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CPT Pete Peterson, a T-38 aircraft pilot and a member of the Thunderbirds demonstration team, narrates the air show for spectators

CPT Pete Peterson, a T-38 aircraft pilot and a member of the Thunderbi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wilmington State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John L. Marine Release Status: Release... More

Artwork: "C-130 Hercules - Thunderbirds" Artist: Wm. Shields

Artwork: "C-130 Hercules - Thunderbirds" Artist: Wm. Shields

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Artwork: "Thunderbirds '81" Artist: Jeanette Syprzak

Artwork: "Thunderbirds '81" Artist: Jeanette Syprzak

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TSGT Richard Dinges, left, and SSGT Tim Padmore, both members of the Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron maintenance crew, stand at the wingtips of the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft they service

TSGT Richard Dinges, left, and SSGT Tim Padmore, both members of the A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Relea... More

An air-to-air left side view of two F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft (one upside down), as the Air Force Thunderbirds Flight Demonstration Team uses them for the first time in an air show

An air-to-air left side view of two F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft (one...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bob Simons Release Status: Released... More

An air-to-air left front view of four F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft in a diamond formation, as the Air Force Thunderbirds Flight Demonstration Team uses them for the first time in an air show

An air-to-air left front view of four F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bob Simons Release Status: Released... More

A ground-to-air view of four USAF Thunderbird F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft executing an aerial maneuver. The Thunderbirds are making their first demonstration flight outside their home base at Nellis Air Force, Base, Nevada, since they were re-equipped with the F-16 aircraft

A ground-to-air view of four USAF Thunderbird F-16 Fighting Falcon air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sheppard Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tim Park Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Six USAF Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team pilots stand at attention in front of their F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during a preflight ceremony. The USAF Thunderbirds are making their first demonstration flight outside their home base at Nellis Air Force, Base, Nevada, since they were re-equipped with the F-16 aircraft

Six USAF Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team pilots stand at attent...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sheppard Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tim Park Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Crew chiefs for the US Air Force Thunderbirds flight demonstration team stand by the cockpits of F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft as they give the one-minute signal prior to a team performance.  The Thunderbirds are on their 1987 Pacific tour which encompass

Crew chiefs for the US Air Force Thunderbirds flight demonstration tea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Roger Riggs, commander of the US Air Force Thunderbirds flight demonstration team, assists Grahame Edwards, Australia's minister of sport, in placing the Australian flag on the team's lead F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft.  The Thund

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Roger Riggs, commander of the US Air Force Th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U. S. Air Force Thunderbirds taxi past Italian Frece Tri colori T-birds MB339/A PAN aircraft in preparation for their air demonstration on the 3rd and 7th of July

U. S. Air Force Thunderbirds taxi past Italian Frece Tri colori T-bird...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALI SU AVIANO '96 AIR SHOW Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Hil... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Chris Galindo, of the 99th Communications Squadron starts a power generator which will provide backup power for personnel participating in the Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada Operational Readiness Inspection exercise. Nellis is home to the 57th Wing, 99th Air Base Wing, USAF Weapons School and the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron (Thunderbirds) and is located near Las Vegas, Nev

SENIOR AIRMAN Chris Galindo, of the 99th Communications Squadron start...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Billy Johnson Release Status: Releas... More

The USAF aerial demonstration team the Thunderbirds preform in their F-16 Falcons at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, during the Luke Day Airshow. An estimated 150,000 people attended the one-day event, the first to take place here in three years. The Thunderbirds demonstrated combat formations and capabilities of the F-16 Fighting Falcon

The USAF aerial demonstration team the Thunderbirds preform in their F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Christopher Matthews, USAF Release St... More

A young spectator points out the two USAF Thunderbirds solo aircraft (not shown) as they approach each other from opposite directions for the crowd-thrilling Opposing Knife-edge pass during a performance at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina

A young spectator points out the two USAF Thunderbirds solo aircraft (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Greg L. Davis, USAF Release St... More

The USAF Thunderbirds F-16C Fighting Falcon display the thunderbird design on their belly as they pass in a diamond formation overhead during the Nebraska Guard Airfest Airshow on April 29, 2001 in Lincoln, Nebraska

