Local media flies with Air Force Thunderbirds
Staff Sgt. Jose Ibarra sizes Leslie Lowe for her helmet and mask in preparation for a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds orientation flight as part of SkyFest 2014 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., May 29, 2014. The Thunderbirds is an Air Combat Command unit composed of eight pilots, including six demonstration pilots, four support officers, three civilians and more than 130 enlisted personnel performing in 25 career fields. SkyFest is Fairchild’s air show and open house, giving the local and regional community the opportunity to view Airmen and our resources. Ibarra is a Thunderbirds aircrew flight equipment specialist here from Nellis AFB, Nev., and Lowe is a KHQ 6 reporter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton/Released)