Armed Forces Day: a tribute to those who serve
Senior Airman Tylor, 432nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman, checks hydraulics on a bomb lift May 11, 2016, at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada. On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force observances. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adarius Petty/Released)