Col. Bradley Cochran, vice commander assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, and Airman Stacy Acosta, an airfield management apprentice with the 28th Operations Support Squadron, cut cake during the combat dining out at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Sept. 9, 2016. Acosta, the youngest Airman on base, was bestowed the honor of cutting the cake during the dining out in celebration of the U.S. Air Force’s heritage and 69th birthday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel)