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BOISE, Idaho - The Idaho Air National Guard made a strong showing at Gunfighter Skies 2014 throughout the third weekend of September. Friday and Saturday featured Technicolor-blue skies, beach-weather temperatures, and all three days featured welcoming smiles from Boise-based members of the 124th Fighter Wing and the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron.
Parked just behind “show center,” the 190th Fighter Squadron’s A-10 Thunderbolt II drew lines a football field in length of interested spectators, who each sought just a minute up close to the cockpit with a pilot or maintenance specialist. Joint terminal attack controllers from the 124th ASOS treated hundreds of their fans from grade school to retiree ages to an opportunity to try on their battlefield airmen gear.
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team took a "Hometown Hero" for a VIP flight in their special two-seat F-16 Friday morning. Boise Police Sgt. David Cavanaugh flew with U.S. Air Force Maj. Michael Fisher, aka "Thunderbird 8." Boise Police Chief Michael Masterson nominated the 24-year-veteran of the Boise Police Department earlier this year for his significant contributions and leadership with the department's Crisis Intervention Team. The Boise P.D. Crisis Intervention Team has served Treasure Valley veterans since 2008.
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds ended the air show both Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 20-21) at Mountain Home Air Force Base.
| Date Taken: | 09.21.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 10.02.2014 13:06 |
| Story ID: | 144055 |
| Location: | BOISE, ID, US |
| Web Views: | 35 |
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