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Keesler celebrates Air Force’s 68th Birthday

Chief Master Sgt. Charles McHarney, IV, Air Force Special Operations Command senior enlisted advisor, Pope Air Force Base, N.C., delivers a speech as the guest speaker during the Keesler Air Force Ball on Sept. 19, 2015, at the Imperial Palace Casino, Biloxi, Miss. The event was sponsored by the Air Force Association John C. Stennis Chapter #332 to celebrate the Air Force’s 68th birthday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Retired Chief Master Sgt. Chuck Teston, Airman 1st Class Cheyenne Thomas, 334th Training Squadron student, and retired Lt. Col. Dick Wilson, cut a birthday cake during the Keesler Air Force Ball on Sept. 19, 2015, at the Imperial Palace Casino, Biloxi, Miss. Wilson was the oldest officer at the ball while Teston was the oldest enlisted Airman, and Thomas was the youngest. The event was sponsored by the Air Force Association John C. Stennis Chapter #332 to celebrate the Air Force’s 68th birthday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Members of the Keesler Air Force Base Honor Guard perform a POW/MIA table ceremony during the Keesler Air Force Ball on Sept. 19, 2015, at the Imperial Palace Casino, Biloxi, Miss. The event was sponsored by the Air Force Association John C. Stennis Chapter #332 to celebrate the Air Force’s 68th birthday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Col. Dennis Scarborough, 81st Training Wing vice commander, gives a toast to the secretary of the Air Force during the Keesler Air Force Ball on Sept. 19, 2015, at the Imperial Palace Casino, Biloxi, Miss. The event was sponsored by the Air Force Association John C. Stennis Chapter #332 to celebrate the Air Force’s 68th birthday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Students from the 334th Training Squadron play a game of football bowling during Keesler’s Air Force birthday celebration Sept. 18, 2015, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event also included music, games, contests and food to celebrate the Air Force’s birthday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Keesler commanders and 81st Training Group students compete in a game of tug-of-war during Keesler’s Air Force birthday celebration Sept. 18, 2015, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event also included a cake cutting ceremony, music, games, contests and food to celebrate the Air Force’s 68th birthday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Keesler personnel cheer on Airmen as they compete in the hot wing eating contest during Keesler’s Air Force birthday celebration Sept. 18, 2015, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event also included music, games, contests and food to celebrate the Air Force’s 68th birthday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Alexia Richardson, daughter of Tech. Sgt. Casey Richardson, 602nd Training Group (Provisional) network information technology technician, rides a mechanical bull during Keesler’s Air Force birthday celebration Sept. 18, 2015, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event also included music, games, contests and food to celebrate the Air Force’s 68th birthday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Airman Basic Kyle Shubert, 338th Training Squadron student and the youngest Airman at Keesler, assists Col. Dennis Scarborough, 81st Training Wing vice commander, with cutting the birthday cake during Keesler’s Air Force birthday celebration Sept. 18, 2015, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event also included music, games, contests and food to celebrate the Air Force’s 68th birthday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Keesler celebrates Air Force’s 68th Birthday

Published Sept. 22, 2015
By Kemberly Groue
81st Training Wing Public Affairs

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Chief Master Sgt. Charles McHarney, IV, Air Force Special Operations Command senior enlisted advisor, Pope Air Force Base, N.C., delivers a speech as the guest speaker during the Keesler Air Force Ball on Sept. 19, 2015, at the Imperial Palace Casino, Biloxi, Miss. The event was sponsored by the Air Force Association John C. Stennis Chapter #332 to celebrate the Air Force’s 68th birthday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)