Diversity celebrated at Little Rock AFB

Faautuga Autele, from Fort Sill, Okla., performs a short Samoan version of a warrior dance or challenge called HAKA during the Team Little Rock Diversity Day 2016 celebration at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Jan. 15, 2016. The HAKA originated from the Māori people of New Zealand, and is traditionally used on the battlefield, as well as when groups came together in peace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

Taeria Mariner, from Fort Sill, Okla., performs the Tahitian dance called the Fakateretere, during the Team Little Rock Diversity Day 2016 celebration at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Jan. 15, 2016. The Diversity Day event was held to celebrate the life, history, and culture of the nation’s Servicemen and women, and offered those who attended an opportunity to discuss diversity, see cultural performances and taste food from around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

Members of Mariachi Viva Jalisco, perform folk music from Mexico during the Team Little Rock Diversity Day 2016 celebration at the Walter Community Support Center at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Jan. 15, 2016. The Diversity Day event was held to celebrate the life, history, and culture of the nation’s Servicemen and women, and offered those who attended an opportunity to discuss diversity, see cultural performances and taste food from around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

U.S. Air Force Col. James Dryjanski, commander, 314th Airlift Wing, speaks to attendees during the opening ceremony of the Team Little Rock Diversity Day 2016 celebration in the Walter Community Support Center, Jan. 15, 2016, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The Diversity Day event was held to celebrate the life, history, and culture of the nation’s Servicemen and women, and offered those who attended an opportunity to experience cultural performances and sample food from around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

Attendees at the Team Little Rock Diversity Day 2016 celebration enjoy free food and cultural performances at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Jan. 15, 2016. The U.S. Air Force broadly defines diversity as a composite of individual characteristics, experiences, and abilities consistent with the Air Force Core Values and the Air Force Mission. Air Force diversity includes, but is not limited to: personal life experiences, geographic background, socioeconomic background, cultural knowledge, educational background, work background, language abilities, physical abilities, philosophical/spiritual perspectives, age, race, ethnicity, and gender. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)