WASHINGTON (AFNS) —
Hundreds of individuals gathered to witness performances by a few of the army’s most elite items in the course of the celebratory Air Drive seventy fifth Anniversary Tattoo at Audi Discipline in Washington, D.C., Sept. 15.
The Tattoo featured performances by the United States Air Drive Band, the U.S. Air Drive Honor Guard and visitor performer, multi-platinum singer-songwriter Andy Grammer. Attendees additionally had the chance to witness firsthand the Air Drive’s air superiority throughout a flyover by U.S. Air Drive Thunderbirds.
“Air Drive trailblazer Gen. Hap Arnold wrote, ‘We should suppose by way of tomorrow,’” mentioned Air Drive Chief of Employees Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. “For 75 years that’s precisely what our Airmen have been doing. By envisioning tomorrow, they’ve discovered new methods to make the not possible … doable.”
Distinguished company in attendance included Brown, who was the night’s host, Secretary of the Air Drive Frank Kendall, Chief of House Operations Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, Chief Grasp Sgt. of the Air Drive JoAnne S. Bass, Chief Grasp Sgt. of the House Drive Roger A. Towberman, 49 worldwide air chiefs and different army and civic leaders. Additionally acknowledged in the course of the Tattoo had been the Air Drive’s 12 Excellent Airmen of the Yr for 2022.
Bass spoke about how a lot the nation calls for of in the present day’s Airmen, irrespective of their rank or specialty.
“It is going to be our Airmen who present America with the airpower it must defend our nation, to discourage or defeat our adversaries, to reassure our companions and allies, and assist diplomacy proceed from a place of power,” Bass mentioned throughout her Tattoo remarks. “To our Airmen, and to our households, thanks.”
The band and honor guard, from Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, carried out time-honored traditions via inventive precision performances in a ceremonial show of heritage and excellence via army musical performances, and drill and ceremony.
“The excellent eleventh Wing flock spent greater than a yr organizing this historic celebratory occasion, and the Airmen in our band and honor guard spend their whole careers making ready for this second to showcase one of the best our Air Drive has to supply,” mentioned Col. Catherine Logan, commander of JBAB and the eleventh WG. “I’m so proud we had been in a position to exhibit their abilities and professionalism to so many individuals, and I’m humbled to think about how the eleventh Wing will proceed to expertly characterize our nation in international engagements for the subsequent 75 years and past.”
The band and the glory guard are the premier musical and elite ceremonial items of the Air Drive. Chargeable for performing their respective missions year-round to honor the lives of fallen Airmen, in addition to encourage audiences all over the world, the Air Drive’s seventy fifth Anniversary Tattoo offered a chance to showcase their capabilities and encourage constructive and long-lasting impressions of the U.S. Air Drive and the USA of America.
“Innovation is the inspiration of the accomplishments of the previous 75 years,” Brown mentioned. “The joint drive, our nation, and our allies and companions depend upon the Air Drive greater than ever earlier than as a result of airpower has turn out to be the supply of strategic benefit.”
The Air Drive’s benefit within the air was on full show throughout an aerial parade which included P-51 Mustang, B-25 Mitchell, B-17 Flying Fortress, F-15 Eagle, F-16 Preventing Falcon, F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning II, KC-10 Extender and KC-46 Pegasus plane.
The Tattoo honored the proud heritage of the USA Air Drive, fueled by the dedication and innovation of the generations of Airmen who’ve answered their nation’s name since 1947.
Since its inception, the Air Drive has excelled at preserving tempo with speedy adjustments in expertise and within the calls for positioned on its core missions.
“We’ll make certain our Airmen and Guardians proceed to thrive with the instruments and expertise they should lengthen this unprecedented period of stability and prosperity properly into the longer term,” Kendall mentioned throughout his remarks.
Empowered Airmen proceed to push technological and cultural boundaries to take care of the Air Drive’s aggressive benefit and thrive because the leaders in air and house energy.
