Photo by Senior Airman Shelby Rapert | 375th Air Mobility Wing | 04.25.2025
Doug Bean, 375th Contracting Squadron transient alert services chief, removes a chalk prior to launching the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, April 25, 2025. Bean began working at Scott AFB in 2019 after retiring from the USAF as a Master Sgt. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shelby Rapert)...
Photo by Senior Airman Shelby Rapert | 375th Air Mobility Wing | 04.25.2025
U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the Thunderbirds takes off from Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, April 25, 2025. Through Airshows and flyovers, the USAF demonstration team aims to excite and inspire past, present, and future Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shelby Rapert)...
Photo by Senior Airman Shelby Rapert | 375th Air Mobility Wing | 04.25.2025
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ian Lee, USAF Thunderbirds right wing pilot, performs pre-flight checks on a F-16 Fighting Falcon before takeoff on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, April 25, 2025. Lee holds more than 2,400 flying hours, including over 458 combat hours during Operations Inherent Resolve and Freedom Sentinel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shelby Rapert)...
Photo by Senior Airman Shelby Rapert | 375th Air Mobility Wing | 04.25.2025
U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds 1, 2 and 3 take off from Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, April 25, 2025. The Thunderbirds demonstration team stopped at Scott AFB on their way to Joint Base Langley-Eustis’s Air Power over Hampton Roads Air Show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shelby Rapert)...
Photo by Senior Airman Shelby Rapert | 375th Air Mobility Wing | 04.25.2025
U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and 375th Contracting Squadron transient alert services members await runway clearance on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, April 25, 2025. The Thunderbirds demonstration team stopped at Scott AFB on their way to Joint Base Langley-Eustis’s Air Power over Hampton Roads Air Show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shelby Rapert)...
Photo by Senior Airman Shelby Rapert | 375th Air Mobility Wing | 04.25.2025
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ian Lee, USAF Thunderbirds right wing pilot, thanks Doug Bean, 375th Contracting Squadron transient alert services chief, before takeoff on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, April 25, 2025. Lee holds more than 2,400 flying hours, including over 458 combat hours during Operations Inherent Resolve and Freedom Sentinel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shelby Rapert)...
Photo by Senior Airman Shelby Rapert | 375th Air Mobility Wing | 04.25.2025
U.S. Air Force Maj. Laney Schol, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds opposing solo pilot, prepares flight gear on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, April 25, 2025. The Thunderbirds demonstration team stopped at Scott AFB on their way to Joint Base Langley-Eustis’s Air Power over Hampton Roads Air Show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shelby Rapert)...
Photo by Senior Airman Shelby Rapert | 375th Air Mobility Wing | 04.25.2025
U.S. Air Force Thunderbird pilots approach their assigned F-16 Fighting Falcons on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, April 25, 2025. Through Airshows and flyovers, the USAF demonstration team aims to excite and inspire past, present, and future Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shelby Rapert)...