AFSOC celebrates Air Force’s 72nd birthday
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Vince Becklund, center, Air Force Special Operations Command deputy commander, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Shannon, AFSOC deputy command chaplain, and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Bryce Smith, AFSOC Operations Center, finish cutting an Air Force birthday cake at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 18, 2019. The cake cutting ceremony has been a time-honored tradition since the establishment of the Air Force in 1947. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lynette M. Rolen)