Experience the excitement of the 2024 Warriors Over the Wasatch Air Show at Hill Air Force Base in Utah! Join us for a thrilling open house space show featuring impressive aerial displays by skilled pilots. Witness the power and precision of the aircraft as they soar through the sky in this unforgettable event. Don’t miss out on this thrilling showcase of military aviation prowess at one of the most iconic Air Force bases in the country.
Defense Now June – 2024
Hill Air Show 2024 – Day 1 Part 1
UNITED STATES
06.30.2024
Hill Air Show 2024 – Day 2
2024 Hill AFB Air Show
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UTAH, UNITED STATES
01.26.2024
2024 Warriors Over the Wasatch Open House Space Show, Hill Air Force Base, UT, June 29-30, 2024. (U.S. Air Force video by David Perry)
Film Credits: Video by Senior Airman Juan Avalos, Staff Sgt. Jourdan Barrons, Airman 1st Class Robert Beaudoin, Senior Airman Joshua Carroll, Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert, Tech. Sgt. Travis Curtis, Jason Davis, Master Sgt. David Dobrydney, Airman 1st Class Jamie Echols, Senior Airman Victoria Edwards, Justin Fairley, Staff Sgt. Johnathon Greenhoe, Senior Airman Seth Haddix, Senior Airman Nathaniel Hampton, Senior Airman Maxwell Herring, Senior Airman Tia Herring, Airman 1st Class Emily Huber, Airman 1st Class Sean Lamb, Staff Sgt. Gracie Lee, Airman 1st Class Jada Maylor, Tech. Sgt. Duncan McElroy, Airman 1st Class Manuel Mejia Diaz, Samuel Morse, Airman 1st Class Charlotte Taylor, Adam White, Trevor Wood, Stan Woodford and Jon Zanone
2D Audiovisual Squadron
Hill Air Force Base
that’s a total of 360 enemy war planes as the attack proceeded up PE Harbor in hickin field the devastation was horrifying Torah Torah Torah on the Eastern edge of Fort Island in the center of the harbor nine battleships lay at Birth the California Oklahoma West Virginia Tennessee Maryland Nevada Pennsylvania Utah and the Arizona luckily though our three Pacific aircrafts aircraft carers were out at Sea first the Japanese hit with Kate torpedo bombers the initial wave of katees hit five of our battleships the Oklahoma California Nevada West Virginia and the Utah these Cades were specially equipped with shallow running Torpedoes specifically designed for the attack on Pearl Harbor you see the shallow Waters at Pearl Harbor would not allow the use of normal deep running Torpedoes which leaves no doubt that this was a well thought out plan and not a surprise attack in came the Val D Farmers armed with 1700 lb of armor busting projectiles originally made for 16-in Battleship guns but they were converted to Aerial bombs these planes dive down onto the Nevada and the Arizona anti-aircraft fire veered the vals away from the Nevada on the first wave but unfortunately the Arizona was not that lucky a bomb stabbed Arizona threw her forward magazines and exploded tching off more than a million pounds of gunpowder Sailors on the Nevada watched in horror as the Arizona jumped 20 ft in the air and broke into Tu forever entrapping 1178 American servicemen in an underwater tomb if sank in less than 3 minutes and still today she remains at the bottom of the harbor in a watery grave crying Black Tears as a reminder to all of those who lost their lives that Infamous day a marine cor Air Station Ewa private first class Melvin Thompson was on guard Duty when 9 zeros attacked the base he stepped out of his guard shack he drew his 45 caliber pistol and began firing on the enemy airplanes a Japanese pilot yoshio sha saw Thompson firing back at them years later sha remembered Thompson’s tenacity and fighting Spirit describing the lone Marine as the bravest American I’ve ever seen all over the island soldiers were bringing anything they could get to bear and fight they were getting their working 45 power pistols or spring FR rifles and in some cases soldiers were able to get 30 and 50 caliber belt shed belt fed machine guns into action bringing down numerous Marauder Japanese zeros vals and [Music] cakes meanwhile at Bell airfield on the northeastern coast of the island more US Army Pilots were raced into their p4s unfortunately Japanese zeros appeared at the same time and started straping runs one P40 pilot was killed as a stepped into his cockpit two other p4s were shot down to just as they got off the ground P40 Right Center Stage right now the flight of 12 B7 coming from the mainland finally arrived and were immediately attacked by the zeros unfortunately and all the confusion the b7s were shot at by friend and foe Tor Torah tor the Fright Crews landed wherever they could one of them in a pineapple field not far from hick and field the be 17 pilot major Landing trying to land said what a hell of a way to enter War out of gas unarmed and no place to land amazingly though eight of those b7s actually made it to hick and field at the conclusion of the surprised Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor more than half of America’s entire Neville Fleet had been destroyed or damaged nearly 2400 Americans were killed over 1,200 wounded and at the time 960 people were missing 188 aircraft were destroyed 159 damage just 155 of our aircraft lay on the ground two battleships were destroyed three light Cruisers three destroyers and a total of six battleships were damaged our greatest naval base lay and runes along with our compl [Music] the following day December 8th 1941 President Franklin delaro Roosevelt announced our entry into World War Two with these words to Congress the citizens of the United States and the world yes today December 7th [Music] 1941 a date which will live in infamy United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by Naval and Air Forces of the Empire of Japan it will be reported that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago the attack yesterday on the Hawaiian island has caused sever damage to American Naval and military forces no matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated Invasion the American people in their righteous might will win through to Absolute victory in the 44 months of Fire that followed the United States sank every one of the Japanese aircraft carriers battleships and cruisers that were part of the Pearl Harbor Tas Nagasaki the city where their special armor busting bombs were made was destroyed by us atom bomb on August 9th 1945 and a little less than a month later when the Japanese surrender document was signed on September 2nd among the US warships present in Tokyo bay was our Battleship the West Virginia please bow your head and join me in a moment of silence in memory of all of those that lost their lives that Infamous day thank [Music] you we do not mean to glorify War by this demonstration we simply honor a time when our nation was strong and United patriotic the United States of America’s dedication led to the surrender not only of Japan but Nazi Germany as well giving Peace and Freedom to the entire world we do this in appreciation of that dedication determination and effort and extend our appreciation to the men and women fighting for our freedom today we salute them all past present and future Torah Torah Torah salute well how about that wall of fire huh awesome our W ofier today is presented by our Tor bomb squad led by Ben west of Madison Wisconsin as well as his team from across the United States his sister Martha Boswell his son Caleb West bie Ryan Mandy McConnell John bevens Jim Co his daughter Christina Anderson and his son-in-law Tom Anderson and Kevin and Peg Scarboro what you think about that huh let’s give him a round of applause that’s [Applause] awesome all right I would love to introduce our Pilots to you so incoming here from our left will be our Tor lead Douger he will be in 015 flying Torah for over 20 years he’s from the Woodlands Texas followed by second generation pilot Dan REI he’s in our 0 114 from parland Texas 0111 from Patrick hin from Bayou Vista Texas and 013 Mike Anderson from Mogi Oklahoma Here Comes our K torpedo bombers here’s our pickled Kate 313 b by Daniel rman from Liberal Kansas and Kate 310 Parker wrathman from lindland Texas last but not least is our P36 Hawk flown by Chris Walker from Palestine Texas today our P40 Warhawk was flown by Taylor Stevenson from Dallas Texas let’s give our Pilots a round of applause please awesome yes our air shows showcase our military forces it’s also an excellent and excellent opportunity to highlight the cities of Leighton Ogden Roy Clinton Clearfield Sunset Farmington pville and Syracuse as well as H Hill Air Force Base it’s a chance to promote community relations which are so vital and important for continued success but more than anything it’s a chance to give you a glimpse into the extraordinary capabilities of our nation’s people and equipment with our little history lesson T’s purpose here is to highlight the advancement of our military capabilities from the 1940s to what you see here today with our mil e e nestled in the heart of the stunning wasat range just 30 minutes north of Salt Lake City Hill Air Force Base is one of the United States Air Force’s Premier installations a place where Innovation meets tradition where the past and the future of air power converge established in 1940 this base has played a crucial role in the defense of our nation from its impressive Heritage to its Advanced capabilities Hill Air Force Base stands as a symbol of American strength resilience and a commitment to Freedom hey hey everybody happy Saturday and welcome in to our broadcast physician near Air Show Center for day one of this 2024 Utah air show The Warriors over the wasach I’m Dan Hawkins from the air Education and Training command public affairs team delighted to be joined Now by Lori Pritchard from KSL News Channel 5 how are you oh so so excited to be here I grew up going to air shows and this is by far the biggest Air Show show KSL is so proud to be a part of this uh this Air Show always one of the area’s most highly anticipated events of the year and we’re two years removed from the last Air Show and we are so excited to be back at the crowds oh my gosh let’s talk about that yeah thousands of people they are here they’ve been in line since early this morning to get through those Gates the show is slated to get underway in just about what 10 minutes or soes yeah so this base bordered by the colorful wasat mountains to to the East and the Great Salt Lake to the West Hill home to the 75th Airbase wing and the Ogden air Logistics complex which provides critical maintenance repair and overhaul support for a variety of aircraft and weapon system the base also proud host to the 388 and the 419th fighter Wings they fly those cool f35s that the people of Utah get to see in the sky I’m looking at one right now yeah and for those that might not know Hill is the US Air Force’s second largest base by population and also we’re talking geographical size it’s like a small City here hug it’s also one of the state’s largest employers so today’s show being broadcasted live by our outstanding team of women and men from the second audio visual Squadron here at Hill Air Force Base and they have a special treat months in the making that’s taken to broadcast to new heights with the help of Fuji films and the Snowbasin ski resort in a neverbe seen shot we have a camera high above us out in the Wasatch mountains okay so this is affectionally no as the mountain Cam and uh we’ve got some people up there with senior Airman Joshua Carroll Mr Adam White they are bringing you those pictures right now and that’s a really great way to watch this Air Show from above right yeah not not only the ground but above as well yeah Nathaniel Hampton out there as well so you get a great shot there of Hill Air Force face on this beautiful beautiful Saturday morning and Lori the theme for this year’s Air Show Breaking barriers together designed to showcase the partnership between Hill and the surrounding communities around the base and we have an exciting weekend to really demonstrate the on inspiring power of military and civilian uh air power and everyone is really pumped really to see the shows Headliners we’ve got the US Air Force Thunderbird you probably been seeing him the last few days flying around also appearing this weekend as hillz own F35 demonstration team we’ve got Torah Tor Torah as well and the P-51 Mustang many many more aerial ground displays there are so many aircraft out here I absolutely love Tor Tor Tor if you’ve never seen it uh their mix of air power assets teaches how the course of US History was changed on December 7th of 1941 of course the attack on Pearl Harbor so everyone’s really in for a treat pyrot Technics a lot of airplanes just going to be a lot of fun yeah there’s also a new act scheduled to appear it’s the 106 it’s kind of a multi-aircraft show with pyrot techniques you got flying demonstrations and vehicles that are performing and it’s happening all at the same time yeah so there will be static ground displays of numerous military and civilian aircraft to include the KC 135 the Strat tanker the C5 Galaxy and our KSL news helicopter chor 5 I’ve been I’ve been told you like to fly in the Choppers no no no no I don’t get in the helicopter I love Ben our Chopper pilot he is phenomenal um but I don’t get in the helicopter fair enough fair enough I’m afraid of heights stem City also makes its return this year with an exciting display of Hands-On boost to encourage children and educate parents on opportunities in the area of science technology engineering and math all of those skills so important to what they do here at Hill Air Force Base in the defense industry as well also I’m hearing that stem City will have an F35 lightning 2 flight simulator that’s presented by loed Martin so visitors can really experience that firsthand how you can fly at F35 I mean my brother is an A10 pilot and that is that is how he learned through the simulator first so that’s what you get to do the A10 W hog the Army’s best friend I bet he said that before yes he has he sure has there are a few different ways that you can watch the live stream this weekend we’re on the Hill Air Force bace Facebook page we’re also on the KSL Plus app download for free so you can get all your latest news and watch the air show Absolutely we’ll be there yeah so make sure you give Hill Air Force Bas and KSL a followup on social media so you can stay up to speed on everything this weekend all right let’s talk about the crowd because it’s