U.S. Air Force Airman Basic Rhett Baumeister, left, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron administration representative, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Scott Zobrist, 9th Air Force commander, cut a cake during this year’s Air Force ball at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Sept. 23, 2017. As a time-honored Air Force tradition, the most senior and youngest Airmen on station cut the Air Force Ball cake together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Maldonado)