Maj. Jason Markzon, advance pilot/narrator assigned to the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, "Thunderbirds", walks on the flightline at Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 14, 2020. The Thunderbirds are scheduled to perform at the 2020 Beale Air and Space Expo on May 8-10. This vist to Beale was part of there planning for the upcoming Expo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Valentina Viglianco)
Maj. Jason Markzon, right, advance pilot/narrator assigned to the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, "Thunderbirds", talks to an Airman at Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 14, 2020. The Thunderbirds are scheduled to perform at the 2020 Beale Air and Space Expo on May 8-10. This vist to Beale was part of there planning for the upcoming Expo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Valentina Viglianco)
An F-35A Lighting II assigned to the 57th Wing takes off July 22, 2020, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The F-35’s engine produces 43,000 lbs of thrust and consists of a three-stage fan, a six-stage compressor, an annular combustor, a single-stage high-pressure turbine, and a two-stage low-pressure turbine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Laurel Richards)