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March AirFest '08

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly in formation at the March ARB AirFest '08. The AirFest features both military and civilian aerial and ground demostrations during the two day airshow, May 3-4, 2008 at March Air Reserve Base, Riverside, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Matthew Smith)

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March AirFest '08

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly in formation at the March ARB AirFest '08. The AirFest features both military and civilian aerial and ground demostrations during the two day airshow, May 3-4,2008 at March Air Reserve Base, Riverside, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Dayton Mitchell)

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March AirFest '08

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly in formation at the March ARB AirFest '08. The AirFest features both military and civilian aerial and ground demostrations during the two day airshow, May 3-4,2008 at March Air Reserve Base, Riverside, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Dayton Mitchell)

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March AirFest '08

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March AirFest '08

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)

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March AirFest '08

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)

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March AirFest '08

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)

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March AirFest '08

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)

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March AirFest '08

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)

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March AirFest'08

Bill Stein pilots the Edge 540 Aircraft during a test flight at March ARB AirFest 2008. The AirFest features 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 Dayton Mitchell)

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March Airmen at work in Guam

Deployed Airmen of March’s 452nd Maintenance Squadron replace the air refueling boom on a KC-135 Stratotanker. (U.S. Air Force Photos by Senior Airman Christopher Bush)

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March Airmen at work in Guam

Tech. Sgt. Eugene Skelton, a lead mechanic hydraulic technician deployed from the 452nd MXS at March ARB, helps remove the air refueling boom. (U.S. Air Force Photos by Senior Airman Christopher Bush)

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March ARB Flashback

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March C-17 makes ten flyovers in a single sortie

Long-range capability and precision planning make it possible for March Air Reserve Base aircraft to make a record number of appearances at Fourth of July celebrations throughout Southern California. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Vanessa Gempis)

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March C-17 makes ten flyovers in a single sortie

A C-17 from the 729th Airlift Squadron at March ARB dips to 1,000 feet to fly over the City of Corona’s “July 4 Celebration” at Santana Park. The flyover was the last in a continuous series of 10 flyovers that day. (Photo courtesy of the City of Corona)

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March C-17 teams with FEMA for tsunami relief

Help for American Somoa: Aircrew and FEMA members off-load supplies and equipment from the back of a 729th Airlift Squadron C-17 at Hickam AFB in Hawaii. The C-17 flew from March ARB to Dobbins ARB, Ga., Oct. 2, where 16 members of FEMA and a FEMA truck and communications trailer were boarded and flown to Hickam AFB as part of the humanitarian support mission after an earthquake and tsunami devastated the region. After Hickam, the C-17 flew three FEMA passengers and five generators to Pago Pago. On the return flight, the March aircraft carried Army National Guard Soldiers, first responders and Anthony M. Babauta, U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Areas. March remained on alert for further tsunami relief missions from Oct. 1-6. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Master Sgt. Daniel Nathaniel III)