big they continue to file in and every effort is being made right now to kind of minimize those delays as you come into Hill and also leaving the event as well so the team here at Hill happy to have everyone as a guest but we just want to make sure a few Air Show dos and don’ts designed really to make your visit safe and enjoyable for those of you that are going to make your way in and out of the base whether it’s today or tomorrow so for security sake base officials ask for your cooperation and keeping dangerous items outside don’t bring it into the installation all bags will be quickly inspected and all individuals are subject to search prior to entering the base and Air Show Gates so something to keep in mind yeah so definitely plan your trip I know if you’re on your way out here you’ve probably experienced the traffic already parking so just be patient uh please consider taking the front runner trains and shuttle buses provided by the Utah Transit Authority they’ll run both days today and tomorrow to find out more information about this service log on to the link that’s on your screen So speaking of learning a little bit more let’s get a weather report from our friend Matt Johnson at KSL oh man Utah’s biggest single event is here and it looks like the weather’s going to cooperate it will definitely be on the warm side Folks by noon sunny skies 87° now you get towards 2 and 3:00 we’re into the ’90s really hot out on that tarmac tarmac but this is when the Thunderbirds will be coming out we get into 5:00 98° fullon Sunshine for most of the event be ready for some hot hot weather so what they’re saying is it’s going to be hot bring your sunscreen that’s for sure and your water absolutely delighted now to be joined by Colonel Jeffrey Holland the commander of the 75th Airbase Wing here at Hill I guess we could just affectionately say the mayor absolutely I am the unelected mayor of Hill Air Force Spas so can you maybe talk a little bit about what uh not only the folks who are watching the live stream but who came out here to the base today what are they going to see today well they’re going to see a great demonstration of American Air power where our military acts and then the opportunity of Aviation uh whether it’s our civilian acts who are out here or we also have a large hanger full of uh stem events uh so a chancef for to to see what kind of opportunities out there for career and education uh and then also a great show of appreciation right because this is really a Utah air show uh it’s a chance for us to give thanks to our local communities in the entire state for all they do to help our Airmen feel like they belong when they’re assigned here and home at Hill Air Force Base now uh my brother always says you hear those fighter jets and that’s the sound of Freedom sound of Freedom so we are so excited to be here and thank you so much for inviting all of us on behalf of the Utah Community onto the base to be able to see this what does it take to to get all of these people on to Hill yes so we started planning this event as soon as we finished the last one uh and so it starts with a group of a small group of about 30 people and it grows today we’ll have over a thousand people between military and Community uh volunteers helping to pull today off uh and it’s it really is it’s a 2-year labor of love to pull this off and and make it happen for the Utah and the community so you’re actually in a unique position because you had just taken command in 2022 when the air show came so in a rare instance as the wing Commander you actually get to sit through two air shows at Hill H absolutely this is uh so the last time this happened it was my fourth day on the job and so no it was a little bit overwhelming at that point but my but my my kids I have two teenagers and they said Dad if you have any any chance we want to do this again and so I said all right kids we’ll see what we can do and so here we are and so uh about two weeks from now I’ll have the chance to hand over the flag for H Air Force Base uh to my successor uh but my kids my kids are the reason that I’m here today because it’s so much fun hi kids hi kids absolutely so why why does the air force feel that these air shows are so important there’s so many reasons can you kind of talk about that absolutely the number one reason is this helps expose people to really what the Air Force does and the opportunity that we have in it right especially at Hill Air Force Base it’s Unique we actually have displays for because a lot of Hill Air Force Base are civilian Airmen and you don’t actually have to be in the uniform to serve the nation from from home here in Utah um but in generally you’re going to have a chance to talk to Colonel Michael Getty who’s the 388 fider Wing Commander he’ll tell you that when he was a kid he decided he wanted to be a pilot when he came to an air show yeah right he saw that happen and that happens time and time again whether it’s going to be a pilot a mechanic or any different job in the Air Force people first get inspired when they see the the glory of it all in an air show I think those mechanics that’s really important to mention because those are the unsung heroes because those mechanics keep these planes flying that’s why sometimes you’ll see the mechanics name on the airplane and they deserve that that recognition absolutely so my background in the Air Force is just that aircraft maintenance and so yeah there’s there’s nobody uh who does more work to make sure that the show goes off uh whether it’s mission for war or mission for for flying in an air show than the mechanics who make it happen yeah so it it’s really interesting too the fact that so many uh opportunities to serve we’re actually going to talk to Miss Michelle haway tomorrow about all this civilian opportunities that you mentioned what what’s so special about the hill Community with its diverse Workforce it’s just a I guess really the way the community interacts with the base to make sure that we have all the talent that we need to really pull off this uh this huge operation so on a daily basis we have about 30,000 people who work and live here at Hill Air Force Base um and about 16,000 of those are civilian wow so about 5,000 of them are uniform military and about 6,000 contractors for the government um and so it is really a different different base than most Air Force bases um and it’s really a matter of bringing everybody’s talent and their potential all right and helping them fulfill that here and I think the community around us does that better than anybody else well you you were so supported too and and not to mention the fact you know we um KSL did stories with local businesses at surround Hill and they said that this weekend uh they make their most money because so many people come in I mean people come from all over the the country to come see this it is one of the biggest air shows we know but it’s also one of the uh a really large air base and those of us who are civilians we don’t get to come on the base very often tell us it’s kind of like a small City what do you have here that you know people may not really know who don’t get a chance to get on an air base yeah so we have a little bit of everything and we really are a small City we have a Department of Public Works just like a city would we have a a police force uh we have a hospital we have all those kind of activities that happen in a normal City they happen here too um and just it’s just a uh a little microcosm uh of what’s out there and so we’re excited to have people come on what we don’t have a lot of is parking so I do want to encourage people use public transit to get here is the best way yeah yeah no that’s a that’s a really great point so you know you talked about Colonel Getty and and why he decided to join the Air Force and you know obviously as you think about inspiring the Next Generation what you want to join the Air Force so I grew up my dad serving in the Army and so uh I grew up in the 80s uh ‘ 80s and 90s and so it was GI Joe in the Cold War uh and so that’s what that that’s the life that I lived um but I really I I joined the Air Force I went to the Air Force Academy in Colorado uh and my intent was to serve for 5 years and I’ve served a little bit longer than 5 years at this point I’m closing in this uh just past 24 years in the Air Force and the reason I continue to serve is because the the Airmen that I get to serve with and the mission that we get to do defending Freedom so I’ve had a chance uh to be part of the Air Force as we responded to 911 I’ve been part of humanitarian relief missions both overseas and and at home uh for Hurricane Relief uh there’s no better feeling than than knowing that you’re making a difference in somebody’s life and and really defending the things that we hold dear okay let’s talk about your job on a day-to-day basis like tell tell me what you do kind of you know as you go about your day oh uh every day is a little bit different but a little bit the same I guess uh so I would say that dayto day uh we uh we try to remove barriers for people to to have success in their jobs right just like a mayor would um a lot of social engagements going out and interacting with the community uh and uh a lot of making sure that our Airmen are able to uh to fulfill their potential here so a lot of Engagement with the state and local communities to make sure this is a place where Everyman feel like they can belong so I I’ll say it cuz I know you won’t he’s kind of a big deal he is a big deal he’s the mayor he’s the mayor yeah so I mean uh as the crowd uh continues to file in we get really close to the start of this Air Show I’m just curious and and this may be a loaded question so I’ll warn you ahead of time but maybe what’s your favorite aircraft uh so that’s really tough the politician coming out I’ll tell tell you the truth so the last air aircraft that I had a chance to work on uh was the B2 uh so the stealth bomber uh and if things line up correctly today we should see a fly over um I won’t reveal the time so you got to come out and watch uh but uh we should see one of those fly overhead and I think those are just amazing uh it is uh they can carry up to 80 uh individually targetable bombs at one time so they can really uh they it’s almost like a uh an entire Force by itself uh and it’s also one of our nuclear capable bombers so we won’t be carrying anything nuclear when it flies over here so no need to worry there uh but it is a really powerful airplane and it’s just uh it’s magic to work on now you said you’re going to be moving on pretty soon what are you going to miss about Utah uh wow so I’m going to miss a ton so I I love the view behind us right I heard you talk about it this is this is a lot of performers one of their favorite places to perform because of the backdrop uh we love the mountains uh we’ve had a great time with the community we have loved every aspect about our job here yeah it’s going to be a lot of fun to maybe catch that B2 Spirit hdden across that backdrop that’s going to be pretty Majestic it will be fantastic and and uh if the weather cooperates with us uh we will see the largest pyrot Technic display in the country this year wow yeah because it’s not only Tor Tor Tora but there’s some other acts that that use P we have a ton of Acts that are doing pyro today so so it’ll be the like I said the uh we confirmed it it is the largest in the country if the weather cooperates okay so when when when you call people up and say hey do you want to be part of this and they just automatically say yes because they want to come here that is very true uh we we do a great job taking care of our performers here uh the backdrop is like I said we among the best in the in the country uh and everybody loves to perform here yeah so as we get set to start we’ll we’ll let you leave on this last note but um you know she talked about you know the things that you’re going to miss about Utah but uh any last thoughts for the the people in the surrounding communities who support Hill every single day it really is just thank you right that’s why we put on the show that’s why we do a two-year labor of love is so that we can make sure that you understand uh how much we appreciate what they bring to us uh so that we can do our jobs as Airmen for our country well on behalf of youah I just want to say thank you so much for your service and what you’ve done for our community here up at you know en Len in the surrounding areas we we appreciate you thank you thank you so much all right well that was Colonel Jeff Holland the commander of the 75th Airbase Wing here at Hill Air Force Bas so it’s about time for Showtime Lori so we’re going to go out and check out the Skies of Bel Hill as the United States Special Operations Command parachute team gets ready to make its way to air show Center so so we’re going to go ahead and take a look now uh before we take it out to show Center at a little bit of that economic impact that Lori was talking about ear absolutely so many businesses feel the effects of this uh air show and and this is one of their biggest weekends take a look at how this Air Show impacts not only just Hill but the surrounding area in this corner of Leighton the burritos and tacos everybody know our famous queso and yeah that too they all draw people into Mo a nationally known chain but Michael Lynn is part owner of the only one in Utah but after 9 years here he knows those numbers will shoot way up as crowds converge to look at the sky Air Show will bring a lot of customer coming in here and especially we have a patio in here and you can sitting down watching the airplane fight over your head that’s amazing the sounds of Freedom bring a huge boost to the economy so we pull from about an eight state area for this air show every 2 years we see about 200 50,000 visitors a day Kevin Ireland executive director at the Utah air show Foundation says they’ve come to expect that Warriors over the wasat serves as a major draw for a whole lot of people it’s one of the largest on installation air shows in the country and while many of those visitors are here they stay and extend their stay and visit you know the big five down south the dinosaur park and other areas around the northern Utah the reason why business owners are already gearing up for likely the biggest weekend of the year yeah definitely we absolutely we’re planning like uh two weeks ahead and making sure