U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Wilson, 55th Security Forces Squadron and 55th Wing Birthday Ball committee vice president, U.S. Air Force Capt. Jaime Hernandez, 55th SFS and 55th Wing Birthday Ball committee president, stand next to retired U.S. Col. Jim Thomas, 55th Wing Association president, as he presents a check to U.S. Air Force Col. John Rauch, 55th Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. William W. Thomaston, 55th Wing command chief, April 4 at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The donation will help defray tickets costs for junior enlisted Airmen who are attending the 55th Wing Birthday Ball, scheduled for May 4 in La Vista. The ball is the wing’s largest formal social function and is paid for by ticket sales, fundraising, sponsors and donors. It is supported by volunteers who plan and execute the event and no taxpayer money is used for the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates/Released)