
A Thunderbird demonstration pilot shakes the hand of a Civil Air Patrol cadet May 28 on the flight line on Buckley Air Force Base. The Thunderbirds team staged out of Buckley AFB ahead of the 2015 Rocky Mountain Air Show. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Samantha Meadors) 
A Thunderbirds maintenance professional marshals a Thunderbirds jet onto the flight line May 28 on Buckley Air Force Base. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Samantha Meadors) 
A Thunderbirds demonstration pilot speaks with Team Buckley leadership May 28 on the flight line at Buckley Air Force Base. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Samantha Meadors) 
Three Thunderbirds jets fly over the flight line May 28 at Buckley Air Force Base. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Samantha Meadors 
Thunderbird demonstration pilots pose with Team Buckley Airmen May 29 on Buckley Air Force Base. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Luke W. Nowakowski) 
Thunderbirds race down the runway before ascending in the air May 29 at Buckley Air Force Base. The Thunderbirds staged out of Buckley AFB for the Rocky Mountain Air Show. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Luke W. Nowakowski) 
The Thunderbirds perform May 28 over the flight line on Buckley Air Force Base. The team staged out of Buckley AFB prior to performing in the 2015 Rocky Mountain Air Show. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Samantha Meadors) 
Lt. Col. Christopher Hammond, Thunderbird 1, re-enlists Team Buckley Airmen May 29 at Buckley Air Force Base. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Luke W. Nowakowski) 
The helmet of one of the Thunderbirds demonstration pilots sits unattended at Buckley Air Force Base. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Samantha Meadors) 
Four Thunderbirds depart for a training mission May 29 from Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora. The Thunderbirds staged out of Buckley AFB for the Rocky Mountain Air Show. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Luke W. Nowakowski) 
From right, Maj. Jason Curtis, Thunderbird 5, speaks with Col. Darren Buck, 460th Space Wing vice commander, and state Rep. Su Ryden, May 28 on the flight line on Buckley Air Force Base.(Photo by Airman 1st Class Samantha Meadors) 
A C-130J Super Hercules lands as Thunderbird jets taxi May 29 at Buckley Air Force Base. The Thunderbirds staged out of Buckley AFB for the Rocky Mountain Air Show. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Luke W. Nowakowski) 
A crew chief marshals a Thunderbird F-16 Fighting Falcon May 29 at Buckley Air Force Base. The Thunderbirds staged out of Buckley AFB for last weekend’s Rocky Mountain Air Show. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Luke W. Nowakowski)
Thunderbirds stage at Buckley AFB ahead of Rocky Mountain Airshow
