Air Force Reserve 67th Birthday Celebration

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Col. Mark S. Larson, commander of the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling, along with management from the McConnell Air Force Base Army and Air Force Exchange Service, celebrated the 67th birthday of the Air Force Reserve with a cake cutting ceremony during the April unit training assembly, April 12, 2015.  Several members of the 931st Air Refueling Group were on hand for the occasion as well. 

The reserves were established on April 14, 1948 by President Harry S. Truman, seven months after the active duty Air Force was established as a separate service. Originally the reserves were a standby force for use in wartime and national emergencies. The Air Force Reserves became a Major Command (MAJCOM) in 1973 and began working side-by-side with their active duty counterparts.