Col. Don Shaffer, 319th Air Refueling Wing commander, cuts the cake with Airman 1st Class Jessica Elam, 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron, during the Grand Forks Air Force Base Air Force Ball on Sept. 17, 2010, at the Ralph Englestad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. The United States Air Force ended a 40-year association with the United States Army when President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947; Sept. 18, 2010, marked the 63rd Anniversary of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Suellyn Nuckolls)
Tech. Sgt. Joseph Kapinos, 319th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs, and his wife, Tanja Kapinos, pose for a photo during the Grand Forks Air Force Base Air Force Ball on Sept. 17, 2010, at the Ralph Englestad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. The United States Air Force ended a 40-year association with the United States Army when President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947; 2010 marked the 63rd anniversary of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Suellyn Nuckolls)
(From left to right) Lt. Col. David Beaver, 905th Air Refueling Squadron, Pam Beaver, Christine Bradford, Lt. Col. Noel Bradford, 905th Air Refueling Squadron commander, Amy Sauls and Army Lt. Col. Josh Saul, University of North Dakota Army ROTC commander, pose for a photo during the Grand Forks Air Force Base Air Force Ball on Sept. 17, 2010, at the Ralph Englestad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. The United States Air Force ended a 40-year association with the United States Army when President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947; Sept. 18, 2010, marked the 63rd anniversary of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suellyn Nuckolls)
Grand Forks Air Force Base Honor Guard members prepare to present the flags during the Grand Forks AFB Air Force Ball on Sept. 17, 2010, at the Ralph Englestad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. The United States Air Force ended a 40-year association with the United States Army when President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947; Sept. 18, 2010, marked the 63rd Anniversary of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Suellyn Nuckolls)
Airman 1st Class Adriana Abbott, 319th Communications Squadron, raises her water for the POW/MIA toast during the Grand Forks Air Force Base Air Force Ball on Sept. 17, 2010, at the Ralph Englestad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. The United States Air Force ended a 40-year association with the United States Army when President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947; Sept. 18, 2010, marked the 63rd anniversary of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Suellyn Nuckolls)