Col. Michael McDaniel, left, 71st Mission Support Group commander, and Airman Shalimar Martinez, 71st Logistics Readiness Squadron, cut the cake during a celebration of the U.S. Air Force’s 65th birthday held Sept. 18 in the Collocated Club at Vance AFB, Okla. McDaniel and Martinez represented the senior and junior ranking members at the celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Roger Betz)