A young girl carefully walks down the cargo ramp of an Air Force C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft, from the 433rd Airlft Wing, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, during AirFest '08 at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. 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)
The Thunderbirds from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., perform for the crowd during AirFest '08 at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. 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)
Capt. Elizabeth Kreft (right), Thunderbirds' public affairs officer, and Capt. Gifford Ploetz, Thunderbirds' maintenance officer, both from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., signs autograph 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)
Capt. Elizabeth Kreft, Thunderbirds' public affairs officer, sign autographs 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)
The crowd enjoys the aircraft static display and aerial demonstrations during AirFest '08 on the flight line at March Air Reserve Base, Calif.. 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)
The crowd gathers in front of an Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft, from the 43rd Fighter Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., during AirFest '08 at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. 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)