Arriving in Spokane, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform practice maneuvers and aerobatics with F-16 fighter jets over Fairchild Air Force Base, Thursday, July 27, 2017. The Thunderbirds will be performing at this weekend’s Inland Northwest Skyfest at Fairchild. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)
Arriving in Spokane, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform practice maneuvers and aerobatics with F-16 fighter jets over Fairchild Air Force Base, Thursday, July 27, 2017. The Thunderbirds will be performing at this weekend’s Inland Northwest Skyfest at Fairchild. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)
Arriving in Spokane, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform practice maneuvers and aerobatics with F-16 fighter jets over Fairchild Air Force Base, Thursday, July 27, 2017. The Thunderbirds will be performing at this weekend’s Inland Northwest Skyfest at Fairchild. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)
Arriving in Spokane, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform practice maneuvers and aerobatics with F-16 fighter jets over Fairchild Air Force Base, Thursday, July 27, 2017. The Thunderbirds will be performing at this weekend’s Inland Northwest Skyfest at Fairchild. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)
Arriving in Spokane, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform practice maneuvers and aerobatics with F-16 fighter jets over Fairchild Air Force Base, Thursday, July 27, 2017. The Thunderbirds will be performing at this weekend’s Inland Northwest Skyfest at Fairchild. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)
Arriving in Spokane, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform practice maneuvers and aerobatics with F-16 fighter jets over Fairchild Air Force Base, Thursday, July 27, 2017. The Thunderbirds will be performing at this weekend’s Inland Northwest Skyfest at Fairchild. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)
Arriving in Spokane, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform practice maneuvers and aerobatics with F-16 fighter jets over Fairchild Air Force Base, Thursday, July 27, 2017. The Thunderbirds will be performing at this weekend’s Inland Northwest Skyfest at Fairchild. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)
Members of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pose for a photo after arriving at Fairchild Air Force Base Thursday. left to right, Lt. Col. Kevin Walsh, Maj. Alex Turner, Maj. Nate Hofmann, Lt. Col. Jason Heard, Maj. Ryan Bodenheimer, Maj. Nick Krajicek, Maj. Whit Collins. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)
Arriving in Spokane, the U.S Air Force Thunderbirds performed practice maneuvers and aerobatics with F-16 fighter jets over Fairchild Air Force Base, Thursday, July 27, 2017. The Thunderbirds will be performing at this weekend’s Inland Northwest Skyfest at Fairchild. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)
The Thunderbirds prepare for their performance at Fairchild's Skyfest 2017.