everything we will go smoothly in Leon Mike Anderson KSL 5 News the of the free in the of the bra ladies and gentlemen it’s show time oh thank you please be seated please be comfortable and Miss Ellie Franco you little portion of the national anthem there as of course that’s why we’re here to celebrate our freedom and I’m so excited to introduce you to Kevin Ireland who is a part of Utah air show Foundation thank you so much for being with us thank you so much for working on this how long has the planning how much planning has gone into making all of this happen today well Lori good morning you know it takes us about 20 months to put all this together we’ll literally start about September August or September of this year for 26 wow yeah just takes that long to put everything together because as you can imagine the legistics for something this large takes a long time yeah so what is the role of the Utah air show found Foundation it’s kind of a unique uh uh organization that really helps the base put this event on yeah absolutely we created the the foundation uh with one purpose in mind and that was to help fund the air show uh with the restrictions that the military has with being at wartime and people overseas they don’t have the dollars it takes to put on large air shows like this and we saw a need and air shows are so important because they’re a recruiting tool for the Air Force so we felt we should step in and we created our 501c3 to actually step and help fund for the air shows and have grown it into this huge event that we absolutely love doing you have got to be so proud of this I mean this is one of the largest air shows in the country yeah it’s it’s amazing and the performers that come love coming here we take care of them really well and they love to fly here with that incredible background that we have and it’s really become the premier air show in the Western United States yeah so we talked a little bit about it we saw the economic impact package and we talked a little bit about that with Colonel Holland but their show really not only is a recruiting tool but it it’s really helpful for the entire communities that surround the base as well oh no question because you know we have people that come from eight state area around us that will come in and spend four or five days here they’ll go to the dinosaur park they’ll go to the zoo they’ll go down to the big five into one of the national parks and then they come to this weekend for the air show so it really boosts a lot of what goes on in the community both through hotels gas purchasing food and uh we’re just so happy that we’re able to do that for the state what is your background tell me a little bit about you I’ve done how did you get involved in this I’ve done a little bit of everything but uh I ran shopping centers for a long time uh I ran fashion plays and Trolley Square aan City Mall uh but I’ve always been involved in doing events I’ve helped with State Harley rallies um concert venues and so it’s just I like doing events and they asked for somebody to help them years ago and I said well I’ll help out well in doing events like that you have in the past how is that different than this kind of event completely different because you have to really create a partnership with the military because what I could do on the outside is completely different than what we can do inside here so we over the years have really created a great partnership and have been able to build a package that brings this to the community how many people are with the Utah air Foundation you’re looking at it oh wow a oneman band I am a onean and band as you see some aircraft are in the air Lori and Kevin the start the we saw C130 getting ready to go take off as well and as Kevin as we as we look at the start of flying for the day so exciting but can you kind of talk about maybe the process of you know how do you figure out what acts to bring in and how does that work so what we try to do is we try to look to see what we want to present to the public in any particular year for an air show and based upon upon that we start looking and selecting who has those types of aircraft now along with that we want to make sure we have the best Pilots we can possibly get and you’re seeing two of the top Pilots right now in the country Rob Holland is like 12-time national champion in aerobatics and Bill Stein they call the pilots pilot he has trained most of the aerobatic Pilots out there so they are two of the absolute best yeah Rob Holland and the m mxr and Bill Stein and the zipco edge 540 those are pretty two pretty cool airplanes yeah and they’ll both be doing solo ax later today so we’re really excited about having them here yeah so we’re talking about all the stuff you’re going to see in the sky but there’s a lot that you probably do to get all the static displays here no question we have lots of Statics both World War II era Vietnam era and right up to modern day f35s but you know we also have things like stem City science technology engineering mathematics we have universities here and different companies showing people and kids this is what you can do with that kind of education it could be building an airplane it could be building an engine it could be robotics there’s a lot of different ways to use utilize that education and so we really like to present that to people and have them enjoy that when you walk through the crowd what what are some of the things that you overhear people saying especially you know maybe kids to their parents or the thing I hear the most is wow probably like the kids just absolutely love it but I hear wow from adults as well I mean people are just so enamored with what they’re seeing and understanding how they fly these airplanes the way they do and the support in Utah for the military especially is different than anywhere else I’ve ever lived it they’re so supportive here and everybody wants to to be here to help in any way they can it’s awesome yeah and so I I’m just curious we talked a little bit with Colonel Holland about his background and what made him decide to join the Air Force but what kind of stoked Your Love of Aviation you know I I grew up going to air shows in Ohio uh in Dayton and and then Fort wi Indiana and I just always was it in love with watching the airplanes fly so when I had an opportunity back in the 90s here in Utah to give some assistance I volunteered and started helping and the more I got involved and the more I learned about the industry the more I fell in love with it and essentially built my own job do you I I you know it’s so interesting I same thing my my father growing up he was just enamor with airplanes and and and took us around to air shows around Missouri um but it that led to a passion of planes and my brother who grew up to fly A10 but that’s I mean just looking at the the stem City and and these static displays and seeing these Pilots up in the air that really does give kids particularly a sense of what they can do whether whether it is flying or or um working on an aircraft or the just Myriad of things that people can do on an air base um I wonder in the years past how many of these kids have gone on because of these air shows to do to to work I I can tell you it’s a lot and and I can tell you if you talk to any of the pilots that are flying eight out of 10 are going to tell you they saw an air show at some point when they were little and they went I want to do that whether it was military or civilian but that’s what drove them to learn how to fly I’d love that this is a mix too we’ve got the military but we also have some civilian ples as well yeah we try to mix it up and really give you a taste of all different types of Aviation and what you can see yeah so when you look at all the acts that are here how do you differentiate like um you know hey we want to bring in Tor t tour because they weren’t here in 2022 how do you how do you kind of work all of that yeah well we lay all that out and kind of look at what we want to do and and what we want to present to the crowd in that particular year um certainly we have our top five or six favorites from the civilian side that we really like to have because a they’re the best pilots and B they’re easy to work with they like coming here and those are the people we want to have here but then we also reach out to people like Tor tour who haven’t had an opportunity to be here and we’re willing to fly out here and do the show and present to the people something completely different from what they’ve ever seen before and that’s what we’re always trying to bring something new something different and uh really something that’s just going to make people go wow do you ever get a chance to actually watch what happening yeah Sunday afternoon usually I can take a breath and catch the last hour or so but that’s about it well that’s a pretty good hour to catch because America’s ambassadors in blue the Air Force Thunderbirds will be flying in that last hour so that’s a good hour to catch absolutely absolutely absolutely I think it’s important to note too not only do we have you know the the static displays but there’s a lot of vendors here as well there is all kinds of stuff uh Aviation related Andor food and drink there’s something here for everybody um so if people are worried about coming out and what we’re going to have we have everything come out and spend the day with the family bring the kids it’s a free event so come spend the day I think actually me and Lori are in a little bit of trouble because I already can smell the food coming from just just beyond our broadcast position I’m really interested in Planes so I want to spend my time like with my back to you all like wait what’s happening I can’t see anything yeah I mean it’s just amazing and Bill Stein there on your screen opening up the air show warming up the crowd if you will they’ll both have individual performances solo acts later on today in day one of this Utah air show we’re talking with Kevin Ireland who is the air Utah air show Foundation director and apparently the oneman band exactly so but Kevin we really want to say thank you for coming out and what you do for not only Hill Air Force Base but also out in the local Comm as well it’s it’s my pleasure and it’s been a passion of mine for a long time so love doing it you do a great job you really do thank you so that was Kevin Ireland man that that that’s a that’s a full-time job he’s got yes it is yeah he’s got his hands full that’s for sure and as Kevin talked about Hill Air Force Base and we we even have talked about this that it’s the largest employer in Utah and the air shows help contribute to the local economy and we we saw a little bit earlier how you know businesses that surround Hill do so well right now because of the um the economic impact and the people who come in from all over and you know whether they’re eating or shopping or even gas stations hotels as Kevin mentioned so it’s it’s a great opportunity a win-win I like to say it is all right let’s introduce our next guest eron Clark the director of the Hill Aerospace Museum and formerly was the Hill Air Force based historian extremely well versed in the history of Hill stretching I don’t know about that well I’m I’m I’m setting you up here okay and he was here with the groundbreaking Ceremonies for hillfield January 12th 1940 you were not here but you’re you’re well versed in that wasn’t even a twinkle so not even I misspoke okay one of my favorite places in the state of Utah is the museum here it Hill and it’s fre you’re a smart individual I love it yeah free it is fre it is a great place particularly I took my kids many many times particularly when they were young uh tell us uh for those of you out there that maybe haven’t been to the museum tell us a little bit about it no absolutely yeah it started in 1984 uh we’re an Air Force fi Museum so uh we’re part of the federal program everything we have is part of the National Collection we have a really focused Mission a lot of people come to our Museum think it’s just an Air Force Museum but we’re actually focused on just the history of Hill Air Force Space and you to avation because it’s that it’s made that big of an impact uh and that’s what our focus is and that’s what uh it spans you know from the right flyer to f-22s is and what the Airmen did over the past 80 years to not just you know make Utah flourish but protect uh democracy across the globe so that’s what we’re doing there it’s pretty fun and so maybe for some who are just tuning in today and don’t know that much about Hill specifically can you give us maybe the you know the elevator version of you know how Hill got started and why and and where we’re at today absolutely so um prior to World War II we knew something was going to happen right so we’re looking to build up our militaries our bases and the next thing to consider is location location location will where Hill Air for Air Force Base sits uh we’re on a plateau uh great for drainage okay it’s a really hard surface really good for a Runway not only that but if you look over here the Weber Canyon that was the first uh natural passage for the Transcontinental Air Mail Route so plants can fly back and forth through there really easy and we we witness it this morning all this wind right well there’s a big yeah no all this wind blew the fog we we don’t have fog problems here and it creates Great Lift for aircraft so location location location not only that but we were equal distant to all the uh air bases on the uh West Coast really yeah and uh we had Utah advoc Utah citizens uh elected officials were advocating and it just made sense then to put it here yeah so obvious ly you talked about location but what are some of the major missions that have kind of uh taken roote here at Hill and how do they contribute overall to the Air Force yeah absolutely so being in the museum is kind of fun because we get a lot of guests who come in and they have no idea what happens at Hill Air Force Base and Hill Air Force bases has the primary mission for over 80 years it’s a depo and a lot of people say well what’s a Depo we maintain weapon systems we’re the fighter Depot we fix repair overhaul aircraft intercontinental ballistic missiles and a myriad of other things that’s what we do here so they they think everyone flies here a lot of times but no in fact we have tens of thousands of people fixing Weapons Systems really cool not only that we