)

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KAF Airmen commemorate AF 65th anniversary

Published Sept. 19, 2012
By Master Sgt. Russell Martin
451st Air Expeditionary Wing Publc Affairs

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- 451st Air Expeditionary Wing members and coalition partners assigned to Kandahar Air Field gathered at the Liberty House here Sept. 18 in commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the Air Force becoming a separate service. The event, while momentarily delayed due to an indirect fire alarm where attendees took cover until the "all clear" notification was sounded, included a brief history of the Air Force given by Dr. Richard Clark, 451st AEW historian; the singing of the National Anthem and Air Force Song by Master Sgt. Herbert Ancog, 451st Expeditionary Communications Squadron; and a benediction from Ch. (Capt) Anthony Wade, 451st AEW chaplain.