The USAF Thunderbirds F-16C Fighting Falcon display the thunderbird de...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lincoln Municipal Airport State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Vernon Moore, USAF Release St... More

Newly commissioned Officers in the US Air Force (USAF) toss their hats into the air as the USAF Thunderbirds F-16 Fighting Falcon aerial demonstration team aircraft fly overhead during the Graduation Ceremony held for the Class of 2002 at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado (CO)

Newly commissioned Officers in the US Air Force (USAF) toss their hats...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: US Air Force Academy State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Benjamin S. Bloker, USAF Release S... More

Christine Delvecchio of the All American Patriots and regular supporter of military events, questions CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) Jeff Rooding, with the 927th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) while in the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker during a refueling mission for the US Air Force (USAF) Thunderbirds

Christine Delvecchio of the All American Patriots and regular supporte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 927th ARW Scene Camera Operator: CIV John Swanson, USAF Releas... More

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron (USAFADS), The Thunderbirds, perform aerobatics in the skies in their F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft at Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB), South Dakota (SD), for General (GEN) Hal Hornburg, not shown, the Air Combat Command (ACC) Commander

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron (USAFADS), The ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: ... More

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron (USAFADS), The Thunderbirds, return from the skies in their F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft at Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB), South Dakota (SD), during a performance for General (GEN) Hal Hornburg, not shown, the Air Combat Command (ACC) Commander

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron (USAFADS), The ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Four US Air Force (USAF) Thunderbirds, Aerial Demonstration Team F-16C Fight Falcon aircraft fly in formation while performing during the Air Fest 2004 air show at March Air Reserve Base (ARB), California (CA)

Four US Air Force (USAF) Thunderbirds, Aerial Demonstration Team F-16C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Joe Zuccaro, USAF Release Stat... More

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft perform during the Open House Air Show, Sept. 12, 2004, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Bennie J. Davis III) (Released)

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team F-16C Fighti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Anderson Air Force Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bennie J. Davis III, USAF Release S... More

A U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft performs an inverted flight maneuver during a performance for the Open House Air Show, Sept. 12, 2004, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Kristin Ruleau). (Released)

A U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team F-16C Fighting...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Force Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Kristin Ruleau, USAF Release Status:... More

U.S. Air Force CAPT. Bessie L. Cobar, a clinical nurse assigned to the 355th Medical Operations Squadron, receives an autograph from MAJ. Henry K. Lau, the flight surgeon for the Thunderbirds Demonstration Team, at the 2005 Aerospace and Arizona Days Air Show at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on April 2, 2005. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Christina D. Kinsey) (Released)

U.S. Air Force CAPT. Bessie L. Cobar, a clinical nurse assigned to the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Christina D. Kinsey, USAF Re... More

A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle performs aerial routines for the spectators at Air Fest 2005, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Apr. 10, 2005.  The event includes static displays of various military aircraft, flying demonstrations by the Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron, the U.S. Special Operations Command Combat Parachute Team and a KC-135 flyover.  Over 350,000 visitors are expected to attend the weekend event.  (U.S. Air Force photo by AIRMAN 1ST Class Melissa A. Padilla) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle performs aerial routines for the spectato...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macdill Afb State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Melissa A. Padilla, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

060821-N-4729H-079 (Aug. 21, 2006)US Navy (USN) Blue Angels pilot, LT. Kevin Davis (right) shakes hands with local American Broadcasting Company (ABC) reporter Matt O'Donnell after the two landed from a media orientation flight aboard his F/A-18 Hornet aircraft. LT. Davis took several local media representatives for a 45-minute ride over Atlantic City, New Jersey (NJ), coast. The Blue Angels and the US Air Force (USAF) Thunderbirds flight demonstration teams are both appearing on the Atlantic City television show"Thunder Over the Boardwalk."(U.S. Navy official photo by CHIEF Mass Communication SPECIALIST Monica Hallamn) (Released)

060821-N-4729H-079 (Aug. 21, 2006)US Navy (USN) Blue Angels pilot, LT....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Atlantic City State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCC Monica Hallman, USN Release Status: Rele... More

