Heritage to Horizons Ball

Senior Airman Sarah Beauchamp, 436th Security Forces Raven, dresses in a historic Air Force uniform for Dover Air Force Base’s Heritage to Horizons 60th Anniversary Ball. Several Airmen dressed in various historical uniforms for the event Saturday. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)

Heritage to Horizons Ball

After speaking at Dover Air Force Base’s Heritage to Horizons Ball Saturday, Col. Steven Harrison, 436th Airlift Wing commander, asked all guests to join hands and sing God Bless America. The colonel ended his speech and the ball with the song because he was inspired by Gen. Robert ‘Dutch’ Huyser, the former chief of Military Airlift Command, who always ended events in the same manner. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)

Air Force's 60th Anniversary celebrated around the world

Published Sept. 20, 2007
By Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace
436th AW Public Affairs

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- Nearly 700 members of Team Dover celebrated the Air Force's 60th Birthday with a 'Heritage to Horizons' Ball held at Dover Downs Saturday.

The day commemorated the 60 years since President Harry Truman set the wheels in motion that directed the establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate service. Airmen celebrated the Air Force and the achievements made here at Dover Air Force Base over the past decades.

In the spirit of Air Force heritage, rather than donning their mess dress or semi-formal uniforms like the rest of the crowd, some Airmen were chosen to dress in uniforms of the past.

While the men and women of the combined Eagle and Liberty wings were swingin' away to the sounds of the 287th Delaware National Guard Army Band, other wings around the world were carrying on their own celebrations.