Col. Eric W. Mann, vice commander of the Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Md., Technical Sgt. Kristin N. Shultz, Col. Gary Szabo, and Chief Master Sgt. Tony Whitehead, the command chief of the ANGRC, cut a cake to commemorate the 6

Col. Eric W. Mann, vice commander of the Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Md., Technical Sgt. Kristin N. Shultz, Col. Gary Szabo, and Chief Master Sgt. Tony Whitehead, the command chief of the ANGRC, cut a cake to commemorate the 67th birthday of the United States Air Force, Sept. 18, 2014. In 1947, the National Security Act turned what was then known as the Army Air Corps into the Department of the Air Force. Today’s Air Force is comprised of more than 680,000 Airmen, made up of active duty, reservists, guardsmen and civilians, who support more than 5,600 aircraft, 450 intercontinental ballistic missiles and 63 satellites. Today's Air Force is the world's preeminent air, space and cyberspace force with an ability to rapidly adapt to uncertainty, ensuring future success. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Marvin R. Preston/Released)