Airman notified of Thunderbirds selection at RED FLAG 13-2

Airman notified of Thunderbirds selection at RED FLAG 13-2

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Michael Martinez, Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron, Thunderbirds, congratulates Tech. Sgt. Jason Leighton, 52nd Maintenance Operations Squadron weapons inspector, on bein... More

Thunderbirds training, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada

Thunderbirds training, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stanley Weaver, a dedicated crew chief with the Thunderbirds, the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, recovers Maj. Curtis Dougherty and his aircraft after a training sortie at ... More

Lt. Col. Christopher Hammond, Thunderbird 1, prepares

Lt. Col. Christopher Hammond, Thunderbird 1, prepares

Lt. Col. Christopher Hammond, Thunderbird 1, prepares for engine start up prior to a training sortie, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 12, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)

Members of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds get recognized

Members of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds get recognized

Members of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds get recognized by fans during Super Bowl XLIX for performing a flyover during opening ceremonies at the University of Phoenix Stadium, Feb. 1, 2015. Members of the Joi... More

Staff Sgt. Alvin Felder, tactical aircraft maintenance

Staff Sgt. Alvin Felder, tactical aircraft maintenance

Staff Sgt. Alvin Felder, tactical aircraft maintenance technician, preps a jet during the Minnesota Air Spectacular practice show June 25, 2015, at Mankato Regional Airport, Minn. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senio... More

AirPower soars over Hampton Roads

AirPower soars over Hampton Roads

U.S. Air Force Maj. Christopher Scheibler, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds flight surgeon, joins his team on the flight line during the AirPower over Hampton Roads Open House at Langley Air Force Base, Va., April 2... More

The Thunderbirds pilots perform the Stinger Pass during

The Thunderbirds pilots perform the Stinger Pass during

The Thunderbirds pilots perform the Stinger Pass during the Ocean City Air Show at Ocean City, Maryland, June 19, 2016. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

The Thunderbirds pilots fly over Mt. Rainier, Wash.,

The Thunderbirds pilots fly over Mt. Rainier, Wash.,

The Thunderbirds pilots fly over Mt. Rainier, Wash., during their return to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., August 29, 2016. The Thunderbirds performed at the Airshow and Warrior Expo at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, ... More

1st Sgt. John Workman, the senior enlisted Soldier

1st Sgt. John Workman, the senior enlisted Soldier

1st Sgt. John Workman, the senior enlisted Soldier with Battle Company, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, instructs two Soldiers on how to employ a 60mm mortar system be... More

Col. David Jordan, commander of the U.S. Army’s 45th

Col. David Jordan, commander of the U.S. Army’s 45th

Col. David Jordan, commander of the U.S. Army’s 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine, observes officers of the Ukrainian army’s 1st Battalion, 95th Separate Airmo... More

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds"

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds"

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" perform at the Arctic Thunder Open House in Anchorage, AK, June 27, 2018. Since 1953, the Thunderbirds team has served as America’s premier air demon... More

Thunderbirds Delta flies over San Francisco

Thunderbirds Delta flies over San Francisco

The Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds Delta flies over San Fransico. Thunderbirds were returning from the California Capital City Air Show to Nellis Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sta... More

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds”

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds”

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” and the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron “Blue Angels” fly over Philadelphia during an #AmericaStrong flyover, April 28, 2020. The demonstrat... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Nate Bettisworth, Thunderbird

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Nate Bettisworth, Thunderbird

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Nate Bettisworth, Thunderbird financial manager, prepares to chock the Thunderbird communications trailer, in preparation for the Jesolo practice air show, Jesolo, Italy June 10, 2011... More

Airmen stand by a F-15 Eagle during the Arctic Thunder

Airmen stand by a F-15 Eagle during the Arctic Thunder

Airmen stand by a F-15 Eagle during the Arctic Thunder Open House biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 25, 2014. The event features more than 40 Air Force, Army and civilian ae... More

People wait in line to board the E-3 Airborne Warning

People wait in line to board the E-3 Airborne Warning

People wait in line to board the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System, one of many static displays at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Arctic Thunder Open House 2014, July 26. The event features more than 4... More

