GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – More than 600 Goodfellow members and guests attended the 63rd Annual Air Force Ball Sept. 17 at the McNease Convention Center. The event honored 63 years of the U.S. Air Force existence. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Tong Duong)
GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Senior Airman Cristobal Ibarra, 17th Training Wing Judge Advocate Office, and wife Amanda Burns, dance to the tunes of the Divas during the 63rd Annual Air Force Ball Sept. 17 at the McNease Convention Center. The Divas are a local folk group consisting of six women. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Tong Duong)
GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – FROM LEFT: Robert Mann gives Crystal Greer a spin as Senior Airman Jeffery Hart, 17th Training Group, and Heather Froehlich cheer them on, during the 63rd Annual Air Force Ball Sept. 17 at the McNease Convention Center. The Divas, a local folk group entertained the attendees. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Tong Duong)
GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Honor Guard member, 1st Lt. Melissa Collins, 17th Civil Engineer Squadron, retires the POW/MIA Table of Honor during the 63rd Annual Air Force Ball Sept. 17 at the McNease Convention Center. The POW/MIA Table of Honor symbolizes members of each branch of the military who are still missing. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Tong Duong)
GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – (From right) Col. Thomas Geary, 17th Training Wing Commander, Chief Master Sgt. Brendan Criswell, 17th TRW Command Chief, present guest speaker, Brig. Gen. Scott Bethel with a token of appreciation from the men and women of the 17th TRW, during the 63rd Annual Air Force Ball Sept. 17 at the McNease Convention Center. General Bethel is the Director, Strategy, Integration and Doctrine, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Headquarters U.S. Air Force in Washington, D.C., and served a wing commander here from 2005-2007. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Tong Duong)
GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Brig. Gen. Scott Bethel gives remarks as guest speaker of the 63rd Annual Air Force Ball Sept. 17 at the McNease Convention Center. General Bethel is the Director, Strategy, Integration and Doctrine, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Headquarters U.S. Air Force in Washington, D.C., and served as wing commander here from 2005-2007. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Tong Duong)
GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Master Sgt. Christopher Hernandez, 17th Training Wing Judge Advocate, indulges his sweet tooth at the chocolate fountain, during the 63rd Annual Air Force Ball Sept. 17 at the McNease Convention Center. More than 600 attended the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Tong Duong)
GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Members at the head table give toast to honor the Colors, the President of the United States, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and sister services, and servicemembers deployed “defending freedom and upholding democracy,” during the 63rd Annual Air Force Ball Sept. 17 McNease Convention Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Tong Duong)
GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Base Honor Guard members round the Table of Honor after setting the caps of the four branches of military service during the 63rd Annual Air Force Ball Sept. 17 at the McNease Convention Center. The Table of Honor ceremony acknowledges the inability of missing servicemembers to be with us during the celebration and to honor their sacrifice for this country. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Tong Duong)
GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – More than 600 people attended the 63rd Annual Air Force Ball Sept. 17 at the McNease Convention Center. Attendees learned the purpose of formal military gatherings and toasted the POW/MIA Table of Honor. Attendees also witnessed the cutting of the Air Force birthday cake and listened to guest speaker and past wing commander, Brig. Gen. Scott Bethel. Entertainment for the night was provided by a local folk group, the Divas. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Tong Duong)
GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Staff Sgt. Tyson Kauer, 316th Training Squadron, wheels out the Air Force birthday cake during the 63rd Annual Air Force Ball Sept. 17 at the McNease Convention Center. The cake celebrates 63 years of the Air Force’s existence. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Tong Duong)
GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Retired Master Sgt. John Gerende and Airman Basic Laura Garcia, 315th Training Squadron, the oldest and youngest Air Force members of the evening, cut the Air Force birthday cake during the 63rd Annual Air Force Ball Sept. 17 at the McNease Convention Center. The oldest and youngest Air Force members of the evening, who were asked to cut the cake, represent all facets of history: past, present and future. Mr. Gerende is also the brother-in-law of Army Warrant Officer 1, Luis Gallegeos Holguin, who was declared missing Jan 3, 1971. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Tong Duong)
GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Retired Master Sgt. John Gerende licks icing after cutting the Air Force birthday cake as Airman Basic Laura Garcia, 315th Training Squadron, looks on during the 63rd Annual Air Force Ball Sept. 17 at the McNease Convention Center. The oldest and youngest Air Force members of the evening, who were asked to cut the cake, represent all facets of history: past, present and future. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Tong Duong)
GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Honor Guard member, 1st Lt. Melissa Collins, 17th Civil Engineer Squadron, pays respect to the POW/MIA Table of Honor after lighting the candle, during the 63rd Annual Air Force Ball Sept. 17 at the McNease Convention Center. The POW/MIA Table of Honor symbolizes members of each branch of the military who are still missing. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Tong Duong)
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