Two hundred and one future Airmen stand in formation with Air Force Recruiting Service personnel from the 361st Recruiting Squadron before a Delayed Enlistment Program (DEP) swearing-in ceremony at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash. The previous enlistment record for the Air Force was 178, according to 361st RCS officials. The ceremony took place at the McChord Air Expo July 14. Col. Kevin Kilb, commander of the 62nd Airlift Wing, officiated. (U.S. Air Force photo/Christine Lang)
Col. Kevin Kilb, commander of the 62nd Airlift Wing at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash., swears in more than 200 future Airmen at a Delayed Enlistment Program (DEP) ceremony at the McChord Air Expo July 14. The number of participants (201) was a record number for the Air Force, according to officials from the 361st Recruiting Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Christine Lang)
Col. Kevin Kilb, commander of the 62nd Airlift Wing at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash., congratulates one of more than 200 future Airmen after a Delayed Enlistment Program (DEP) ceremony at the McChord Air Expo July 14. According to officials from the 361st Recruiting Squadron, the number of participants (201) was an Air Force record. (U.S. Air Force photo/Christine Lang)