Spectators cover their ears as an aircraft flies by

Spectators cover their ears as an aircraft flies by

Spectators cover their ears as an aircraft flies by on July 27, 2014, during the Arctic Thunder Open House at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Arctic Thunder is a biennial event hosted by JBER. Featurin... More

Staff Sgt. Alex Reed, tactcal aircraft maintenance

Staff Sgt. Alex Reed, tactcal aircraft maintenance

Staff Sgt. Alex Reed, tactcal aircraft maintenance technician folds an ejection seat cover during the Minnesota Air Spectacular practice show June 25, 2015, at Mankato Regional Airport, Minn. (U.S. Air Force ph... More

Air show visitors wave at the AC-130W overhead during

Air show visitors wave at the AC-130W overhead during

Air show visitors wave at the AC-130W overhead during the Cannon Air Show May 29, 2016, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The 2016 Cannon Air Show highlights the unique capabilities and qualities of Cannon’s Air ... More

Master Sgt. Edgar Robinson talks to Ira Cross Elementary

Master Sgt. Edgar Robinson talks to Ira Cross Elementary

Master Sgt. Edgar Robinson talks to Ira Cross Elementary Students as they prepare to lead the school in the remembrance walk on Monday.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet assigned to the

An F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet assigned to the

An F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet assigned to the 64th Aggressor Squadron takes off during Aviation Nation air show 2019 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 16, 2019. The Aggressor paint scheme “Wraith” wa... More

PHILADELPHIA (April 28, 2020) The U.S. Navy Flight

PHILADELPHIA (April 28, 2020) The U.S. Navy Flight

PHILADELPHIA (April 28, 2020) The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, and the Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, fly over Philadelphia during the America Strong flyove... More

Melissa Pemberton flips the smoke switch in her Edge540

Melissa Pemberton flips the smoke switch in her Edge540

Melissa Pemberton flips the smoke switch in her Edge540 aircraft as she speeds above the crowd, July 26, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Featuring mor... More

Sgt. Christopher Hammond, a Midwest City resident deployed

Sgt. Christopher Hammond, a Midwest City resident deployed

Sgt. Christopher Hammond, a Midwest City resident deployed to Ukraine with the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, teaches a class on rules of engagement to U.S. and Ukrainian noncommissioned officers during a c... More

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds"

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds"

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" perform at the Utah Air Show in Ogden, Utah, June 21, 2018. Since 1953, the Thunderbirds team has served as America’s premier air demonstration squad... More

Staff Sgt. June Rice, United States Air Force “Thunderbirds”

Staff Sgt. June Rice, United States Air Force “Thunderbirds”

Staff Sgt. June Rice, United States Air Force “Thunderbirds” aircrew flight equipment lead trainer, fits a helmet for seven-year-old Amelia Suell, aspiring pilot, January 31, 2020 at Nellis Air Force Base, Neva... More

Airmen from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron,

Airmen from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron,

Airmen from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, Thunderbirds, flew over New York City, Newark, Trenton and Philadelphia in honor of frontline COVID-19 responders and essential workers April 28, 2020.... More

200428-N-TQ088-0200 NEW YORK CITY - The U.S. Navy Flight

200428-N-TQ088-0200 NEW YORK CITY - The U.S. Navy Flight

200428-N-TQ088-0200 NEW YORK CITY - The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, and U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, honored frontline COVID-19 first responders and... More

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” fly over Austin, Texas, May 13, 2020. The flyover was part of America Strong; a collaborative salute from the Air Force and Navy to recogniz... More

Capt. Blaine Jones, Thunderbird No. 6 and the opposing

Capt. Blaine Jones, Thunderbird No. 6 and the opposing

Capt. Blaine Jones, Thunderbird No. 6 and the opposing solo pilot, takes times after the performance to sign a community member’s autograph book, May 12. The open house and air show gave the U.S. military a cha... More

