Airman Elijah Grenier, 502nd Communications Squadron, and retired Lt. Col. Ramon Horinek, former Vietnam War prisoner of war, cut the cake during the Joint Base San Antonio celebration of the Air Force's 67th birthday Saturday at the Westin Hotel in San Antonio. (U.S. Air Force photos by Desiree Palacios)

Air Force uniforms from several decades were worn by service members in depiction of the Air Force’s heritage during Joint Base San Antonio's 67th Air Force birthday celebration Saturday at the Westin Hotel in San Antonio. Celebrating the Air Force's birthday is a chance to foster tradition and heritage, build esprit de corps, and commemorate the service’s legacy. The Air Force is comprised of more than 680,000 Airmen, made up of active duty, Guard, Reserve and civilians. The Air Force's core missions are rooted in its original roles and responsibilities that were assigned in 1947. Today, the core missions are air and space superiority, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, rapid global mobility, global strike and command and control. (U.S. Air Force photos by Desiree Palacios)

Technical Sgt. Carmeisha Layton takes a closer look at Air Force uniforms displayed during the Joint Base San Antonio Air Force 67th birthday celebration at the Westin Hotel in San Antonio Sept. 20. The modern day Air Force was created as a separate military service on Sept. 18, 1947, with the implementation of the National Security Act of 1947 under President Truman. The Air Force's core missions are rooted in its original roles and responsibilities that were assigned in 1947; today the core missions are air and space superiority, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, rapid global mobility, global strike and command and control.(U.S. Air Force photo by Desiree N. Palacios/Released)

Members of the Joint Base San Antonio First Sergeants’ Council provided the saber team for Joint Base San Antonio’s celebration of the Air Force's 67th birthday during a birthday event at the Westin Hotel in San Antonio Sept. 20. The modern day Air Force was created as a separate military service on Sept. 18, 1947, with the implementation of the National Security Act of 1947 under President Truman. The Air Force's core missions are rooted in its original roles and responsibilities that were assigned in 1947; today the core missions are air and space superiority, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, rapid global mobility, global strike and command and control.(U.S. Air Force photo by Desiree N. Palacios/Released)