Thunderbirds Provide Media and Hometown Hero Flights
Mrs. Debra Murdock, principal of Cherokee High School in Canton, Georgia, waves from the backseat of the F-16D aircraft as Maj. Tyler Ellison, Thunderbird #7, the squadron's operation officer, taxis out from their parking spot for her Hometown Hero orientation flight at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, Oct., 17. The USAF Air Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds are using Dobbins as their base of operations for their performances at the Wings Over North Georgia Air Show this weekend at the Russell Regional Airport in Rome, Georgia . (U.S. Air Force photo/ Brad Fallin)