By / Published September 18, 2008
(From left to right) Airman 1st Class Damen Smith, U.S. Air Force Honor Guard; Honorable Michael Donley, acting secretary of the Air Force; Gen. Norton Schwartz, chief of staff of the Air Force; Chief Master Sgt. Rodney McKinley, chief master sergeant of the Air Force; and Chaplain (Col.) Charlie Stutts, Arlington National Cemetery senior chaplain, cut the Air Force’s 61st birthday cake Sept. 18 on the U.S. Air Force Ceremonial Lawn on Bolling. Airman Smith and Colonel Stutts where chosen to cut the cake as the youngest and oldest members of the 11th Wing. The Air Force is celebrating 61 years as an independent organization after separating from the Army Air Corps in 1947. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sean Adams)