Col. Herbert J. Gavin, wearing dress uniform, speaks at a banquet for the 474th Tactical Fighter Wing (Nellis AFB) at the Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. Left to right: Doris Gavin (wife of Col. Gavin); Maj. Gen. Gordon F. Blood; guest speaker; Col. Herbert J. Gavin.
Col. William Strand and Janice Ann Carrell (Miss Nevada) cut a cake at a celebration for the 30th birthday of the Tactical Air Command, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
Montyce Hackett (daughter of Lt. Col. and Mrs. Dick Hackett) with the first colt born at the Nellis Air Force Base (according to memory at the time). Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
A coach talks with a young woman in a wheelchair at the Nevada Special Olympics, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
Left to right: Vicki Patterakis (wife of U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilot Chris Patterakis), Pete Panos, and Gail Lynch, planning a fashion show at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
Col. George A. Fox (left) presents a Certificate of Appreciation to Josephine Vos (right), a civilian employee at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
Mary Sanchez, volunteer worker for the Red Cross, with a child at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Sanchez was named Volunteer of the Quarter. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
Two unidentified women holding up a Cowpens flag, a predecssor of the U.S. flag, created circa 1781. The flag has red and white stripes and a single star inside a circle of 12 stars on the blue field. It is the same flag as featured in the iconic painting "The Sprit of '76" by Archibald MacNeal Willard. The women are preparing for the U.S. bicentennial celebration at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
Senior Airman Marno Hansberry, F-15 Crew Chief (left) talks with Lt. Col. Jerry Nabors (back to camera), who is in the cockpit of his plane with the canopy open. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)