U.S. Air Force Capt. Travis Grindstaff, 79th Fighter Squadron flight surgeon, poses by an F-16 Viper at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Sept. 9, 2021. Grindstaff has 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)
United States Air Force Maj. Michael "Thorny" Brewer, United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbird," slot pilot, F-16 passes the Cleveland Browns stadium during a show on September 6, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. This was a deployed show that involved the jets taking off from and landing at a different site from the air show. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicolas A. Myers)
A United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbird” F-16 approaches show center during the third and final day of the Cleveland National Air Show, September 6, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. This was a deployed show that involved the jets taking off from and landing at a different site from the air show. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicolas A. Myers)