have combat units you know who go forward deployed uh to meet our meet our enemy meet our aggressors um we have a test and training wch to the West that’s just awesome we have you know War fighters from every Branch Testing and training uh intercontinental ballistic missiles we develop manage and sustain the fleet here at hillair for space there is a lot of cool things going on in this installation that people don’t know about speaking of cool things we’d be remiss Lori if we don’t point out the hot Street 2 piloted by Hayden profit the second the grandson of legendary Hall of Fame drag racer Hayden profit a four-time national champion in the NH that thing uh has a little bit of uh juice how how much gas do you think he goes through on a on a daily basis a lot uh I don’t know but it has 12,500 lb of thrust with afterburn I do know that wow it’s pretty scary all right but tell me a little bit of all the things and and and all the things that you explained that go on at Hill yeah haven’t thought about the work or the role of a historian how did you fall into that um on accident really yeah yeah I’ve always wanted to be uh I’ve always loved history my father was in the Air Force and they took me around the country and learned more about the history of this country uh and I just it just blossomed from there and then when I was going to college I I found out this little secret there’s historians in the military and uh from that point it just that was my focus is to get my education I’m prior service as well so I kind of heard about it a little bit there but um hearing about it and then I just tried to focus on it and get into it and I’ve been lucky enough uh to to fill that role so and we don’t just sit there and watch movies like save it Private Ryan what they actually do is they do fun they do interesting stuff in collecting uh the information from units and what they’re doing and they archive it and analyze it for our leaders to go back and look at so it’s pretty fun yeah so you have a new addition kind of transitioning to the museum tactically but the skags Gallery what what is that about yeah that’s been a 10year effort and we’re extremely excited about it it’s the largest Gallery in our collection well there goes I think that was a race yeah probably I’m not sure who won that I I I’m not oh I think the plane just won okay you’re fine that that was cool yeah it was very cool we have 100,000 foot indoor G brand new uh it houses a lot of our collection uh has two new additions an F22 stealth fighter were one of the only museums that has that F22 how did you if you don’t mind my interrupting how did you get that how did you acire it no that’s perfectly fine it was actually one of the pre-production models and then they used it as a trainer uh in Florida and then it was hit by Hurricane Michael oh really and they could no longer use it so we uh made a pitch for it okay and we actually went down there took it apart put it on a C5 and flew it back to Utah and D filiz it and now it’s in our Museum so that’s part of this whole new Wing that you have yeah so the F22 we have the U2 the SR71 uh the whole Skunk Works collection uh we talk about Modern Warfare in there from the f-16s um all the way to you know Cold Cold War Warfare with the f-86s so just a whole variety of aircraft that you know really expound on the impact that our airmen have made over the years wow and it just seems like you know there’s so much to see how can people find more information uh about the museum no absolutely so go to Aerospace utah.org Aerospace utah.org you’ll learn all you need to know about the Museum’s uh uh location alpr hours Tuesday through Saturday 9: to 4: uh and it’s absolutely free bring a date bring your kids do whatever you’d like but just come check it out and learn more about Utah and its aviation history Utah’s favorite word free that’s why I bring it up absolutely right uh what kind of Outreach programs do you all have oh we have several uh we have an awesome education program where we have about encounters with 20,000 students a year uh we go across northern Utah and we go into you know Salt Lake and Utah County as well and we teach them about Aerospace science and not only that but careers on Hill Air Force Space and Aerospace industry uh we also have an awesome internship program for all the universities we don’t just do Museum work we do education work we do aircraft maintenance so if you’re interested in get into any of those fields look at our website come do an internship with us to learn more about it I love the volunteers who work the museum they are wonderful people yeah they’re the heart and soul we have over 180 volunteers and that place would not tick without their support so so I’m I’m really interested in in the Outreach do you work with the units that are actually on Hill as well to provide opportunities or how absolutely yeah let’s say for example uh we’re doing some Outreach with some of the local schools we want to learn more about the the Depo maintenance that happens on Hill Air Force Space uh we’ll go to their classrooms they’ll come to the museum but then uh we have sometimes opportunities to bring m b base to actually show them what that looks like right uh cuz a lot of people don’t have any idea like the air show is a rare opportunity for the public to see this base and we try to make that opportunity more often with these students so they’re exposed to it and know what they could do in their future yeah because that’s what you want to do you always want to inspire the Next Generation whatever whatever field that they go into to to be able to to serve their country in a in a way that is Honorable this is certainly a way to do that yeah yeah we’re trying to use the the collection in creative ways instead of just going in looking at aircraft we want them to come in we have some students to come and help us repair and restore these aircraft so instead of Mak making little projects in the classroom they can come in this and work on a stealth F where else can you do that pretty cool huh no yeah that’s amazing I mean you’re not going to get that kind of opportunity just anywhere no it’s it’s so great such a great I can’t tell you uh how fun it is to bring the kids there to to that Museum and they some of them they can climb on like you can really get up close well you can get up close I don’t please don’t climb on the planes on the they’re not a jungle gym the the outside ones you can kind of yeah you can up close a personal we actually have a C130 that we converted to a classroom so you can get inside and climb inside of that and see what the Airmen experience but please don’t climb on not the inside ones yeah the outside you’re probably go take a look yeah smell it whatever you’d like to do but don’t climb on a place well Aaron we really enjoyed our time with you talking about the Aerospace Museum and the wonderful work that you guys are doing uh you know bringing Aviation and Hill history to the to the mass happy to do it thanks for supporting the air show Absolutely all right so Lori Devon from KSL 5 got the opportunity earlier this week to fly with the Thunderbird and Veteran Air Show performer Mark Forester earlier this week let’s take a look as you see yellow Thunder there on your screen location all right we’re going to stick here with yellow thunder so Lori the crowd still continuing fin I mean I don’t know that you can actually sit anywhere out there well and a lot of people well those who who brought chairs U but there’s so many people who are standing right now and and and everyone’s neck is going to hurt in the morning cuz they’re all looking up right yeah as they’re looking at what’s going up on in the air and you can see just the power of these air planes it’s absolutely incredible yeah so the yellow Thunder in the skies we have uh a lot more coming up here the a37 is going to be taking to the air soon and at 10:30 Lori just in case you’re wondering that’s when Torah Tor Tor is going to take to the skies I’m telling you I’ve seen it before it’s a awesome display tell us about it what is that going to look like yeah so it’s really a history lesson about the attack on Pearl Harbor in the events of December 7th 1941 and so we’ll see old American and Japanese warbirds so the P-51 Mustang for example and they basically reenact uh the battle over in the Skies over Pearl Harbor and so it it’s just amazing and the the the real life explosions and the Pyro Technics you can actually feel the heat really from all the pirate I mean the crowd is going to abs go crazy well and this is the first time that they they’ve been here correct the Tor Tor Tor so this is new for Hill Air Force Base I don’t know if they were here they weren’t here in 2022 and the previous show to that was 2018 okay so that was a while ago so yeah if if it was it was a long time ago so here we go so we’re going to take a quick moment we’re going to send it out to air show Center and listen in to the air show narrator cockpit slice the by 90° turns off the smoke in goes the clutch shifts into reverse let’s back it up and continue rolling this is called the torque roll doesn’t see the ground watches the altimeter and says it’s time to get out of that one give Bob PR and a big round of applause for that torque roll now off on your left you saw the arcing maneuver known as the half Cuban 8 there’s another way to turn around it’s called the shark Toth it’s not so much of an arc as it is a 45° angle what does it look like it looks like that straight up and then down on the 45° line with a series of [Music] rolls to keep the airplane in front of us in the stage at all time is the key to these professionals so he’s going to do 5/8 of a loop you know that to be a half cubanate change direction pick up altitude now watch this as you see the smoke billow around the aircraft into the pin wheel [Music] maneuver now you will see throughout the course of the day big giant Loops this is a loop that Bob Freeman’s going to force the airplane around to do things it doesn’t want to do like that like a mini loop see that smoke billing up behind it the wings are shuttering and that’s a donut hole in the sky now what impresses the judges both nationally and internationally is the ability to cl to combine Maneuvers at the same time so you see a tumble the hard way going up that shows you the performance of the brand new 330x SX easy for you to say and then torquing the aircraft and then proceeding off and away from here’s my flight suit let’s get dressed ready to go we’re going to take you out on a great flight we’re going to have fun to demonstrate a little bit of the capabilities of the l39 and I go by sticky I’m a retired Air Force uh pilot from 24 years I’ve done probably five or 600 air shows cuz I’m a little kid and I’ve got a passion for Aviation that doesn’t quit and I just love it I’m all buckled in ready to [Music] go almost immediately I said okay Devon are you ready ready to fly the airplane and you were like I’m ready to go let’s take this off I said okay we’re doing it only 30 seconds in it did it beautifully rolled it around a little slowly kind of asked and said you doing okay and you’re like yeah bring it on so we did we did a couple of Loops it is the G’s when you pull into the G’s is a little unexpected that was cool what a beautiful view of watching The Horizon come uped she’s like is that all you have and I went yeah I can do one more thing let’s put this thing upside down mountains are upside down the lake is above us it so cool that was [Music] fun top he snap rolls once twice three times four times across the top give him a big round of applause that’s a a big cake in the guy Bob Freeman putting icing on that cake oh this guy is so in love with his new airplane I can tell that okay a tribute to Len Kobe half Cub an eight 5/8 of a turnaround change direction gain speed gain altitude all in one maneuver and this is a maneuver that Bob devis it’s called the free man thank you you know I told you about all the great things about Bob Freeman in our lives we have setbacks and it was back in 2000 Bob Freeman the guy in the air now was diagnosed with leukemia however thanks to the family the doctors the nurses the medical technicians it is in remission and he is having the time of his life he thanks all of those people for getting him through it work through your problems that’s a bob Freeman message okay watch this now this is a flat endover and turn it’s called the dinks you get the altitude you flip the airplane once twice maybe one more for the [Music] audience all right a great sky dance in the sky always and entertaining the folks always coming in with another maneuver machine gun style aerobatics we like to call it flip the airplane once sliding sideways now torquing the aircraft under the sun falling off with a TK of the engine smoke goes back on [Music] tumbling again over in on the right he calls that the black stamp then goes to minimum speed as he starts down with full power with a new airplane very quickly getting back into Target speed this is a slow fast roll how slow can you go how fast can you [Music] go gyroscopic Maneuvers are are made possible by the use of Space Age materials which is very light without being flimsy very strong as well and then a modified American built engine and a very high tech propeller that combination is what allows you to do these Maneuvers that Bob is doing never thought possible some years ago with our conventional designed aircraft using conventional components and material Space Age material made a lot of difference series of Point rolls eighto hesitation roll you stop every 45° if you don’t do it right the judges will uh know it and they may penalize you but they give Bob a perfect tin on that eight-point hesitation roll there’s the tower all right let’s roll it upside down to check the message this is Bob Freeman flipping for you here at Hill Air Force Base he’s got he’s got uh some more action for you let’s give Bob Freeman a big round of applause yeah you’re right all this in that and I will repeat it throughout the course of the day that demon density altitude all the pilots doing some modifications to their routines that they wouldn’t have to do at sea level airports but that’s the world of air shows all right now coming in from your right eyes and cameras Bob preman setting up for a series of knife edge passes showing you the office showing you the landing gear showing