Airmen and Soldiers participate in Honduras Air Show

Army Capt. Vijay Gallardo, a UH-60 pilot assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo, jokes with children during a static helicopter display at an air show here June 21. More than 30 Airmen and five Soldiers participated at the international air show June 20-21. The more than $35,000 proceeds from the show will help build a children?s intensive care unit at a local hospital.

Heritage Flight Warbird

Dan Friedkin P-51

Heritage final flight

Heritage Flight pilot Chuck Hall is congratulated by retired Brig Gen Regis Urschler, after his final heritage flight on Mar 9 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base during the 11th Annual Heritage Flight Conference. This year's conference inaugurates eleven years of flying old warbirds with modern day fighters. During the course of the three day conference over a hundred and twelve sorties were flown including the final Heritage flights of retired Maj Gen Bill Anders, retired Brig Gen Regis Urschler, and Mr. Chuck Hall. Twenty-eight incentive rides given to outstanding military and civilian personnel from Davis-Monthan AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Samuel Rogers)

Team welcomes newest 'birds'

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Staff Sgt. Wayne Frost, U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron crew chief, recovers the newest addition to the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, a Block-52 Lockheed-Martin Fighting Falcon F-16. In addition to the new F-16, the Thunderbirds also welcomed five new officers for the 2008 demo season, including the incoming commander, Lt. Col. Gregory Thomas from Elmendorf Air Base, Alaska; incoming right-wing pilot, Thunderbird No. 3, Maj. Kirby Ensser from Kadena Air Base, Japan; opposing solo pilot and Thunderbird No. 6, Maj. Tyrone Douglas from the 57th Fighter Wing here; advance pilot and narrator, Thunderbird No. 8, Maj. Anthony Mulhare from Luke AFB, Ariz.; and flight surgeon and Thunderbird No. 9, Maj. (Dr.) Charla Quayle from the 99th Medical Group here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kristi Machado)

Mission Ready

End-of-runway crews from the 390th Aircraft Maintenance Unit perform recovery checks on an F-15C as part of their daily jobs on returning aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Robert Richardson)

Routine oil change

Airman 1st Class Michael J. Doss, 7th AMXS, Dyess AFB, is draining oil from a B-1 Engine during the Over-G Inspection, 07 October 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan A Summers)