Maj. Gen. Michael Plehn, deputy commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, and Airman 1st Class Jadlayshu Williams, Headquarters AFSOC Operations Center Global Support Division apprentice, cut an Air Force birthday cake in honor of the Air Force’s 71st birthday at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 18, 2018. It is a long-standing Air Force tradition for the most senior ranking and youngest Airmen to cut the cake together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lynette Rolen)