you the office and now breaking off to set up for a landing now we’re going to change the pace as I hear as I hear thunder going to have to stretch it out just a little bit because we’re running way ahead we’re going to try and slow down just a smid about [Music] [Music] watch [Music] [Music] well we’re going to do as Bob as you can see he’s out on the runway he’s going to taxi in and we’re going to have him go taxi up towards the crowd area on the plain side and uh you can show your appreciation like you did when he was flying once he pops out of the cockpit now in the cockpit he’s got headgear on his radio gear that cockpit is somewhat of an echo chamber echoing the noise of the engine and the exhaust so he cannot hear your applause till he gets unstrapped takes the headgear off shuts down all of the switches and the master switch and then emerges out of the cockpit but right now if you wanted to you could wave he’d love that Adam yeah you can wave oh yeah thank [Music] you in the tradition of a lot of great Air Show Pilots they would write their name on the side of the fuselage upside down on one side and right side up on the other that goes back to the coal brothers and Bob Freeman doing the same thing with his brand new airplane he’s in front of the crowd it’s going to take time to release all the switches yep okay good all right now back to thunder our two brothers all the way from Canada up in the area of Red Deer Alberta Canada David and Drew Watson in the yellow Thunder now from the high-tech airplanes of Walter xra and Bob Freeman we’re going to completely change things and go back to the late 1930s the airplane they’re flying built by North American designed by North American back in the late 30s it was an advanced trainer ready for World War II it was known by three different names the Army Air Corp called it the Texan because many of them were built at an assembly plant in Dallas Texas the Navy used the same airplane called it the SNJ and the commonwealth countries the United Kingdom New Zealand Australia and Canada called it the Harvard after that higher institution of learning it is a most amazing airplane with a production run and all different models and variations of that air aircraft into the 20,000 category if you read all the history books so here comes the brothers a 5,000lb airplane is not Nimble but these two brothers steeped in aviation by their family flying aircraft that have been in the family for decades served in the Canadian military and CFB penhold in Red Deer Alberta now in the lead is Brother David and off on the wing tip is brother Drew now how you can tell him apart well David has already such a great show yeah it’s been a lot of fun Laura I’m excited and we’ve got another great guest oh we do okay so Mark Ericson who is the program manager for Hills K through2 stem outreach program which of course helps educate students teachers counselors parents on the many stem career opportunities available at Hill Air Force Base and also inspir students to pursue those stem careers he has also brought millions of dollars in funding to Utah over the years to benefit hundreds of stem programs Hill stem Outreach partners with industry government nonprofits higher education k312 education to compound the program’s impact and that’s really what we’re trying to do is reach those kids thank you so much for being here with us uh this morning let’s talk about the stem program because that’s really what we’re trying to do is to funnel these kids through these types of programs so they can come out with careers like this yeah absolutely so did you want me to answer the first one or just kind of talk to the overall program you can answer whatever you want okay well so the the k312 stem outreach program it is focused on k312 students it’s all about making opportunities available because when I was a a kid and a teenager I didn’t really even know about stem careers which we can talk about a little bit more in depth but yeah it’s really to try to reverse that Trend make those opportunities available to everyone especially where the Air Force is trying to reach all the minority groups so females minorities of all kinds to just give them opportunities cuz everybody can make it in a stem career yeah so that’s really well but what what was it about stem for you specifically that made you say hey I think that’s something I want to be involved in yeah well I didn’t recognize it until much later but early on I like to take things apart and figure out how things worked I liked video games and even a little bit of hacking when I was kind of a teenager really yeah just funny things like taking a save file and editing the amount of money you had in the game and then you know load the game back up and I have a million dollars or whatever so but but I didn’t really recognize that as stem until when I was in college I didn’t know what I was doing I just started taking General classes and I took an aptitude test trying to figure out what would I be good at and I met with a counselor and he said if I were going to redo my career I would be an electrical engineer have you thought about that I was like what is that I had no idea I had no idea what an electrical engineer was and he said well it’s challenging it’s interesting and it pays well and I said that sounds great let’s do it and so that’s kind of how I got into engineering and again I’m actually in like elect engineer mostly because of that counselor who just kind of put that bug in my ear that’s what we’re trying to do with the program is put those bugs in the kid ears like you can do it and how do you go about doing that specifically like what do you all do so my program yeah yeah a lot of what I do is actually driven by requests that come in so I get teachers is a big one and they say hey can you send an engineer to my school to my class to do a presentation on what they do for their job and I’ve got some phenomenal volunteers and they’ll come out and they’ll say I am a mechanical engineer this is what I do on Bas and same thing right you can do it too and here’s an opportunity that you may not have even thought of and so that’s a big one I do a lot of other big events there’s I mean like this stem city is I’m just a part of that today and tomorrow uh but yeah just Expos like there’s stemfest down at the Mountain America Expo Center and then there’s one at the Davis Center Davis Conference Center there’s just there’s all kinds of things so again from an individual classroom all the way to big event where I have multiple volunteers thousands of kids kind of the whole range yeah so as you see yellow Thunder on your screen here at the Utah air show Warriors over the wasach and we have Mark Erikson the stem outreach program manager with us and you mentioned uh stem City what are the kind of things that uh parents and maybe their children can come and do uh while they’re at stem City yeah well so Captain van is in charge of that and I’ve just been mostly a partic partip getting volunteers to come help out so I’ve been participating as a participant myself what’s over here what’s over what have you been doing then yeah so there’s a cyber security challenge there’s some Moon Rock not moon rocks but different meteorite samples uh let’s see what else caught my attention today there’s some robotics there’s yeah just all kinds of cool stuff drones when when we think about stem um but particularly on bass what are the different roles that some people have maybe that you you know I wouldn’t yeah you talked about electrical engineering mechanical engineering but what else is there that people do oh I’m so glad you asked and I should probably even preface by saying what is stem because surprisingly some people still don’t know so true science technology engineering and math and again I focus on the E the engineering cuz that’s what I am and that’s mostly where I’ve been but it’s really anybody so technicians and even mechanical I mean you got mechanical engineers aerospace engineers electrical engineers computer scientists fall under there and if you think about everything that it takes to run the Air Force we’ve got cyber security we’ve got Jets we’ve got everything it all needs stem focused people so there’s lots of stuff you even have what meteorologists too which right and again that’s kind of like The Fringe I don’t think about a lot but that that totally fits right yeah because you need to know what the the weather is so you can get these jets in the air absolutely yeah so my daughter is a proud graduate of Texas A&M University a mechanical engineer she works for the Federal Aviation Administration so there’s so many doors that can open though through a stem education absolutely I mean stem is the future everything we’re doing is going to be more and more technology focused you need stem people to understand it and do it and it pays well it pays well let people like I said my counselor said it’s interesting challeng a pay well sold yeah well I mean that’s a great point though well it is and that’s yeah and that’s a good way to get kids draw into it because my son who is 15 I we talk about different careers and he’s like well how much does that pay okay so you know they’re interested yeah we’re inching closer towards Torah Tor Torah taking the skies and that’s going to be a great pyrot Technic display but we’re here with Mark Erikson stem outreach program manager how can people learn a little bit more about uh some of the opportunities you offer or if they just want to get in touch with you yeah so on the website hill. af.mil stem and actually there’s a link from the main page as well but SL stem I’ve worked with public affairs to get that site up there it needs to be fleshed out a little bit more and that’s upon me PA’s done a great job but yeah they can go there and the email box is in that spot and then there’s articles and stuff related to what is going on with the stem program we’ve talked a lot about how on this base there there’s civilians and then there’s active duty are you civilian yes I am a civilian I’ve never been in the military I do like short hair in military time but and thank you to everybody who has served that that hasn’t been me absolutely but yeah I am focused specifically on civilian uh scientists and engineer careers mostly but yeah I mean the military folks I do get a couple of volunteers here and there that’s just not my focus but but are some of those careers oh absolutely oh absolutely yeah well I think that’s a great point though there’s so many different ways that you can serve you you think of Hill and you may think of the uniform but there’s a lot of Civilian opportunities here yeah and that has been my message is because a lot of people think you have to join the military to work on the base so my message is always you don’t have to so not to disparage anybody who does because I think that’s great to serve but you don’t have to you can be like me a civilian and just come work here like any other job and come work a stem career how long have you been doing this I’ve been doing well a stem Outreach job about two years but I’ve been on base 10 really yeah oh wow in what kind of role mostly in the software organization so and more of a lead I’m not the guy who’s at the keyboard so again you know if you are just hardcore at the keyboard programming great we have tons of opportunities hundreds actually every year for that I I found my Niche more in the management and and helping people succeed awesome well we really want to say thank you for all that you do uh to to promote stem education and for your service uh to the Air Force as a silian so thank you yeah well thank you and I’ll have to shout out to my volunteers because again this program if it’s just me it’s not going anywhere it really is the volunteers that make it run absolutely thank you so much for being here we appreciate it so we talked about a lot of different ways to serve in the United States Air Force including active duty guard and Reserve Airman First Class Charlotte Taylor highlights ways to serve in the Air Force Reserve let’s take a look the United States Air Force is a renowned organization with many moving parts we all know how crucial our active duty service members are to the military but what often goes forgotten is the importance of the reserves Air Force Reserve is special for a lot of reasons it provides a critical role in National Defense it also provides trained Personnel to support both domestic and overseas missions it also offers individuals opportunity to serve their country while maintaining a civilian life and a civilian career Air Force Reserve is it kind of like a stepping stone once you make that determination and you want to pursue your goals whether you’re focused on person personal development or career advancement or financial stability I believe that it can definitely help you we live in a world that’s very un certain or maybe there’s a lot of things that may be unreliable but Air Force Reserve is definitely something that has been reliable in my [Music] life and I would say I would say family I would say friend there’s a a very close friend of mine who lived in B and he called me up down the street there’s a there’s a recruiting office for both the Navy Army and year force and I always drive past and then one day I just I just went in because I’ve always wanted to be in the military but I’ve not just known how or gotten the opportunity to if somebody came to you and said they were thinking about joining the reserves what would you tell them I would say they should go for it because it’s it will make them better and it makes them a better person all around if you’re someone who is interested in growing as a person becoming better you’re you’re striving for excellence joining the military give you the opportunity to do that and if you’re in the Reserve I mean it’s like you’re getting the best of Bo world you get to be a civilian and then you still get to be a a military member oh yeah I’m loving every bit of it thank you X on Tigers it sounds wild but we have film of it we met some of the guys at Oshkosh years ago when they came in for that Extravaganza eyes and cameras to your right once again download this time continuing in the tradition of their father and grandfather and representing the great country of Canada yellow Thunder David Watson Drew Watson and an aircraft that helped succeed in World War II by training the fighter pilots