Maj. Blaine Jones, Thunderbird 5, lead dolo pilot,

Maj. Blaine Jones, Thunderbird 5, lead dolo pilot,

Maj. Blaine Jones, Thunderbird 5, lead dolo pilot, and Jason Curtis, Thunderbird 6, opposing solo, perform the Crossover Break during Rockford AirFest at Chicago Rockford International Airport, June 7, 2014. (U... More

The U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for

The U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for

The U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, Laura Cooper, visits the Yavoriv Combat Training Center on the International Peacekeeping and Security Center near Yavoriv, Ukrain... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alvin Felder, left, and Staff

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alvin Felder, left, and Staff

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alvin Felder, left, and Staff Sgt. Nicole Calungsod, maintenance airmen with the Thunderbirds, signal to Maj. Alex Turner, Lead Solo Pilot for the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squa... More

Spc. Michael Pisciotta, a Stillwater, Oklahoma resident

Spc. Michael Pisciotta, a Stillwater, Oklahoma resident

Spc. Michael Pisciotta, a Stillwater, Oklahoma resident and member of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, provides security during t... More

The Thunderbirds prepare to perform an aerial demonstration

The Thunderbirds prepare to perform an aerial demonstration

The Thunderbirds prepare to perform an aerial demonstration for the Gowen Thunder Open House and Airshow Oct. 14, 2017 at Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho. This is the first time the Thunderbirds have performed with... More

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbird F-16 Falcons sit in

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbird F-16 Falcons sit in

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbird F-16 Falcons sit in a row on the flightline at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. during the Thunder of Niagara International Air Show, June 8, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by... More

The United States Air Force Thunderbirds are training

The United States Air Force Thunderbirds are training

The United States Air Force Thunderbirds are training for the 2019 show season. The Thunderbirds demonstrate the highest level of attention to detail and professionalism that represents team work, discipline an... More

This graphic was created on April 26, 2019 to define

This graphic was created on April 26, 2019 to define

This graphic was created on April 26, 2019 to define to social media users the items they could and could not bring to the Keesler and Biloxi Air and Space Show. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Airman 1st Class Kimb... More

A patron watches an act of the Kirtland Air and Space

A patron watches an act of the Kirtland Air and Space

A patron watches an act of the Kirtland Air and Space Fiesta at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., May 18, 2019. The Air Show featured a series of aeronautical and ground-based performances, and a STEM and space ex... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Coho provides mission support

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Coho provides mission support

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Coho provides mission support during the Bethpage Air Show as the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform aerial demonstrations for more than 200,000 spectators, May 25, 2019. (U.S. Coast G... More

Staff Sgt. Alex Esquibel, 350th Air Refueling Squadron

Staff Sgt. Alex Esquibel, 350th Air Refueling Squadron

Staff Sgt. Alex Esquibel, 350th Air Refueling Squadron in-flight refueling specialist, postitions the KC-135 Stratotanker’s boom to refuel the United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” O... More

The B-2 Spirit, Spirit of Oklahoma, is silhouetted

The B-2 Spirit, Spirit of Oklahoma, is silhouetted

The B-2 Spirit, Spirit of Oklahoma, is silhouetted against the sky during the Thunder Over The Boardwalk Air Show, Atlantic City, N.J., Aug. 23, 2006. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/... More

Air Expo guests watch the sky over Travis during a

Air Expo guests watch the sky over Travis during a

Air Expo guests watch the sky over Travis during a thrilling aerobatic routine July 29, 2011. (USAF Photo/Ken Wright)

Brendan Lyons, Tucson community hometown hero, uses

Brendan Lyons, Tucson community hometown hero, uses

Brendan Lyons, Tucson community hometown hero, uses a mirror to practice securing an oxygen mask to a helmet prior to his flight in an F-16 Fighting Falcon, from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, a... More

Sgt. Carey Bennett, a Soldier with the 45th Infantry

Sgt. Carey Bennett, a Soldier with the 45th Infantry

Sgt. Carey Bennett, a Soldier with the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, recites the NCO's charge with fellow 45th IBCT Soldiers after graduating from the 7th Army Training Command Noncommissioned Officer Acad... More

