McChord Air Expo 2008  

The Mchord Air Expo is back...

          that means the Air Force Thunderbirds are BACK also!  

If you live and around Tacoma, WA, today you heard a sound we haven't heard since 2005, the Thunderbirds practicing for the McChord Air Expo July 19th and 20th. Because of current conflicts in the Middle East and our military member's commitment to operations, the airshow has been canceled the past few years. Not this year!   

The McChord Air Show features military and civilian flying acts, displays to visit, and showcases the Air Force's famous aerial demonstration team, the Thunderbirds.  The Thunderbirds, formed in 1953, has a rich tradition and always leaves crowds speechless. Here is your chance to appreciate the Air Force's premier aerial demonstration squadron.

Admission is FREE. 

Gates will open at 8:00am, and the flying starts at 11:00am, McChord AFB

Click on Thunderbirds, to learn more about the squadron and to view more photos.

click for info about McChord Air Force Base

McChord News:  

by Tyler Hemstreet
Staff writer

7/17/2008 - MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Capt. Jammie Jamieson left the state of Washington with a fledgling love of flying. This weekend she returns as the first female operational and combat-ready pilot of the world's most advanced fighter aircraft, the F-22A Raptor. 

Captain Jamieson, who was born in Tacoma and lived in Prosser from 1982 until she left for the Air Force Academy in 1996, will be on hand as part of the F-22A Raptor static display featured at McChord Air Expo 2008.   

Click here to read the full story.

Thank you Military Personnel & families for your service & commitment.

God Bless the USA!