Red, White and Boom: Edwards AFB celebrates ‘Freedom 250’

Edwards Air Force Base celebrated the 250th anniversary of the United States with a series of events Sept. 18. The Red, White and Boom celebration kicked off with a morning 5-kilometer run on the flightline and concluded with an evening ball. Daylong festivities included a science, technology, engineering and math exposition, static aircraft displays, flight simulators, a children's zone, food trucks, tower fly-bys and a sonic boom.

Runners kick off the Red, White and Boom celebration during a 5-kilometer run on the flightline at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lindsey Iniguez)

Conner Shank, a Junior ROTC cadet, operates an F-22 Raptor flight simulator during the Red, White and Boom celebration at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Sept. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lindsey Iniguez)

Local schoolchildren look closely at a NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center F/A-18 Hornet on display during the Red, White and Boom celebration at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lindsey Iniguez)

NASA astronaut and Navy Capt. Matthew Dominick delivers remarks as the keynote speaker during the Red, White and Boom celebration at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Sept. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lindsey Gordon)

2nd Lt. Marco Bell, Air Force Research Laboratory, conducts an experimental demonstration with local school children during the Red, White and Boom celebration at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lindsey Gordon)

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