Eglin Sailors celebrate Navy birthday
Commander Kenneth Jalali, Center of Naval Aviation Technical Training Detachment Eglin Air Force Base officer in charge, and the youngest Sailor cut a cake after celebrating the Navy’s 239th birthday, Oct. 10 on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. In 1972, Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt, Chief of Naval Operations, authorized Oct. 13th as the Navy’s birthday; one of two Navy-wide dates to be celebrated annually. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)