Airmen in Training from Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, greet the Midwestern State University football team as they prepare to take the field during the annual MSU Military Appreciation Game at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls, Texas Sept. 18. More than 1,200 members from Sheppard and Fort Sill, Okla., were in attendance for the game. (U.S. Air Force photo/LouAnne Sledge)
Midwestern State University cheerleaders pay tribute to area military servicemembers as they host the annual MSU Military Appreciation Game at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls, Texas Sept. 18. The game featured an opening flyover and a patriotic halftime show. The MSU Mustangs defeated Southwestern Oklahoma 46-9. (U.S. Air Force photo/LouAnne Sledge)
Representatives from Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas; Fort Sill Garrison, Okla.; and Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas, exchange greetings as they open the MSU Military Appreciation Game. (Left to right) Kyle Williams, director of corporate and sports development; Chief David Nelson, 82nd Training Wing command chief; Col. Michael Hake, 82nd TRW vice commander; Maj. Gen. David Halverson, Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill commanding general; Dr. Jesse Rogers, MSU president; and Fires Center of Excellence Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph Smith, were honored on the field. (U.S. Air Force photo/LouAnne Sledge)
Fifteen Air Force recruits took the Oath of Enlistment during halftime at the annual Midwestern State University Military Appreciation Game at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls, Texas Sept. 18. Halftime also featured a patriotic theme as MSU and military bands played together, a large American flag was brought onto the field and a fireworks show lit up the sky. (U.S. Air Force photo/LouAnne Sledge)
A multi-service color guard presented the colors during the opening ceremony of the annual MSU Military Appreciation Game at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls, Texas Sept. 18. The game featured a T-38 flyover from Sheppard at the start of the game and halftime had a patriotic theme as MSU and military bands played together, 15 new recruits enlisted in the Air Force, a large American flag was brought onto the field and the attendees were treated to a fireworks show. (U.S. Air Force photo/LouAnne Sledge)