USAF celebrates 70th birthday with military tattoo

Tech. Sgt. Adam Tianello, U.S. Air Force Band Ceremonial Brass Band bagpiper, draws the attention of the audience just as the Air Force Tattoo was to begin Sept. 14, 2017 at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington D.C. To date, he is the only bagpipe player in the U.S. Air Force Band. (Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Joe Yanik)

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USAF celebrates 70th birthday with military tattoo

A B-29 Superfortress bomber (left) and a P-51 Mustang fighter plane perform a fly by over the crowd during the Air Force Tattoo commemorating the youngest U.S. military branch's 75th birthday Sept. 14, 2017 at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington D.C. Both aircraft are vintage combat aircraft that were flown during World War II. (Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Joe Yanik)

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USAF celebrates 70th birthday with military tattoo

Several hundred members of the Department of the Defense and their families attended the U.S. Air Force Tattoo that commemorated the branch's 75th birthday Sept. 14, 2017 at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington D.C. The historic, multi-demonstration event of military pomp and ceremony was hosted by the Secretary of the Air Force, Heather A. Wilson, and the Air Force Chief of Staff, David L. Goldfein. (Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Joe Yanik)

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USAF celebrates 70th birthday with military tattoo

A B-1B Lancer bomber roars over the crowd attending the U.S. Air Force Tattoo that commemorated the branch's 75th birthday Sept. 14, 2017 at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington D.C. The tattoo, an exhibition of military pomp and ceremony, provided a venue for the youngest U.S. military branch to showcase its array of warfighting capabilities in flying, fighting and protecting the U.S. homeland and its interests abroad. (Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Joe Yanik)

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USAF celebrates 70th birthday with military tattoo

Airmen saxophonists with the U.S. Air Force Band entertain an audience of several hundred members of the Department of the Defense and their families during an Air Force Tattoo Sept. 14, 2017 Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington D.C. The band brought the event to a conclusion with a rendition of America the Beautiful and the Air Force Song. (Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Joe Yanik)

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USAF celebrates 70th birthday with military tattoo

Airmen of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard form up before demonstrating their military precision and bearing at the U.S. Air Force Tattoo Sept. 14, 2017 on the Ceremonial Lawn at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington D.C. The mission of the Air Force Honor Guard is represent all Airmen of the U.S. Air Force by demonstrating military excellence, precision and discipline while heightening their audiences' sense of American patriotism. (Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Joe Yanik)

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USAF celebrates 70th birthday with military tattoo

Published Sept. 14, 2017
By Staff Sgt. Joe Yanik
Air Force District of Washington Public Affairs

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. --