U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Butler, Aircrew Flight Equipment lead trainer for the USAF Thunderbirds, ties strings on the flight suit of Detective Benjamin J. MacDonald, an officer assigned to the homicide division of the Fort Wayne Police Department, at the Fort Wayne Air National Guard base in Fort Wayne, Indiana June 3, 2022. MacDonald was given the opportunity to participate in a Hometown Hero Flight, a Thunderbird program that showcases American citizens doing amazing things in their communities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Rita Jimenez)
U.S. Air Force Thunderbird 7, a F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, taxis as a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 434th Aerial Refueling Wing and four A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 122nd Fighter Wing, approach from the sky above the Fort Wayne Air National Guard base in Fort Wayne, Indiana June 3, 2022. Thunderbird 7 flew with Hometown Hero participant Detective Benjamin J. MacDonald, an officer assigned to the homicide division of the Fort Wayne Police Department in Fort Wayne, Indiana. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Rita Jimenez)
U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, assigned to the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron, watch as Thunderbird 7 taxis to the runway at the Fort Wayne Air National Guard base in Fort Wayne, Indiana June 3, 2022. Detective Benjamin J. MacDonald, an officer assigned to the homicide division of the Fort Wayne Police Department, was given the opportunity to participate in a Hometown Hero Flight, a Thunderbird program that showcases American citizens doing amazing things in their communities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Rita Jimenez)
