Stock photography picture of The US Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds USAF F-16 jets put on an exhibition in Rochester, NY. USA.

B2JKH3 - Licenced Caption The US Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds USAF F-16 jets put on an exhibition in Rochester, NY. USA. Description The Thunderbirds are the Air Demonstration Squadron of the U S Air Force based at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas Nevada The squadron tours the U S and much of the world performing aerobatic formation and solo flying in specially marked USAF jet aircraft Officers serve a two year assignment with the squadron while enlisted personnel serve three to four Replacements must be trained for about half of the team each year providing a constant mix of experience The squadron performs no more than 88 air demonstrations each year and has never canceled a demonstration due to maintenance difficulty In addition to their air demonstration responsibilities the Thunderbirds are part of the USAF combat force and a component of the 57th Wing If required the team s personnel and aircraft can be rapidly integrated into a fighter unit at Nellis AFB Keywords Thunderbirds, USAF, U, S, Air, Force, team, airshow, aerobatics, F, 16, jets, airplanes, planes, show, flight, skill, pilots, ace, formation, smoke, thrill, sound, roar, pride, teamwork, vapor, trail, contrails