A U.S. Air Force F-16D Fighting Falcon, front, leads a formation followed by two P-51 Mustangs, top and bottom, and an F-86 Sabre, rear, during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davi More
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor and a P-51 Mustang fly in formation during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 4, 2016. Established in 1997, the More
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor performs an aerial maneuver during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 4, 2016. The Raptor performs both air-to- More
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor performs an aerial manuever during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Mothan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 5, 2016. The Raptor’s combination of steal More
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor performs an aerial maneuver during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Mothan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 5, 2016. The annual aerial demonstration More
An F-86 Sabre performs a flyby during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 6, 2016. Established in 1997, the HFTCC certifies civilian pilots o More
An F-22 Raptor, an F-86 Sabre and an F-16D Fighting Falcon fly in formation during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 6, 2016. Established i More
A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II performs an aerial maneuver during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 6, 2016. The Raptor performs both a More
Brendan Lyons, Tucson community hometown hero, uses a mirror to practice securing an oxygen mask to a helmet prior to his flight in an F-16 Fighting Falcon, from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, a More
Brendan Lyons, Tucson community hometown hero, listens to a briefing about the aircrew flight equipment he will be using during a flight in a U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron Thunderbird, an F-16 Fight More
A U.S. Air Force UV-18B Twin Otter takes off while carrying the Wings of Blue skydiving demonstration team during the Thunder and Lightning over Arizona Open House at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March More
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon and a P-51 Mustang fly in formation for a "Heritage Flight" demonstration during the Thunder and Lightning over Arizona Open House at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., M More
Kent Pietsch and the Jelly Belly airplane perform aerial demonstrations during the Thunder and Lightning over Arizona Open House at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 13, 2016. Pietsch flies the 800-pou More
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Steven J. Bleymaier, Commander of Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, presents a commemorative plaque to Tim Gray, 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Gr More
A T-38 Talon takes off from Laughlin Air Force Base on 16 May, 2018. The T-38 is one of three aircraft flown by pilots during Undergraduate Pilot Training.
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor performs aerial manuevers during 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Mothan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 5, 2016. The Raptor performs both air-to-air and More
An F-22 Raptor and an F-86 Sabre fly in formation during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 6, 2016. Established in 1997, the HFTCC certifie More
A U.S. Air Force F-16D Fighting Falcon and a P-51 Mustang perform an aerial maneuver during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 6, 2016. The More
An F-86 Sabre takes off during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 6, 2016. Established in 1997, the HFTCC certifies civilian pilots of histo More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Paul Rosales, aircrew flight equipment specialist with the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, inspects the fit of a helmet on Brendan Lyons, Tucson community hometown hero, at More
A U.S. Air Force UV-18B Twin flies overhead carrying the Wings of Blue Skydiving Team during the Thunder and Lightning over Arizona Open House at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 12, 2016. The demonst More
U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, flies over Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., in a diamond formation during the Thunder and Lightning over Arizona Open House March 13, 2016. The h More
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Steven J. Bleymaier, Commander of Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, speaks during the during the 70th Anniversary Celebration of the 309th Aerospace Maintenance More
A T-38 Talon flies near Laughlin Air Force Base on 16 May, 2018. The T-38 is one of three aircraft flown by pilots during Undergraduate Pilot Training.
