A four-ship of F-16s from the 457th Fighter Squadron out of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, fly in formation over the Fort Worth Cats' baseball field at the National Anthem's conclusion July 4. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Julie Briden-Garcia)
Brig. Gen. Thomas Coon, 10th Air Force commander, throws out the first pitch during the July 4 Fort Worth Cats' minor league baseball game. He was presented a camouflage baseball jersey with his name and the number 10 embroidered on the back prior to the game. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Julie Briden-Garcia)
Brig. Gen. Thomas Coon, 10th Air Force commander (right of flag held by Tech. Sgt. Lyndsay Estell), enlisted ten new Air Force Reserve Airman in front of a record-sized crowd during the third inning of the July 4 Fort Worth Cats baseball game. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Julie Briden-Garcia)
Airman Andy, the Air Force Reserve Command's recruiting icon, distracts the Fort Worth Cats' mascot, Dodger, while a small boy raced the cat around the bases. With the help of the Reserve mascot, the boy won in front of a July 4 record breaking crowd of 12,457 at LaGrave Field, Fort Worth, Texas. The 301st Fighter Wing participated in numerous events throughout the game and were entertained with one of the most spectacular fireworks displays in Texas. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Julie Briden-Garcia)
After winning 9-3 against the Witchata Wingnuts, the Fort Worth Cats celebrated July 4 with a memory-making fireworks display along the Trinity River in Fort Worth, Texas. This perfect display was equaled only by a flawless F-16 flyover by the 457th Fighter Squadron from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base Carswell Field and the excitement of ten new Air Force Reserve recruits enlisted by 10th Air Force Commander Brig. Gen. Thomas Coon in the third inning. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Julie Briden-Garcia)