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Military ball celebrates Air Force’s 75th anniversary

A commemorative anniversary wine glass sits on a guest table on Sept. 17, 2022, at the Eastwood Event Centre. Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing attended a military ball hosted by the Youngstown Air Reserve Base Community Council celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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Military ball celebrates Air Force’s 75th anniversary

Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing pose for a photo on Sept. 17, 2022, at the Eastwood Event Centre. Members of the wing worked the military ball hosted by the Youngstown Air Reserve Base Community Council celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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Military ball celebrates Air Force’s 75th anniversary

An anniversary cake is displayed on Sept. 17, 2022, at the Eastwood Event Centre. Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing attended a military ball hosted by the Youngstown Air Reserve Base Community Council celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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Military ball celebrates Air Force’s 75th anniversary

Annual awards are displayed on Sept. 17, 2022, at the Eastwood Event Centre. Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing received trophies commemorating their achievements during a military ball hosted by the Youngstown Air Reserve Base Community Council celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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Senior Master Sgt. Franco Russo, the 910th Airlift Wing Yellow Ribbon representative, raises his wine glass during a toast on Sept. 17, 2022, at the Eastwood Event Centre. Russo and fellow Reserve Citizen Airmen raised their glasses to toast members of the armed forces at the beginning of a military ball hosted by the Base Community Council celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Air Force. Russo narrated the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing base honor guard present the colors on Sept. 17, 2022, at the Eastwood Event Centre. Members of the wing attended a military ball hosted by the Youngstown Air Reserve Base Community Council celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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Military ball celebrates Air Force’s 75th anniversary

Retired Brig. Gen. Merle “Mad Dog” Hart, guest speaker, and Col. Jeff Van Dootingh, commander of the 910th Airlift Wing, pose for a photo on Sept. 17, 2022, at the Eastwood Event Centre. Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the wing attended a military ball hosted by the Youngstown Air Reserve Base Community Council celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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Military ball celebrates Air Force’s 75th anniversary

Senior Airman Gregory Bass, a 910th Security Forces Squadron Defender, and Col. Jeff Van Dootingh, commander of the 910th Airlift Wing, pose for a photo on Sept. 17, 2022, at the Eastwood Event Centre. Bass was presented with a trophy for outstanding achievements throughout the year while at a military ball celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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Military ball celebrates Air Force’s 75th anniversary

Master Sgt. Rick Lape, a 910th Security Forces Squadron Defender, and Col. Jeff Van Dootingh, commander of the 910th Airlift Wing, pose for a photo on Sept. 17, 2022, at the Eastwood Event Centre. Lape was presented with a trophy for outstanding achievements throughout the year while at a military ball celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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Senior Master Sgt. Dominic Martini, a 910th Security Forces Squadron Defender, and Col. Jeff Van Dootingh, commander of the 910th Airlift Wing, pose for a photo on Sept. 17, 2022, at the Eastwood Event Centre. Martini was presented with a trophy for outstanding achievements throughout the year while at a military ball celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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Capt. Robert Reader, a 910th Security Forces Squadron officer, and Col. Jeff Van Dootingh, commander of the 910th Airlift Wing, pose for a photo on Sept. 17, 2022, at the Eastwood Event Centre. Reader was presented with a trophy for outstanding achievements throughout the year while at a military ball celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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Military ball celebrates Air Force’s 75th anniversary

Published Sept. 30, 2022
By Staff Sgt. Christina Russo
910th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- A commemorative anniversary wine glass sits on a guest table on Sept. 17, 2022, at the Eastwood Event Centre. Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing attended a military ball hosted by the Youngstown Air Reserve Base Community Council celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)