Scott C. Lockard, 86th Airlift Wing vice director (left), U.S. Air Force Airman Zackary Treadwell, 86th Maintenance Group (middle), and Col. Robert S. Thompson, 86th Mission Support Group commander (right), cut the birthday cake during the 72nd Air Force birthday ball at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 21, 2019. The three people cutting the cake represented different aspects of the Total Force. Lockard represented the civilian force, Treadwell the enlisted force, and Thompson the commissioned force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Bass)