A Yavoriv Combat Training Center instructor helps a

A Yavoriv Combat Training Center instructor helps a

A Yavoriv Combat Training Center instructor helps a soldier from the 1st Airmobile Battalion, 79th Air Assault Brigade through grenade launcher training at the Yavoriv CTC on the International Peacekeeping and ... More

An F-18 Super Hornet performs an aerial demonstration

An F-18 Super Hornet performs an aerial demonstration

An F-18 Super Hornet performs an aerial demonstration during the “Wings over Solano Air Show at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., May 7, 2017. The two-day event was attended by over 50,000 patrons and featured a p... More

A Ukrainian soldier with the 1st Airmobile Battalion,

A Ukrainian soldier with the 1st Airmobile Battalion,

A Ukrainian soldier with the 1st Airmobile Battalion, 79th Air Assault Brigade throws a training grenade during pairs movement training at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center at the International Peacekeeping an... More

U.S. military representative to NATO, Vice Admiral

U.S. military representative to NATO, Vice Admiral

U.S. military representative to NATO, Vice Admiral John Christenson, observes Ukrainian soldiers from the 1st Airmobile Battalion, 79th Air Assault Brigade conducting mounted maneuver training at the Yavoriv Tr... More

The 121st Air Refueling Wing provides aerial refueling

The 121st Air Refueling Wing provides aerial refueling

The 121st Air Refueling Wing provides aerial refueling to the F-16 Fighting Falcons of the Air Force Thunderbirds for their return trip to Nellis Air Force Base June 26, 2017. The 121st ARW has 12 KC-135 Statot... More

Three amphibious armored personnel carriers from the

Three amphibious armored personnel carriers from the

Three amphibious armored personnel carriers from the Ukrainian army's 1st Battalion, 95th Separate Airmobile Brigade move through a lake during a live-fire water gap crossing at the Yavoriv Combat Training Cent... More

Soldiers with the Ukrainian army’s 1st Battalion, 95th

Soldiers with the Ukrainian army’s 1st Battalion, 95th

Soldiers with the Ukrainian army’s 1st Battalion, 95th Separate Airmobile Brigade conduct Military Operations in Urban Terrain training during their training cycle at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center on the I... More

The Thunderbirds Diamond formation pilots perform the

The Thunderbirds Diamond formation pilots perform the

The Thunderbirds Diamond formation pilots perform the Trail to Diamond Roll maneuver over the Nevada Test and Training Range during a training flight, Jan. 29, 2018. During the Thunderbirds training season, eac... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shane Hutchins, Thunderbird

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shane Hutchins, Thunderbird

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shane Hutchins, Thunderbird 8 dedicated crew chief, wipes down his jet's canopy before the start of the practice show at Cigli Air Base, Turkey, June 3, 2011. The Thunderbirds will per... More

Staff Sgt. Benjamin Ayivorh, Thunderbird 5 dedicated

Staff Sgt. Benjamin Ayivorh, Thunderbird 5 dedicated

Staff Sgt. Benjamin Ayivorh, Thunderbird 5 dedicated crew chief, conducts engine oil analysis, prior to the Thunderbirds performance at the Star Spangled Salute Air Show, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., June 22, ... More

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform the Diamond

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform the Diamond

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform the Diamond 360 during the Arctic Thunder Open House biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 27, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a biennial event h... More

The Thunderbirds Delta Formation performs the delta

The Thunderbirds Delta Formation performs the delta

The Thunderbirds Delta Formation performs the delta bottom up pass maneuver during the Big Country Airfest May 2, 2015, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Rachel Maxwell)

The Thunderbirds Diamond Formation performs the diamond

The Thunderbirds Diamond Formation performs the diamond

The Thunderbirds Diamond Formation performs the diamond bottom up pass, May 14, 2016, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Couillard)

A Ukrainian soldier with the 1st Airmobile Battalion,

A Ukrainian soldier with the 1st Airmobile Battalion,

A Ukrainian soldier with the 1st Airmobile Battalion, 79th Air Assualt Brigade briefs his soldiers their roles before beginning a live-fire company defense training exercise at the Yavoriv Combat Training Cente... More