that flew the p-51s p4s the corsairs P p38s and other great aircraft [Music] [Music] as brothers make their way back in we learned a lot of things in World War I we lost too many Pilots so in World War II they know they had to come up with a better way more extensive training so what they did is set things up like as the brothers do the split for the break set up just like grade school high school and college first you got into a primary trainer to see if you could actually fly if you could solo if you’d be released to fly if you got through primary training you went to basic training that was like high school a more complex airplane more components more radios if you got through that training the aircraft in the sky now flown by the Watson Brothers is where you went for your college degree if you could Master the T6 you were more than ready for all the fighter airplanes that I mentioned in fact nowadays if a person a civilian wants to buy a warbird aircraft like the Top Gun aircraft of World War II his colleagues will tell him you want to do it the right way get trained in an airplane like the Watson brothers are flying either buy one learn how to fly it and take training or rent it get a qualified instructor and try to master the T6 because if you can Master the T6 when you get into the P-51 or the Corsair or the Grumman aircraft or the Lockheed fighters of World War II you will be more than ready you will be overtrained that’s a testament to North American Aviation by the way as they land that was their first aircraft in the training environment that they designed and manufactured they had a triple win in World War II because they also designed the P-51 Mustang thought by many to be the best all-around fighter of World War II they also designed and produced the B25 one of which we have on ground display all those three trainer fighter and bombers by North American Aviation were successful and made a gigantic difference in World War II and even after as the brothers taxi Off The Runway so successful was the airplane that it has been recorded that 76 different nations have used the North American design successfully throughout the course of the years now enjoyed by warbird pilots enjoyed by David and Drew Watson all right we’re taking you into the training environment courtesy of our air bosses for scheduling us to get through the training environment then into the actual combat attack and fighter aircraft so you’re going to see how we’ve progressed over the years especially at the end and after World War II so not only do we entertain you through the courtesy of the airboss and their scheduling we in fact give you an education is it education or edication okay that’s a good enough picture on behalf of all of us Out of Towners folks a lot of us have been in town two or three days now thank you for your hospitality it’s so great to get back to Ogden Utah to get back to Utah to enjoy the hospitality and the Majesty that you have this part of the country and your’s truly Danny klam the host that loves you the most I go back to about 1967 this was a layover town for us with the airline business and in fact we operated as civilians flying Freight for the Air Force in and out of this base at Hill Air Force Base with the 4 engine dc7 Douglas transport aircraft made a lot of friends over those years we had a lot of fun here and I’m so happy several years to go to be back not only to Hill Air Force Base but our layover was in the town of Ogden right downtown a lot of things to see and do back in those years let’s rock and roll all right now from the Piston power age as you wave like crazy to the Watson Brothers give them that animation show them that love as they taxi in front of you yeah thank you they’ll give it back now we’re going to go to after World War II the end of World War II many of you know the Germans had the Jets well we did too although it might have been somewhat of a secret looh had built the p80 shooting star jet fighter it actually flew combat although it might have been clandestine in Italy in 1945 now that airplane built by Led was not as successful as the postwar fighters built by other manufacturers LED built a fighter that had a square or perpendicular Wing to the fuselage that is it wasn’t a swept Wing that limited LED’s performance on the aircraft and speed now it wasn’t Lo’s fault because after World War II we captured German aeronautical data that showed both our ized the Russians and us about the advantage of a swept-wing fighter swept wi to about 35° so the p80 shooting star with it square or perpendicular Wing in Korea was relegated to ground attack now while that airplane did not have the advantage of the knowledge we had with other manufacturers after World War II they did something great they recovered they stretched the fuselage 382 Ines put a second cockpit on and it became one of the most famous and sought-after trainers jet trainers in the world is known as the t33 Greg Collier is the guy who currently is the highest current t33 pilot in the world today because he flies air shows during the season almost every weekend in one of these aircraft he’s known as Ward served to the US military got out and became an air traffic controller in Oakland California he’s coming in over your right shoulder then he became a corporate pilot as oh there is a nice photo pass see the wig tip tanks another advantage of the aircraft and the two Place Diesel and the speed as well so 1948 that trainer came out it was an instant success and throughout the course of the years loed had built 6500 plus of these aircraft the Canadians also built them in their country they called the ct1 133 Silver Star and uh they built 656 of the aircraft and the Japanese after World War II at mchit Enterprises they manufactured 210 of these aircraft used by 40 countries 40 Allied countries around the world as a trainer and Greg calls this the ace maker he’s known as W because of his days of cycling competition and Iron Man competition and overhead with a surprise attack into the sun he’ll do the vertical roll great performance out of an airplane that came out introduced tonight look at that incredible plane unbelievable yeah so cool and so much fun being had here at the 2024 Utah air show Warriors over the wasap Dan Hawkins Lorie Pritchard from KSL 5tv and absolutely delighted to be joined Now by sassard and Jeff Hanks he’s a United States Air Force recruiter recruiters walk people through all the steps of joining the United States Air Force so many different paths whether that’s being lifted Airman going through the officer route so we’re going to discuss all the options with Sergeant Hanks but first off tell a little bit about yourself so my name is Sergeant Hanks I’m from uh pocolo Idaho originally that’s where I was uh born and raised went to high school there and then uh I moved out to uh I enlisted out of poola high school and uh joined and uh got my first Dy location out in uh Maguire Air Force based in New Jersey and I spent 7 and 1/2 years over there and uh got the opportunity to move closer to home and um working out at odden office now doing the local recruiting for that area and when you go and recruit what do you tell en listies about the military and why they should join particularly the Air Force because it’s the better brand so I you didn’t say it I did I often uh tell them kind of about my story why I joined and uh a lot of it was that I know my hometown town I grew up in Idaho I knew there was opportunity to travel through the world uh be a part of a bigger Mission and that’s kind of why I went into it I wanted to uh explore some new opportunities and uh see more of the world so that’s what kind of Drew me to enl things Stu so I imagine the air show environment for a recruiter is kind of like the Super Bowl there’s there’s so much going on um but you know what is kind of that first step or can you kind of maybe walk through like a few of the opportunities that are available and things that you as an enlisted recruiter uh are available to talk to people about right so my goal as a recruiter is to sit down with you have that conversation ultimately make sure that the Air Force is going to be the best path for you going forward and if it is then we kind of talk about the opportunities that we have there for you um so the best way to get in contact with your local Air Force recruiter is we’ve uh came up with an app called the aim high app and it’s you can download it on your smartphone and once you’ve downloaded this app you can get in contact with any local recruiter so it’s best to find someone that’s near you in your area that you live because there’s a lot of meetings that we have to do and a lot of paperwork and so it’s just more convenient if you find that nearest local recruiter or maybe if you’ve uh had a friend or family member who’s uh worked with a recruiter in the past go to them uh kind of whatever you feel comfortable but that first step is get on that Aim High app look us up online and get in contact with your nearest local recruiter and get the conversation started talk about some of the benefits of joining the milit my my brother is in the military so he’s of course gotten his education paid for his children will have part of their education paid for he’s been in it for a very long time now but U give people a sense of what what kind of opportunities that they can have if they do in fact join the military so I’m glad you brought out education cuz I would say a majority of the folks coming into the air force are looking to carry on their post education and we’re uh really big components on you know continuing their education the more schooling you can do uh the better you’re going to make our organization at the end of the day so um what we do for education is a couple different things we offer what is called a post 911 GI bill in return for working for the Air Force for 4 years we’re going to go ahead and pay for your four years of college and we’re going to also pay for your housing which is huge right so you don’t have to live in the college dorms you’re going to be able to get an apartment off campus and then we’re also going to pay for all your books um during the entire time that you’re working for the Air Force we’re also going to give you tuition assistance and that’s going to help allow you to pay for some of that uh additional college that you want to take on but the big thing is that a lot of people don’t know is the Air Force is a degree granting institution and what that means is every job that we hire for in the United States Air Force is going to count towards a college degree right so I tell a lot of students you can take the traditional route of going to college and paying that University for your education and then trying to seek employment afterwards right well how about you come work for the United States Air Force instead we’ll pay you to go to school you’ll get your education you get your you’ll be on track to start your you know working towards associates degree with us and then doors will open and you can kind of figure out where you want to take it from there so well I mean that sounds like a pretty good deal if you ask me I mean and and you had me at pay for education and and we’ll pay you to go to school and those kinds of things but can you kind of talk about what are the kinds of job opportunities where I mean there’s a lot of benefits but there’s also a lot of skills that you can learn by being in the military so I whenever I’m talking to someone I kind of find out what their interests or hobbies are um the Air Force has over 130 different career fields that you can choose from so I really believe there’s something there for everyone right um whether it’s you want to get into a mechanic position you want to learn Electronics um you want to get into a trade maybe HVAC Plumbing electrician engineer really we could go on and on for hours we have every type of job so what it comes down to is uh doing well on a test just like you have to take a test to get into most universities your Acts or your SATs we have a test called the arm Services vocational aptitude battery test and the better that you you can perform on this test uh the more job opportunities we can potentially offer you so anyone I talk to I tell them how important it is to do well on that test and really study for that test that’s really y okay so let’s say you what you you you do in list what what’s next what what’s the first step do they go off to basic training yes okay so first step is uh you sit down with your local Air Force recruiter we’ll do the uh basic application as long as everything gets approved the next step is sending you off to San Antonio Texas Blackland Air Force Base that’s where everyone goes for basic military training um it’s kind of where you’re going to learn the key fundamentals of what it takes to be in enlisted in the United States Air Force so um after that step um it’s kind of neat uh once you make it to graduation you invite six friends and family to come out there and see you in the first time in a uh Air Force uniform and then um after your friends and family come out and see you you move on to technical school and the Air Force we have schools that can kind of be ranging from 1 to 3 months all the way up to 6 months and then up to a year it just depends on the complexity of the job that you decide to go with so that’s that second phase and that’s kind of learning the nuts and bolts you know how to how to kind of do your job and then once you’ve transitioned from school that’s where you get your first Duty location and and that could be a little nerve-wracking right so you’re in school that first week and your instructors say hey open up your email you got assignment maybe you’re going to Japan or Germany um or Hawaii if you get a good base location right but we have bases throughout the whole United States so that’s the big adventure of it is right hey been maybe lived in my hometown my entire life air force can give me a unique opportunity to go live abroad and kind of get paid to travel and work and so that’s kind of what we can offer here with staff sergeant Jeff Hanks from the Air Force Recruiting service that sound that you might have heard heard earlier was the fa8 Hornet the US Navy fa8 Hornet that’s the sound of Freedom that you referenced earlier yes it is I’m I’m watching that I will tell you this isn’t smell a vision but you could smell the jet