Lackland lights up for Independence Day

A fireworks extravaganza lights up the sky at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, as the 29th Annual Star Spangled Festival wraps up at the Amphitheater grounds on July 4. An estimated 20,000 people attended the celebration this year. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

Strapped in and secure, 8-year-old Riley Naylor, son of Suzanne and Col. Richard Naylor, 37th Training Group commander, takes a spin in the patriotic-colored Space Ball during the 2007 Star Spangled Festival at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, on Independence Day. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

Airmen Cecil Brett, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training student, left, and Nicholas Burns, Airborne Maintenance, test their marksmanship at a paintball booth July 4 during holiday festivities at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

Tops In Blue fellows serenade 6-year-old Brianna Figueroa during a free concert July 4 at Bob Hope Performing Arts Center on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The performance was moved indoors due to inclement weather. Brianna is the daughter of Tech. Sgt. Ernesto Figueroa from the Inter-American Air Forces Academy. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

Capt. Jeff Nagy, Air Force Information Operations Center, observes his son's technique during a friendly putt putt golf challenge. Four-year-old Jordan was among the numerous Team Lackland youths who enjoyed some family time with their parents during the July 4 celebration at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

Trainees from the 322nd Training Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, kick up their heels during the 2007 Star Spangled Festival at the Lackland Amphitheater grounds. Performing the Boot Scootin' Boogie left to right are Natalie Small, Christina Dennison, Brittany Elkins and Victoria Sutherland. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)