The Thunderbolt - Luke AFB U.S. Air Force Col. David Berkland (left), 56th Fighter Wing commander, cuts the cake with Airman Preston Jones, 56th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance apprentice, at the 77th Air Force Ball, Sept. 13, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The evening featured an array of traditions and presentations, a video presentation on the history of Luke AFB was shown, followed by a group of enlistees taking the oath of enlistment and the traditional cake-cutting ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Mason Hargrove) U.S. Air Force Col. David Berkland (left), 56th Fighter Wing commander, cuts the cake with Airman Preston Jones, 56th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance apprentice, at the 77th Air Force Ball, Sept. 13, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The evening featured an array of traditions and presentations, a video presentation on the history of Luke AFB was shown, followed by a group of enlistees taking the oath of enlistment and the traditional cake-cutting ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Mason Hargrove)

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