Thunderbirds

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, performs precision aerial maneuvers demonstrating the capabilities of Air Force high performance aircraft to people throughout the world. The squadron exhibits the professional qualities the Air Force develops in the people who fly, maintain and support these aircraft.

Objectives of the squadron are:

• To support Air Force recruiting and retention programs

• To reinforce public confidence in the Air Force and to demonstrate to the public the professional competence of Air Force members

• To strengthen morale and esprit de corps among Air Force members
• To support Air Force community relations and people-to-people programs
• To represent the United States and its armed forces to foreign nations and to project international goodwill

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