U.S. Air Force Maj. Michelle Curran, U.S. Air Force “Thunderbirds” demonstration team Pilot, prepares for departure from Joint Base Langley Eustis, Virginia, Aug. 6, 2020. Curran is the lead solo pilot for the “Thunderbirds” team and flies the number five jet. (U.S. Air Force Photo by SSgt. Ericha Fitzgerald)
A U.S. Air Force Thunderbird Demonstration Team F-16 takes off at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Aug. 6, 2020. The Thunderbirds are the Air Force’s premiere demonstration team. The team visited JBLE-Langley to prepare for the Chief of Staff of the Air Force’s change of responsibility ceremony Aug. 6 in Washington D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)