Two unidentified women holding up a Cowpens flag, a predecssor of the U.S. flag, created circa 1781. The flag has red and white stripes and a single star inside a circle of 12 stars on the blue field. It is the same flag as featured in the iconic painting "The Sprit of '76" by Archibald MacNeal Willard. The women are preparing for the U.S. bicentennial celebration at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
Senior Airman Marno Hansberry, F-15 Crew Chief (left) talks with Lt. Col. Jerry Nabors (back to camera), who is in the cockpit of his plane with the canopy open. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
Top NCO Sgt. Russell Gagnon (left) being awarded Junior NCO (non-commissioned officer) of the Quarter plaque by Brig. Gen. James Hildreth (right), Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
Yvonne Farewell with U.S. bicentennial sign for the Tactical Weapons Center, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The sign shows an eagle with a banner in its talons, and the "Betsy Ross" U.S. flag (13 stars forming a circle) with a 50-star U.S. flag. The sign reads "Range Group Logistics."
A woman decorates an oversized sheet cake, while an unidentified man watches. The cake features miniature airplanes and helicopters amid desert landscape with cactus. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
Unidentified representatives from the Small Business Administration presenting a plaque at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The plaque is a citation for the Nellis Base Procurement Office. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)