A U.S. Air Force F-16D Fighting Falcon, front, leads a formation followed by three P-51 Mustangs during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 4 More
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor performs an aerial maneuver during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Mothan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 5, 2016. The annual aerial demonstration t More
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor performs aerial manuevers during 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Mothan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 5, 2016. The Raptor’s combination of stealth, su More
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor performs an aerial maneuver during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 5, 2016. The Raptor performs both air-to- More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Paul Rosales, aircrew flight equipment specialist with the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, right, shares a laugh with Brendan Lyons, Tucson community hometown hero, as he ad More
Flames shoot out the tail end of a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor while performing an aerial demonstration during the Thunder and Lightning over Arizona Open House at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 12, More
The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, performs an "Arrowhead Loop" during the Thunder and Lightning over Arizona Open House at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 13, 2016. The More
Kent Pietsch and the Jelly Belly airplane land on a moving Jelly Belly truck during the Thunder and Lightning over Arizona Open House at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 13, 2016. Pietsch flies the 80 More
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor flies overhead during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 4, 2016. The Raptor performs both air-to-air and air-t More
A U.S. Air Force F-16D Fighting Falcon flies in front of the sun during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 4, 2016. The F-16 is a compact, m More
A P-51 Mustang, top, and an F-16D Fighting Falcon, bottom, perform an aerial maneuver during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 6, 2016. Est More
Brendan Lyons, Tucson community hometown hero, works with U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Paul Rosales, aircrew flight equipment specialist with the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, to ensure a secure fit o More
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor performs an aerial demonstration during the Thunder and Lightning over Arizona Open House at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 12, 2016. The open house featured aerial demo More
A member of the 98th Flying Training Squadron Wings of Blue skydiving demonstration team descends toward show center of the Thunder and Lightning over Arizona Open House at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., More
A T-1 Jayhawk, T-6 Texan II, and T-38 Talon fly in a dissimilar formation near Laughlin Air Force Base, TX on 16 May, 2018. This formation is typically flown as part of the graduation ceremony for pilots gradu More
A U.S. Air Force F-16D Fighting Falcon, rear, and three P-51 Mustangs perform aerial maneuvers during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 4, More
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor flies in the foreground of the moon during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 4, 2016. The annual aerial demons More
Three F-86 Sabres and a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fly in formation during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 6, 2016. Established in 1997, More
A P-51 Mustang takes off during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 6, 2016. Established in 1997, the HFTCC certifies civilian pilots of hist More
An F-22 Raptor and a P-51 Mustang perform “Heritage Flight” behind a row of Thunderbirds F-16 Fighting Falcons during the Thunder and Lightning over Arizona Open House at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Ma More
A T-1 Jayhawk, T-6 Texan II, and T-38 Talon fly in a dissimilar formation near Laughlin Air Force Base, TX on 16/17 May, 2018. This formation is typically flown as part of the graduation ceremony for pilots gr More
A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II taxis down the flightline during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 4, 2016. Established in 1997, the HFT More
Brendan Lyons, Tucson community hometown hero, waits to be fitted with a G-suit harness by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Conrad Nelson, from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, prior to his flight in Thu More
Joe Shetterly, Van’s RV-8 pilot, performs an aerobatic demonstration over five U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcons during the Thunder and Lightning over Arizona Open House event at D More
A member of the Wings of Blue U.S. Air Force Skydiving Team descends with an American Flag toward show center of the Thunder and Lightning over Arizona Open House at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 1 More
A P-51 Mustang sits on the flightline in the foreground as a U.S. Air Force F-16D Fighting Falcon, two P-51 Mustangs and an F-86 Sabre fly overhead during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Cou More
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor performs an aerial maneuver during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Mothan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 5, 2016. The Raptor’s combination of stea More
A four-ship consisting of an F-35 Lightning II, top left, an F-22 Raptor, bottom left, an F-86 Sabre, top right, and an F-16D Fighting Falcon, bottom right, fly in formation during the 2016 Heritage Flight Trai More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Conrad Nelson, from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, secures Brendan Lyons, Tucson community hometown hero, in Thunderbird 7, an F-16 Fighting Falcon, at Davis-Monthan Ai More
Joe Shetterly, Van’s RV-8 pilot, performs an aerobatic demonstration during the Thunder and Lightning over Arizona Open House at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 13, 2016. The open house featured aeri More
A member of the Wings of Blue U.S. Air Force Skydiving Team descends with an American flag toward show center of the Thunder and Lightning over Arizona Open House at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 1 More
A T-1 Jayhawk, T-6 Texan II, and T-38 Talon fly in a dissimilar formation over Laughlin Air Force Base, TX on 16/17 May, 2018. This formation is typically flown as part of the graduation ceremony for pilots gr More
A P-38 Lightning taxis down the flightline during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 4, 2016. Established in 1997, the HFTCC certifies civil More
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor performs an aerial maneuver during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 4, 2016. Established in 1997, the HFTCC c More
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor performs an aerial maneuver during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Mothan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 5, 2016. The F-22’s combination of stealt More
An F-16D Fighting Falcon, F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning II and an F-86 Sabre fly in formation during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 6, 201 More
Brendan Lyons, Tucson community hometown hero, sits in Thunderbird 7, an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 11, 2016. Lyons w More
Members of the Wings of Blue U.S. Air Force Skydiving Team jump out of a U.S. Air Force UV-18B Twin Otter while performing at the Thunder and Lightning over Arizona Open House at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, A More
A U.S. Air Force F-16D Fighting Falcon performs an aerial maneuver during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 4, 2016. The F-16 is a compact, More
A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II and a P-38 Lightning fly in formation during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 4, 2016. Established in 1 More