Capt. Ronald Kiser (left), 425th Air Base Squadron chaplain, Lt. Col. John Thomas, 425th ABS commander; and Senior Airman Samantha Albalos (right), 425th ABS security forces base defense operations center controller, cut the cake during the U.S. Air Force birthday celebration at the Izmir Club Sept. 18, 2015, at Izmir Air Base, Turkey. It is tradition that the oldest and youngest members on base cut the cake during Air Force birthday celebrations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tanju Varlikli)