The U.S. Air Force Band performs during the POW/MIA and Air Force Birthday event at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., Sept. 16, 2016. More than 250 people came out to celebrate the 69th Air Force Birthday and honor military members. The event included multiple band and drill team performances.

Staff Sgt. Alexander Wilson, U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team member, performs a routine during the POW/MIA and Air Force Birthday event at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., Sept. 16, 2016. The 69th Air Force Birthday celebration began with a drill team performance, including a narrator describing the techniques performed.

Col. Sharon Bannister, 79th Medical Wing commander, left, and Col. E. John Teichert, 11th Wing and Joint Base Andrews commander, right, watch the U.S. Air Force Band perform during the POW/MIA and Air Force Birthday Event at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., Sept. 16, 2016. Distinguished visitors, including Gen. David L. Goldfein, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the Air Force, lined the audience during the event to celebrate the Air Force’s 69th Birthday and honor POW/MIAs.

Retired Col. Arnold D. Gabriel, former U.S. Air Force Band commander, takes a bow next to Gen. David L. Goldfein, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, after conducting a performance during the POW/MIA and Air Force Birthday event at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., Sept. 16, 2016. Gabriel, an Air Force veteran who served in World War II and has two bronze stars, was honored at the event.

A U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team member prepares to lay a POW/MIA wreath during the POW/MIA and Air Force Birthday event at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., Sept. 16, 2016. The wreath was handed to Gen. David L. Goldfein, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the Air Force, prior to a moment of silence to pay respects to POW/MIAs.

A U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team member watches over a Missing Man Table during the POW/MIA and Air Force Birthday event at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., Sept. 16, 2016. The table was set and surrounded by empty chairs to represent military members who are, or were, missing, along with a single rose to signify their lives.

U.S. Air Force Band members perform during the POW/MIA and Air Force Birthday event at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., Sept. 16, 2016. The band played a variety of songs including St. Louis Blues, G.I. Jive, Wheels of a Dream, and Brown Eyed Girl.