An F-22 Raptor taxis on the flight line at March Air Reserve Base, California during Air Fest '08 on May 3. AirFest '08 featured both military and civilian aerial and ground demonstrations during the two day air show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jimmy Dang)
An F-22 Raptor demonstrates its aerial maneuverability at March Air Reserve Base, California during Air Fest '08 on May 3. AirFest '08 featured both military and civilian aerial and ground demonstrations during the two day air show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jimmy Dang)
A view of the crowd from inside a C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft, from the 433rd Airlft Wing, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, while they enjoy aircraft static displays and aerial demonstrations during AirFest '08 at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., May 4, 2008. The May 3-4 air show, called "Thunder Over the Empire," attracted about 400,000 visitors to the base. It coincides with the 90th anniversary of March as a military base and the 60th anniversary of the Air Force Reserve.(U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis)
Spectators take refuge from the intense sunlight in the shade of a C-5 Galaxy. AirFest '08 featured both military and civilian aerial and ground demonstrations during the two day air show, May 3-4, 2008 at March Air Reserve Base, Riverside, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Matthew Smith)
The Mountain Fifes and Drums Corps. performs during Air Fest '08 on May 3, 2008. AirFest '08 featured both military and civilian aerial and ground demonstrations during the two day air show, May 3-4, 2008 at March Air Reserve Base, Riverside, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jimmy Dang)
U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds' maintenance crew march on the flight line towards their F-16s during Air Fest '08 at March Air Reserve Base, California on May 3, 2008. AirFest '08 featured both military and civilian aerial and ground demonstrations during the two day air show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jimmy Dang)
Drummers from the Mountain Fifes and Drums Corps perform during AirFest '08 at March Air Reserve Base, California on May 3, 2008. AirFest '08 featured both military and civilian aerial and ground demonstrations during the two day air show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jimmy Dang)
U.S. Air Force Reserve Major Ed Hamill taxis the Air Force Reserve bi-plane off the flight line during Air Fest '08 at March Air Reserve Base, California on May 3, 2008. AirFest '08 featured both military and civilian aerial and ground demonstrations during the two day air show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jimmy Dang)