Patrick Fabian, actor, flies with the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" at the 2019 Kirtland Air and Space Fiesta at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, May 17, 2019. Since 1953, the Thunderbirds team has served as America’s premier air demonstration squadron, entrusted with the vital mission to recruit, retain and inspire past, present and future Airmen. (U.S. Air Force Photo/SSgt Cory W. Bush)
Staff Sgt. Quinn Tyler III (near), a dedicated crew chief with the visiting U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team, engages in a pushup contest with Aztec High School Junior ROTC Cadet Maj. Gus Mattox May 17 at the New Mexico Veterans Memorial in Albuquerque. Members of the Thunderbirds visited with JROTC cadets and other students and families to discuss careers in the Air Force. Mattox, already enlisted in the Air Force, wants to become a Pararescueman or a pilot. The Thunderbirds are in town for the Kirtland Air and Space Fiesta May 18 at the base. The Air Show is free and open to the public. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jim Fisher).
