BOSSIER CITY, La. – Sam Newman, Bossier/Shreveport BattleWings, director of corporate sales, hands a football to Col. John Mooney III, 917th Wing commander. Col. Timothy Fay, 2d Bomb Wing commander, received his football on the field of the CentryTel Center before the kick-off between the BattleWings and Jacksonville Sharks. July 24 marked Military Appreciation Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexandra M. Boutte)