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  • WFISD teacher Pepper flies with USAF Thunderbirds

    WFISD teacher gets ride of life with Thunderbirds

    Wichita Falls High School teacher Debbie Pepper got the ride of a lifetime Oct. 27, 2019, when she soared through the North Texas skies with the USAF Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds.”
  • Robins AFB hosts Thunder Over Georgia 2019

    Air show performers sure to wow audience

    The Sheppard AFB Guardians of Freedom Open House & Air Show Oct. 26-27, 2019, is shaping up to be one of the finest events hosted for the public by the installation.
  • The U.S. Air Force premier demonstration squadron “Thunderbirds” sit on Grissom’s parking ramp prior to the kick-off of the Grissom Air & Space Expo Sept. 7, 2019. The airshow brought in more than 50,000 spectators the first day alone and featured several civilian and military aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Benjamin Mota)

    Guardians of Freedom to showcase Sheppard, AF mission

    The Sheppard AFB Guardians of Freedom Open House & Air Show will showcase the largest and most diverse Air Force training installation Oct. 26-27, 2019, a significant player in the service’s mission success around the world.
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    Sheppard 1st Sgt. selected for Thunderbirds

    Hailing from a horse farm in Iowa, early in his Air Force career, Master Sgt. Aaron Drain, 82nd Medical Group first sergeant, did not foresee himself becoming a first sergeant or a U.S. Air Force Thunderbird.
  • Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program's Capt. Will "Boar" Graeff, 88th Flying Training Squadron executive officer, is selected to be Thunderbird 2 for the U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron for the 2018-2019 showseasons. As a Thunderbird, Graeff will be traveling approximately 200 days out of the year for two years, performing and executing maneuvers exhibiting the capabilities of the Air Force’s high-performance aircraft and the degree of skill required to operate them. He will demonstrate to spectators the abilities of the F-16 Fighting Falcon with maneuvers like the Diamond, a legendary formation used by the team where Thunderbirds 1-4 fly their aircraft as close as 18 inches apart at speeds of roughly 500 miles per hour. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Brittany Curry)

    ENJJPT pilot selected to fly with Thunderbirds

    U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds select Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training’s Capt Will “Boar” Graeff, to fly the F-16 Fighting Falcon in the Thunderbird 2 demonstration pilot slot. Graeff, currently serving as 88th Flying Training Squadron executive officer, will join the ranks of the U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron as an Ambassador in Blue for the 2018-2019 show season.
  • Thousands of people from Wichita Falls and neighboring communities attend the 75th Anniversary Open House and Air Show Celebration on Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 17, 2016. The celebration had numerous performers such as the Tora Tora Tora Pearl Harbor reenactment, the Air Force Wings of Blue, skydiver Dana Bowman, Viper Air Show jet car and solo demo, Randy Ball’s Mig 17 and Vietnam T-37 demo, Kent Pietsch Jelly Belly comedy air act, Texas Raiders B-17 WWII demo, Freedom Flyers P-51 WWII demo, and the world-famous U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kyle E. Gese)

    Thousands look to the sky at Sheppard's Air Show

    Nearly 64,000 people attended the 75th Anniversary Air Show Celebration at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas; more than double what the event planners anticipated.
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