wafting through the air is that thing I mean that was what not even 100 feet away so it’s incredible to see so up close yeah and so you know as you talk with all kinds of different people who are interested in the Air Force do you find that there’s a lot of misconceptions about service in the Air Force like you know am I on duty 24/7 am I going to have to go to war like do you do you get a lot of those kinds of conversations and what do you say uh so often it’s a lot of times the parents they’re obviously concerned with their son or daughter and listing and the potential to you know see war and things like that for us in the Air Force we’re more of a support agency so um I’m not hiring anyone to go fight infantry on the front lines or anything like that right so when it when it comes to that it’s uh helping the Army helping the Navy helping the Marines they need to get their equipment overseas and the Air Force has the assets to be able to do that right so um typically that’s what we’re hiring for so it eases a lot of parents Minds um yes when you wear this air uh uniform you are on duty 24/7 you’re representing the United States Air Force but we work typical 40-hour work weeks just like normal people do in the civilian sector um so it’s typically you work your your normal work do hours and then you’re off and you know enjoying time and hopefully when you’re having that time off you’re traveling and you know doing exciting things in the the local community that you’re stationed at right what kind of questions do you get uh I could I imagine it’s things like do I have to cut my hair that’s I’m sure that’s fa definitely do and it uh for guys you get your head shaved when you’re in boot camp so that’s kind of a big thing but it grows yeah for me I’m bald so it doesn’t there’s always an exception yeah yeah uh but no it wasn’t the air force that did this right it’s just the genetics but point that out yeah um but no yeah that’s pretty much most of people’s concerns uh the big one is leaving home right um it that’s the commitment right so there are contracts with working with us it’s for six years and then um the leaving the home you know a lot of people do want to get out of their parents house and kind of get the opportunity to uh start their young adulthood and get into a career path um are there physical requirements do you have to be in really good shape you do we look at your height and weight we check you out medically um so there’s a lot of steps involved with getting someone fully qualified it’s not it’s not like we can just accept everyone so we that’s the job as the recruiters make sure we check all their qualification statuses and kind of help them through that whole process but yeah the the main thing is uh leaving friends and family right your loved ones you may not see them every weekend like you would typically could go to like a cookout but we do offer 30 paid vacation days every year and that’s huge right a lot of companies out there could maybe only give you a two weeks off paytime vacation and we’re doubling that so that kind of helps uh ease that burden of them leaving home and then the other thing too is when you’re in the Air Force you’re away from your know your loved ones and so you rely heavily on the people you work with and you kind of build these bonds where um there it’s just more it’s just the person working next to you is probably more than just a coworker right they sometimes come uh become more like family in those scenarios I was I was going to say that I mentioned that I told you my my brother is in the military and those men and women that he serves with are his family right yep the the friends I’ve made and the relationships I’ve made those are going to last a lifetime so I did want to point out too you you kind of mentioned about the Infantry and different but there is uh special Warfare in the air force uh there are special recruiters just for special Warfare if my understanding is correct and and maybe some of the physical standards are different but there’s an opportunity to excel there and the Air Force definitely is interested in talking to you as well right so any athletes out there that think they could uh be a good candidate for our special Warfare program we’re always looking for people for that and that’s that program is designed to test you mentally and physically um it’s it’s pretty intense and uh yeah we’re always looking there a lot so special Warfare um we have uh a PR rescan they’re kind of like a combat medic and they can go into ostero locations and kind of bring bring someone home on their worst day back to their loved ones right so that’s that’s the main one but yeah uh if you’re interested in that find a local recruiter for special Warfare and uh get your answers uh some questions answered they they do hold tryouts initial fitness test where you have to go out and perform and swim and run and and meet these development standards to kind of be eligible candidate for that but that’s that first step meeting with that special Warfare recruiter as well so so really what I’m hearing is they’re they’re truly is something for everyone in the United States Air Force uh and I know you’re in the United States Air Force but there’s also opportunities in the United States space force correct uh space force it’s a new branch and uh they have a few base locations but a lot of things they do in there is top secret um so that’s a big thing is I tell a lot of folks hey you’re 18 years old you could walk into my office and I could potentially hire you for a job where you’re getting a top secret security clearance right you can’t really find that in a lot of local jobs um the things that we can provide to you the credentials it can set you up for a lifetime whether it’s with the United States Air Force for a 20-year career or you feel like you want to transition out and go seek employment other other opportunities out there right so um just like for air traffic control if I hire someone from high school to come in do air traffic control those certifications are fully qualified to where they could leave the United States Air Force and go do air traffic control at the local Salt Lake City airport so they can trend trans easily into another and that’s what we tell everyone it’s like you’re looking for a job you want to find something that can transferable is transferable to the civilian sector right because you may not want to do a 20-year career at the Air Force and so I’d say 80% of the jobs that we have you can go find employment elsewhere if you need to do that right so um that’s huge um and some of the good jobs that I like to talk to people about our our cyber security jobs cuz you know right now a lot of companies are needing that and that’s a job that’s going to translate well but when I tell you we do everything we have firefighters we have police officers we have medical jobs mechanical jobs you name it we can kind of really find something for everyone in the United States Air Force so yeah and so I I need you to talk to my daughter deina she’s watching the broadcast she said give me a shout out and I I I wanted to text her back and say well why don’t you talk to Sergeant Hanks and consider a career in the United States Air Force you’ve got something for her I think and that’s all it is is meeting with your local recruiter sitting down talking it out and then you know weighing the pros and the cons and hey is this going to be the best fit for you and often it really is the best fit for a lot of folks so am I too old to be record is it working the pitch is working 41 yeah I’m too old all right so can you tell us one more time uh again how can somebody find out more information about the Air Force you mentioned uh the aim high phone app but uh contacting your local recruiter yep uh use that a high app and look and find your local recruiter um also you can find us all online you search us uh nearest local Air Force recruiter and it should bring up your nearest recruiter and uh you can contact us via email text uh through the app whatever is most convenient for uh getting a hold of one of us well star and Hanks we certainly appreciate your time it was so fun talking to Youk you hey you guys have a great day all right we’re going to send it back out to air show Center I think Tor Tor tour is about to start we start to have fun with gasoline and dynamite now the B radius turn pulling an awesome 6GS and sustaining that 6G around the entire Min radius turn [Applause] accelerates away while climbing for the next maneuver now you watch for the half Cuban 8 you know that’s 5/8 of a loop he’ll do a simulated 45 degree diving attack to the ground targets 7.62 mm minigun or a big load of bombs and Rockets to neutralize the enemy position once the attack is complete watch Mark immediately pull four times the force of gravity extend into the loop and go into the vertical diving attack where the dragonfly could deliver bombs accurately throughout the course of the Years Mark Peterson our pilot has flown performances in a classic P-51 Mustang of World War II shotgun aircraft and a series of other jet aircraft but this one is a joy to me I love all of our performers but getting something you get to see that you don’t see very often to see perform airplane did very well in Vietnam that was what it was designed for the South Vietnam Air Force had great success with this aircraft all right smoke them if you got them that’s what we say ground [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] attack now Mark Peterson coming back in very rapidly we’ll execute the four-point roll you great Spectators know what that’s all about every 90° he’ll stop the airplane nose goes up stop stop stop go all right an explanation about the smoke rings they are many tornadoes that is what’s coming off the wing tip of that airplane or others here you can see it but in normal conditions you cannot see what the turbulence or the wing tip bises are doing behind an airplane and by the way it doesn’t have to be a airliner or transport military aircraft inside belly pass showing you the business end with all the bombs Rockets next Mark will slow the a37 down he’ll Target about 140 M hour showing you the slow speed capability it’s got what we call a fat high lift wing it can carry up to 8,000 lb underneath the wings it can maneuver in small areas now at show Center Mark will pull push the power up and you see and hear just how much power from minimum speed the dragonfly has go ahead and roll the C on that fire quick loow to your right and watch what the wing tip bises are doing to the Smoke well behind the aircraft many tornadoes horizontal tornado for minimum speed the high angle of attack into the high performance climb so capable was a Cessna dragonfly it could lift 125% of its empty weight in fuel and in weapons made the a37 a very versatile aircraft in combat operations all our air show Pilots love the Sun look at the altitude on that loop as well showing you the performance of this aircraft [Music] last pass all right last pass over your right shoulder the a37 [Music] [Music] the conversation with our pilot setting up behind us now when it comes to warbirds the owners the civilian owners will tell you no don’t call me an owner I am just a temporary Steward of these National Treasures someday I’ll pass it on to somebody else and they can continue the tradition of showing the accomplishment of the men and women who designed built and flew these aircraft to Victory World War II Korean War Vietnam War and up to current status 6 hours of 66,000 hours of flight time has Mark Peterson soloed at the legal age of 16 private Pilots license at the age of 17 not only flying to P-51 Mustang but the lock 104 as well okay [Music] Mark Peterson rolling out low to your left he’s going to do a parade pass in front of the great Spectators as well [Music] all [Music] [Music] now from the world of warbird aircraft we’re going back to the world of air shows the multiple award-winning skip Stewart in an airplane he is modified called Prometheus you can follow Skip on Facebook at skip Stewart air shows and on Facebook Instagram and YouTube well skip like a lot of hot roders back in the day bought a stock airplane a bip plane and then did the hot rod treatment he chopped he channeled it he lowered it he built a big engine for it he put a flame paint job on the front of the aircraft like we used to do in our hot rod check aboard by the tail and he named the aircraft Prometheus meaning forethought like a lot of our air show Pilots skip grew up flying Radio control aircraft which Believe It or Not hone your skills for getting into the real thing we’re going to have a couple of a craft taking off now that are going to go out and hold to come back and fly their routines he’s about to do the demo okay [Music] [Music] on behalf of the United States Navy Naval Air Station LaMore Commander Strike Fighter Wing Pacific and the commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron 122 we’re proud to present the West Coast FAA Super Hornet flight demonstration this is finishing up the half now out of the half cuate [Music] [Applause] maneuver this is the next maneuver the Super Hornet is unique in its ability to operate at slow speeds and high angles of attack the superior flight control computers allow the pilot to position the aircraft exactly where he means to and when he needs to you will observe you will observe that is how the aircraft rotates 180° well nearly in a flat attitude appropriately named the flat pouette then the next the super Hornets engines produce over 44,000 lb of thrust in full afterburner this allows the aircraft to sustain eight times the force of gravity in a very tight turn radius whether in a dog fight or avoiding surfac to- aair missiles the ability of the Super Hornet to turn in tight spaces gives it a tremendous tactical Advantage head ring from the left rolling into a 90° angle of bank to demonstrate the super Hornet’s minimum radius turn followed by by a tail [Applause] [Music] standand just going to do the tail stand next and then set up for the high spe [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] pass m L pav Now setting up for the high speed pass during this maneuver the aircraft will approach you at nearly the speed of sound or Mach One demonstrating the use of speed to surprise the enemy you may notice the white shot cone of vapor coming off the wing tips a visual indicator