Col. Jason Vap, commander, 804th Test Group, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, and 2nd Lt. Ben West, 718th Test Squadron, 804th Test Group, use a sword to cut a cake in honor of the Air Force's 75th birthday at the Arnold Lakeside Complex Sept. 16, 2022, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee. Per tradition, the cake is cut by the longest-serving and shortest-serving Airmen in attendance. Vap has served for 28 years. West began his Air Force career in August.

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