VAFB celebrates the Army's 244th Birthday
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Bryan Shrank, Joint Force Component Command Space deputy director, speaks during an Army Birthday celebration June 14, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. From its beginnings as an amateur force of colonial troops, cobbled together from various militia, to its status today as the largest branch in the U.S. military, the Army has been established for 244 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aubree Milks)