Dayton, Wright-Patt AFB team up for Big Hoopla
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This year marked the ninth year University of Dayton Arena hosted the games that determine which four programs finish filling in the 64-team bracket, and the Big Hoopla festivities leading up to the tournament have become a tradition in their own right.
With 2022’s arrival, U.S. Air Force gears up to commemorate its 75th anniversary
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Seventy-five years after the Air Force’s birth on Sept. 18, 1947, the spirit of innovation that has driven the service was on display when a B-2 Spirit from the 509th Bomb Wing, located at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, roared over the Tournament of Roses Parade and one of the most prestigious college bowl games, the 2022 Rose Bowl, to kick-off the yearlong 75th-anniversary celebration.
AETC 80th Anniversary Gala scheduled for Jan. 22
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The Air Education and Training Command’s 80th Anniversary Gala event will feature a prominent Air Force leader as the keynote speaker, and a live performance by Velocity of the U.S. Air Force Band of the West.
Tuskegee Airman celebrates 102nd birthday at 12th FTW
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Tuskegee Airman, retired Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee, and several members of his family, visited JBSA Dec. 6 and were treated to a heritage tour of the 99th Flying Training Squadron, where they also saw a T-1A Jayhawk on the nearby flightline with his name painted on the side.
Air Force to solicit 75th birthday theme ideas
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Concepts for the 75th birthday theme should consider inclusiveness of multi-domain operations, capture Airmen’s innovation and reflect the Air Force’s heritage over the last 75 years.