Master Sgt. Romeh Badr, United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" resource advisor, tightens a chain on a C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 23, 2021, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The team travels with more than 40,000 pounds of cargo and nearly 60 personnel when going from air show to air show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew D. Sarver)
United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" Airmen guide an engine up the ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane Sept. 223, 2021, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. A strap is used to safely guide the tires of heavier cargo as the winch pulls it up the ramp. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew D. Sarver)
United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" Airmen push an engine Sept. 23, 2021, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. A spare engine is one of many components that make up nearly 40,000 pounds of cargo that the team travels with to each air show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew D. Sarver)