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Luke Airmen celebrate Air Force birthday

by Aerotech News & Review • October 1, 2021 12:16 pm - Updated September 30, 2021 12:24 pm

LeRhonda Lee, 56th Operations Support Squadron secretary, sings the national anthem as Luke Honor Guardsmen present the colors to begin the celebration at the Air Force Ball Sept. 18, in Litchfield Park, Ariz. The celebration honored the Air Force’s 74th birthday and commemorated the Air Force’s legacy of valor, forging the future. (Photos by Senior Airman Leala Marquez)

Col. (Ret.) Richard Toliver, guest speaker, speaks to the crowd at the Air Force Ball celebrating the Air Force’s 74th birthday. Toliver is a highly decorated Air Force combat pilot with over 4,000 flying hours in several different aircraft. He is a protégé of the famed Tuskegee Airmen and was mentored, trained and commissioned under their tutelage. Toliver was also a graduate of the Air Force’s “Top Gun” school, and has flown 446 combat missions totaling 863 combat hours.

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