A group of 79th Fighter Squadron (FS) Tigers and family pose by an F-16 Viper at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Sept. 9, 2021. Beginning in 2022, the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, will comprise three former 79th FS Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cody Sanders)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Jacob Impellizzeri, 79th Fighter Squadron (FS) F-16 pilot (left) and Capt. Travis Grindstaff, 79th FS flight surgeon, prepare for celebration after their “fini-flight” at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Sept. 9, 2021. Impellizzeri and Grindstaff have been selected to join the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cody Sanders)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Jacob Impellizzeri, 79th Fighter Squadron (FS) F-16 pilot (left) and Capt. Travis Grindstaff, 79th FS flight surgeon, prepare for takeoff for their “fini-flight” at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Sept. 9, 2021. Impellizzeri and Grindstaff have been selected to join the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cody Sanders)