A Ukrainian soldier in a protective anti-chemical suit

A Ukrainian soldier in a protective anti-chemical suit

A Ukrainian soldier in a protective anti-chemical suit waits to direct military traffic to a decontamination site during Exercise Rapid Trident 2017 at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center on the International Pe... More

Maj. Ben Canetti, the air show director assigned to

Maj. Ben Canetti, the air show director assigned to

Maj. Ben Canetti, the air show director assigned to the 914th Air Refueling Wing here, takes questions from the press on the events that will be taking place during the Thunder of Niagara 2018 International Air... More

Paratroopers from the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st

Paratroopers from the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st

Paratroopers from the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, fire a M119A2 howitzer during a demonstration on securing a... More

Visitors go through a security checkpoint before entering

Visitors go through a security checkpoint before entering

Visitors go through a security checkpoint before entering the 2014 Wings of Freedom Open House, Sept. 13, 2014. An estimated 30,000 spectators came out to enjoy the variety of aerial demonstrations and static d... More

Thunderbirds Pilots perform the MLB All Star Game flyover,

Thunderbirds Pilots perform the MLB All Star Game flyover,

Thunderbirds Pilots perform the MLB All Star Game flyover, July 12, 2016, at San Diego, Calif. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Couillard)

A member of the public pose in from of the US Air Force

A member of the public pose in from of the US Air Force

A member of the public pose in from of the US Air Force Thunderbirds at the Duluth Air Show Military Appreciation day on Friday, July 6th, 2018. The event holds a military family day, which was limited to past ... More

Two U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform a knife-edge

Two U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform a knife-edge

Two U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform a knife-edge pass July 13, 2018, during the Great New England Air Show at Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee, Mass. The team visited Westover to perform at the Great N... More

Capt. Nicholas Eberling, Lead Solo, performs a Knife

Capt. Nicholas Eberling, Lead Solo, performs a Knife

Capt. Nicholas Eberling, Lead Solo, performs a Knife Edge Pass during the Airshow and Warrior Expo at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., August 27, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

A Ukrainian soldier from the 1st Battalion, 28th Mechanized

A Ukrainian soldier from the 1st Battalion, 28th Mechanized

A Ukrainian soldier from the 1st Battalion, 28th Mechanized Infantry Brigade radios a report after helping to repel an attack by opposing force role players during a battalionwide defensive training exercise at... More

Crowds watch an aerial performer at Wings Over Solano,

Crowds watch an aerial performer at Wings Over Solano,

Crowds watch an aerial performer at Wings Over Solano, the Travis Air Show, at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., on May 6, 2017. The two-day event featured performances by the U.S. Army Golden Knights, Thunderbird... More

Airmen assigned to the United States Air Force Air

Airmen assigned to the United States Air Force Air

Airmen assigned to the United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" conduct the first official launch of the Thunderbird Diamond formation on Jan. 09, 2019, at Nellis Air Force Base, NV. Th... More

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds"

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds"

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" perform over the Atlanta Motor Speedway, October 11, 2019. Since 1953, the Thunderbirds team has served as America’s premier air demonstration squadr... More

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” execute a practice demonstration over Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Houston, Texas, Oct. 18, 2019, in preparation for the Wings Over H... More

Maj. Tyler Ellison, Thunderbird 7, administers the

Maj. Tyler Ellison, Thunderbird 7, administers the

Maj. Tyler Ellison, Thunderbird 7, administers the oath of enlistment to 31 of Florida's newest Airmen during the Melbourne Air and Space Show at Melbourne, Fla., Oct. 4, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo Staff Sgt. ... More

Maj. Blaine Jones, Thunderbird 5, performs the High

Maj. Blaine Jones, Thunderbird 5, performs the High

Maj. Blaine Jones, Thunderbird 5, performs the High Alpha Pass during the Thunder Over the Boardwalk Air Show in Atlantic City, N.J., Aug. 13, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)

Maj. Jason Curtis, Thunderbird 6, takes off for a practice

Maj. Jason Curtis, Thunderbird 6, takes off for a practice

Maj. Jason Curtis, Thunderbird 6, takes off for a practice show in Kalispell, Mont., Aug. 29, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)

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