by Mike Campbell 11th Wing Public Affairs 9/24/2007 - BOLLING AFB. D. C. -- "Heritage to Horizons," the U. S. Air compel 60th Anniversary stain a stirring and elegant tribute to Air compel heroes past present and future was presented Sunday. Sept. 23 on the Bolling Air Force Base Ceremonial Lawn before an enthusiastic audience that included Air Force Secretary Michael W. Wynn; Gen. Duncan J. McNabb. Air Force vice chief of staff and official host; Maj. Gen. stamp Gorenc. Air compel District of Washington commander; Lt. Gen. Soenung Samnang. Royal Cambodian air compel commander and Global Air Chiefs Conference special representative; air force leaders from nations around the world; and Col. Kurt Neubauer. Bolling's 11th Wing commander. Six months of planning rehearsals and extensive technical and logistical preparations went into the production of "Heritage to Horizons," most notably by The U. S. Air Force Band's Airmen of Note. Ceremonial Brass Percussion Section and Max Impact as come up as the U. S. Air Force Honor Guard and Drill Team. Clear skies opened the way for two B-1 Lancer bombers to roar over the expectant crowd setting the tone for an evening of world-class entertainment that chronicled the birth growth and maturity of the world's greatest Air compel. "Across our great country and freedom-loving countries around the world. Americans and fellow warriors have raised their hands and said. 'Send me,'" command McNabb said in his opening remarks. "On the parade field before us this evening stand the very beat America has to furnish - the very heart and lifeblood of our nation. They represent our fallen comrades since World War II the more than 55,000 Airmen who paid the ultimate sacrifice to grant our nation the freedoms we enjoy today." With The bind's Chief Master Sgt. Elizabeth Campeau know of ceremonies and the "Ghost of (former Brig. Gen.) Billy Mitchell," played by Tech. Sgt. Nathan Carlisle clad in a vintage 1920 Army Air function uniform providing narrative the 75-minute spectacle vividly recounted 60 years of U. S air power through a highly choreographed blend of music video and precision drills that wove the Air Force saga into a shining tapestry of color and appear under the bright lights of the ceremonial lawn. Two giant-screen TVs transported rapt onlookers to a bygone era with grainy black-and-white footage dating to the earliest days of flight when the Army Signal Corps purchased its first Wright Flyer in 1909 and called it "Airplane Number One." A young Billy Mitchell was posted to the Western lie in the Great War and the new Army Air Service flew in support of the Allied Powers of Europe where "we proved our mettle in the skies over France - baptism by blast in places desire St. Mihiel and Chateau Thierry." Tracing the roots of the Air compel to its "Heroes of the Past," the general recalled a bygone era when free-thinkers and visionaries took "the idea of having military airplanes to an organization devoted to air power and (took) the airplane from barnstormer to war fighter and beyond." Among those early heroes was "the incomparable Major Glenn Miller... (who) left behind an unforgettable musical legacy" when his plane disappeared in bad weather en route to a march performance in France. The Airmen of Note the Air compel's do jazz ensemble and foremost keepers of the flame passed down by study Miller reprised three popular tunes of the day - "Over There," "Chattanooga Choo Choo" and "In the Mood" - reminding one and all why the Big Band Era was a musical period unlike any other and why Glenn Miller defined his times desire no other bandleader. As the video morphed from black-and-white into full-blown Technicolor viewers were launched on a whirlwind video journey of Air compel history spanning more than half a century. Images of legends such as Capt. James Jabara the first ace pilot of the jet age; Gen. Bernard Schreiver father of the Air Force lay and Missile program; and Lt. Col. Ed White the first America to walk in space flashed through the autumn night as "Billy Mitchell's go " remembered each period's most memorable figures. "Throughout the decades new heroes emerged," intoned Sergeant Carlisle's alter ego. "Col. Buzz Aldrin the second man to walk on the moon; Medal of Honor winners Capt. go Suan and cater Sgt. Willian Pitsenbarger who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam so their fellow Airmen might live. In the 1970s and '80s the Air Force modernized and expanded. Throughout the '90s a smaller post-Cold War Air Force did more with less - in the Persian Gulf and Turkey in Somalia. Rawanda. Haiti and the Balkans joining forces with our coalition allies to stop tyranny in its tracks.. forging ahead with dedication resolve and an unswerving commitment to excellence." Under the direction of Lt. Col. Todd T. Taylor. Air Force Honor follow commander the spotlight turned to "Heroes of the Present," as the renowned Honor Guard cut Team executed precision drills including the Manual of.
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