Old Glory! Here are some of my photos from the Frontiers in Flight Airshow in Wichita this past weekend. The 🇺🇸 is a beautiful and iconic symbol of freedom, and I’m so thankful for those who sacrifice to defend that freedom.
One of my favorites from yesterday at the Frontiers in Flight Airshow 2026 - McConnell Air Force Base.
I'll have many more to share. @AFThunderbirds
Thunderbird 8 (F-16 D-model 2-seater) joining the party today. If be lying if I didn’t say I wish I was in that 2nd seat. What a view it must be! @AFThunderbirds
Diddy. That's right. Diddy Kong was the other half of the 2-ship today in Wichita. Diddy been busy - check out the markings below the canopy. A-10C Warthog 78-613 of the 23rd FW Flying Tigers.
On April 14 Ohio ANG KC-135R Stratotanker 59-1444 from the 121st ARW arrived at Tinker after sustaining damage while deployed at PSAB. Advanced ADBR maintenance patched her up for the long flight back to depot. Today marks a new chapter for her. Eddie62 - hope to see you again!
Hey IP, I see you, you see me Here’s T-38C 66-8400 from the 25th FTS/71st FTW based at Vance AFB working the pattern as Shoot15. I’ve been able to collect quite a few patches from around the country but I still don’t have any from the Shooters yet. Hoping to change that.
Had the opportunity to catch an AK F-35A 4-ship passing through Tinker AFB for some fuel today on their way to Florida. They were all with the 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, including the wing commander (flagship 18-5354), and the 356th FS commander as well.
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Air Force One handoff!
Because the 747 can't land in Kalispell Montana, President Trump has switched to the smaller C-32 for the flight to Montana.
What a great rally at Bullhead City!
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Retired US Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jeremy Hardy, a legendary pararescueman (PJ) who lived the motto “That Others May Live,” sadly passed away on October 1.
Hardy led the high-risk 1999 rescue of then-Lt. Col. David Goldfein (later Air Force Chief of Staff) after Goldfein’s F-16 was shot down over Serbia, dodging surface-to-air missiles and anti aircraft fire, landing under small arms fire, and extracting the pilot in under a minute while shielding him with their own bodies.
Across a 25-year career he participated in more than 200 confirmed rescues worldwide (including combat operations and Hurricane Katrina), earned the Bronze Star for Valor, and later helped instill the warrior ethos in cadets at the Air Force Academy.
His courage, skill, and lifelong commitment to saving others will not be forgotten.
Rest easy, Jeremy.
Never forgotten.
