{"id":174055,"date":"2025-09-18T16:01:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T20:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=174055"},"modified":"2025-09-18T16:01:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T20:01:29","slug":"happy-birthday-zoomies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=174055","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Zoomies!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-105224 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/air-force-angles-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/air-force-angles-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/air-force-angles-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/air-force-angles-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/air-force-angles.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>78 Years Young!<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Presidential Message on the 78th Birthday of the United States Air Force<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>Since 1947, the men and women of the United States Air Force have been the fearless guardians of our skies, heroically maintaining order, stability, and peace among the clouds and across our horizons. On the 78th birthday of the United States Air Force, we celebrate this storied branch\u2019s enduring legacy as the most elite airpower force in the history of the world\u2014and we commend the grit, dedication, and selfless service of the thousands of Airmen who live by the timeless motto: \u201cAim High\u2026 Fly-Fight-Win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over the decades, the Air Force has built a rich and proud heritage of air dominance, technical prowess, tactical capability, and unrivaled lethality. Every day, the warriors of the United States Air Force serve around the globe\u2014whether engaged in combat operations, natural disaster response, nuclear deterrence, or homeland defense\u2014keeping America safe, strong, and free.<\/p>\n<p>As Commander-in-Chief, I am advancing an Air Force that promotes peace through strength and ensures America\u2019s unmatched dominance in the skies. In June, the world witnessed an unprecedented demonstration of firepower, precision, and professionalism when Air Force pilots and crew members obliterated Iran\u2019s nuclear capabilities in a highly complex and perfectly executed mission. The overwhelming success of Operation Midnight Hammer proved that our Air Force can complete any mission, defeat any foe, and inflict absolute devastation on our enemies from the sky\u2014anywhere in the world and at the time of our choosing.<\/p>\n<p>Operation Midnight Hammer was a testament to training, preparation, experience, and exceptional teamwork across the entire Air Force. The brave Airmen tasked with this mission, and the Service members who supported their flights, made our Nation proud and the world a safer place. They represent the best of America\u2014and reflect the skill, bravery, loyalty, and unflinching resolve of every Airman who swears the oath.<\/p>\n<p>As we commemorate 78 years of the United States Air Force, Melania joins me in celebrating the incredible American patriots in the world\u2019s finest air force\u2014and the families who share the blessings and sacrifices of military service.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefings-statements\/2025\/09\/presidential-message-on-the-78th-birthday-of-the-united-states-air-force\/\">Whitehouse.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hat tip to Eggs for the gentle reminder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>78 Years Young! Presidential Message on the 78th Birthday of the United States Air Force Since &hellip; <a title=\"Happy Birthday Zoomies!\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=174055\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Happy Birthday Zoomies!<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":657,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[187,410],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-174055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-force","category-bravo-zulu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=174055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174055\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=174055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=174055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=174055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}