Patrons arrive inside the Embassy Suites in La Vista, Nebraska for the 2015 55th Wing Birthday Ball, May 16. The birthday ball is a formal celebration recognizing the wing’s proud heritage as well as its current mission and role in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates/Released)
Patrons admire the U.S. Air Force historical display inside the Embassy Suites in La Vista, Nebraska for the 2015 55th Wing Birthday Ball, May 16. The birthday ball is a formal celebration recognizing the wing’s proud heritage as well as its current mission and role in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates/Released)
Dave Webber, 55th Wing Birthday Ball master of ceremonies, speaks next to the events ice sculpture inside the Embassy Suites ballroom in La Vista, Nebraska for the 2015 Birthday Ball, May 16. The Birthday Ball is a formal celebration recognizing the wing’s proud heritage as well as its current mission and role in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates/Released)
(from left to right) U. S. Air Force Col. (Ret.) Bill Ernst, the senior representative with the newest member of the 55th Wing, U.S. Air Force Airman Dylan Gabel, 55th Force Support Squadron and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Gregory M. Guillot, 55th Wing commander, perform the ceremonial cutting of the cake at the 2015 55th Wing Birthday Ball. The birthday ball was held at the Embassy Suites in La Vista, Nebraska on May 16. Attendees gathered to honor the wing’s past and celebrate the current role of the Fightin’ Fifty-Fifth in today’s Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates/Released)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Vanessa Johnston, 55th Intelligence Support Squadron and 55th Wing Association Board of Directors member along with U.S. Air Force Col. (Ret.) Hamilton Kennedy Awards Chair for the 55th Wing Association, presents U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. William Nelsen, 55th Maintenance Squadron, with the 55th Wing Association Award for Excellence at the 2015 55th Wing Birthday Ball held at the Embassy Suites in LaVista, Nebraska, May 16. The 55th Wing Award for Excellence is presented to an individual in the 55th Wing who best exemplifies the basic tenets of the 55th Wing Association. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates/Released)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John N. T. Shanahan, Twenty-Fifth Air Force commander and guest speaker for the 2015 55th Wing Birthday Ball, speaks to patrons at the Embassy Suites ballroom in La Vista, Nebraska, May 16. The birthday ball is a formal celebration recognizing the wing’s proud heritage as well as its current mission and role in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates/Released)
Patrons enjoy a night of dancing at the Embassy Suites ballroom in La Vista, Nebraska, for the 2015 55th Wing Birthday Ball, May 16. The birthday ball is a formal celebration recognizing the wing’s proud heritage as well as its current mission and role in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates/Released)