of Mark 1 keep in mind the speed at which the aircraft is flying today is only half of the aircraft’s maximum speed and they uh add it here as fast as they can legally fly today over the top of the mountain on your right coming downhill get ready it’s going to happen fast eyes and cameras to the ready ladies and gentlemen the Super Hornet High speeed Pass climb up and then he’ll on the quickly reposition jet the jet back to Earth to get in position for the next maneuver uh you don’t the hot pass isn’t in here they improvise that so you don’t have to say anything for that [Music] [Music] they’ll be selecting After Burner as the jet approach show show then they’ll rapidly reposition the nose four times flying a square path through the sky Rick hop pass hop pass and by the way if I have a preference this is my favorite the box in the sky [Music] [Music] we had a m fire [Music] okay K you repair it rrap that cat by the other one we’ll see if we can repair okay yeah no [Music] [Music] worries the next maneuver is an air crew favorite it’s called the Ricardo affectionately named after a pilot who despised performing it as the Rhino approaches from your right they’ll accelerate to 450 mph Al itude will be 500 ft they’ll roll the aircraft inverted reduce the power to idle and hold level altitude my phone [Music] [Music] [Music] from right ladies and gentlemen the inverted whisper pass [Music] [Music] [Music] be setting up for this next is just going to roll in order so as in between each maneuver you can just start reading the next one there’s no specific timing now we’re setting up for the high alpha pass this maneuver will showcase the incredible slow speed handling characteristics of the Super Hornet when in a tight dog fight during air-to-air combat the aircraft with the ability to fly the slowest gains the advantage as the adversary may be forced out in front of the fighter thus becoming defensive few aircraft in the world remain safely maneuverable at this High nose attitude at such a slow speed with two digital control computers aiding the gear crew the 4,000 lb Super Hornet remains completely controllable at speeds less than 100 milph the Super Hornet high alpha [Applause] [Music] [Applause] pass exiting the high alpha pass in maximum After Burner they’ll roll legit inverted and execute the split s to reposition for their next maneuver so we into the split s and [Music] then probably won’t do it on this proba on this as the Rhino approaches from the right the air crew will demonstrate the incredible pitch Authority of the Super Hornet akin to Drifting a car at show Center they will abruptly pull away from the crowd showcasing the Rhino’s ability to change direction quickly either one of the two I’m not really sure [Applause] the air crew Now setting up for the touch and go landing as they Circle the land they will ensure the gear locks into the down position and that the flaps are fully extended that will provide enhanced lift at slower speeds to require for a slow landing at C they would also drop the tail Hook when preparing to land aboard a aircraft carrier once lined up with a Runway or in the groove the aircraft will slow to 8.1 de angle of attack this onspeed AOA correctly positions the aircraft tail hook to engage the arresting wire aboard the aircraft carrier [Music] S aircraft flowing to your right and then accelerating it take off again just above the ground for the low [Applause] transition 330 mph pulling back on the stick 60° angle of attack executing the maximum performance climb now get ready with your cameras in a few moments the Rhino will be approaching from our left this will give you an up close look at the air crew in their office flying the Super Hornet today guys get Ito [Music] [Music] R me right the photo pass get a load of [Applause] this legy narration as America progresses through the 21st century it becomes increasingly important to reflect on our nation’s proud history the people events and advances we have made in our great country by remembering appreciating and fully understanding the touchtones of the past will we be able to more successfully chart the course for America’s future with this thought of Mind Commander Naval forces developed the tail hook Legacy flight a dynamic flight demonstration program designed to keep Naval Aviation ties to its proud Heritage alive and viable under this program vintage warbirds from Naval aviation’s past are flown along alongside the high-tech Weaponry representative of today’s present-day Naval carrier Aviation through these unique formation flight demonstrations we hope to provide inspiration for the men and women who currently serve while attracting the best and brightest of our next generation of Young Americans to join the future ranks of Naval Aviation during World War II the battles of coral sea and Midway it was the full capabilities of Naval Air power that truly began to be realized through the inspired efforts of a handful of Naval aviators flying from straight deck aircraft carriers two of the most decisive sea battles of the war in the Pacific were won unique to the history of Naval Warfare neither battle involved participation of service combatants by the end of the war the aircraft carrier had replaced the venerable Battleship as the dominant weapon system of Naval Warfare although it has been almost 80 years since the conclusion of the second world war a number of aircraft which flew from those same carrier decks are still airworthy today a testimony to both their durability and survivability these vintage warbirds are now owned and operated by private individuals who through their personal interest in maintaining and flying vintage aircraft play an active role in keeping the history of Naval Aviation alive and actively on dispos during the course of the air show season different aircraft will ultimately participate beautiful site there The fa18 Hornet that’s a pretty awesome aircraft as we’re bringing in Major General Kenyan Bell here as day one at this Warriors over the wasach air show continues General Bell commander of the Ogden air Logistics complex which provides logistic support maintenance and distribution for the nation’s Premier fighter aircraft that includes the F35 the F22 so you see all of those aircraft flying in the skies the A10 uh Lor’s brother flies the A1 he does yes fantastic but we sustain him I know you do he has flown his well doesn’t belong to him but he’s flown the at it’s A10 in here right to to have it worked on so that’s awesome but you can say it’s his we we love ownership right he thinks it’s his it’s not his but not only the fighter aircraft but also C130 t38 uh the Minute Man 3 the ICBM so lots happening here but before we get to all of that sir how are you oh it is a great day you hear all that wonderful some people might call it noise I call it the sound of Freedom I’m sure you heard that before um as I was driving in today you know it just reminded me I saw lines of folks coming in with bags and kids and just excited to do it my wife and I were reflecting on the fact that when we were young lieutenants we were stationed at Andrew Air Force Space but as young lieutenants at Andrews where they have the joint service open house every single year we got to work it and so we didn’t get to enjoy it like like we do now and uh it is still as exhilarating and as exciting as it uh as it was then yeah well we have to pull Lori in sometimes because she’s captivated by everything this F18 was absolutely amazing and I texted my brother and I said can you beat an F-18 he responded no and he would be exactly right so I I I I do want to give a shout out because you know I I I told you that my brother flies an A10 but it it is a credit to the men and women who work on those planes to make sure when those those Pilots go to war serving whether it was in Afghanistan or Iraq or whever it wherever it is around the world they make sure that those men and women are safe in the skies no doubt about and it means a lot to the families who send their you know their loved ones overseas or wherever and and to know that that aircraft is maintained impeccably Lori you’re exactly right and whether or not it is here in kis or if it’s overseas we have folks who are dedicated to making sure that these aircraft fly safely because not only do they have a big mission but the other mission that we have is to make sure that our pilots and all the supporting crew are safe while they’re flying in those aircraft you know there’s there’s several layers of work that get done and most people are used to the organizational level the crew chiefs the the other maintainers that are supporting it we perform work that is on the back side of that so Depo type work the more intricate detailed type work and we take great pride in doing just that as well if your brother ever has a chance to come and see his aircraft here and he will see it torn apart because that’s what we have to do we want to get into the details of what really needs to be done on this aircraft to allow it to fly for the next four or five years or however however many years it’s going to fly and many times you can see directly through that aircraft I mean that’s how detailed we get and then we put it all back together and we give it to somebody and say hey this this aircraft is now safe to fly and we call your brother and say come get your come get your aircraft yeah absolutely and a rock so one of those a10s came back with half of a wing yes and was just fine it was it was in it was in his unit it was in his unit yeah yeah wow landed safely it it’s interesting I believe if we’re talking about the same aircraft that pilot is going to be coming to this base here real soon offer a little motivational talk to that same um System Program office we call it the SPO um phenomenal Mission phenomenal Mission it’s it’s very well known yeah so can you maybe just big picture um we’ve kind of we’ve kind of talked around a little bit but just maybe uh talk about the Ogden ALC and really what it is and what it does in the big picture for the United States Air Force absolutely um let’s see I think you told me I have about 45 minutes to be able to talk absolutely about 50 right right so um first you know I’m the Comm commer of the Ogden air Logistics complex people uh normally know it as the Depo we have a team of folks of leaders leaders uh tomorrow you’re going to hear from Miss Michelle hathway she’s our executive director our top civilian we have another deputy director of mil military member Colonel ARA Chief and several other people we represent 7,000 Americans who work here at this Depot the unique part about this particular organization is that the majority of us are civilians so out of those 7,000 or so folks only about 100 folks are military so that means that the majority of the people come from this local community and they choose to raise their hand and work here and these are red blooded Americans who um who have as much patriotism as any military member they just wear a different uniform and what we do here on a daily basis is we repair we modify and we overhaul both aircraft as well as components so a lot of people all right what does all that mean that means when an aircraft like that A10 or an F35 when it’s time for it to get an upgrade or some type of work it’s going to come here and it that’s that’s we’re going to do that overhaul and that work and then we’re going to send it back out or a component think about an actuator an actuator helps the wings uh different components of the wing open up those exchangeable items also get worked on here and it’s not just for the fighter aircraft we’re known as The Fighter Depot that’s that’s traditionally how we’re known and of course we have the nuclear uh support Mission as you talked about with the Minute Man 3 we’re work on those components as well but the exchangeable work is Big work and it’s not just for those fighter air it’s for every aircraft in the inventory and it’s just a wonderful thing about the type of work that we do um to to sustain the forest it’s all of that work after when Parts have to come off and get overhauled and then we put them back and almost make them just like brand new when we send them back so what is exactly maybe that they do I mean you know on a daily basis what is it exactly that they do yeah so let me break that down a little bit first of all we have uh multiple types of folks who work here you have mechanics and everybody can pretty much understand that you can see that they’re aircraft out here they’re going to break at times and so you’re going to need a mechanic but we also have Engineers we have planners well so there are multiple different disciplines that work out here um a lot in the engineering Arena you know I want to just pause on that for a minute there’s there was an organization called the software engineering group that used to be a part of my organization they just been broken out but they still work here at this organization and so a lot of people don’t understand how how fruitful and how important the engineering function is for what we do because they give us our requirements and then that’s when we go and fix it but to your point on a daily basis you’re going to have people who take a component it could be as small as the size that I’m showing right here in my hand or a component as large as this table and aircraft wing for instance and we’re going to we’re going to peel it apart we’re going to take off the outer skin we’re going to check it out see if there are cracks and different things we’re going to fix those cracks and then we’re going to put it all back together now I just summarize for you what happens over the course of 30 days 60 days 90 days so very detailed work I’ll call it the PHD level type work that happens out here at the Depot to make sure that these type aircraft are able to fly in fact these these Thunderbirds they come through here as well and we do the same type of work for that does that does that help yeah I I think it’s really important to note too like you know a lot of these aircraft that are flying and and that the crowd will see here live they are not like airplanes that are like 1 or 2 years old these airplanes have been in the inventory for a long time and it really requires that microscopic level of detail that you talk about that’s exactly right at at this point in our Air Force we have an inventory that’s as old as it’s ever been uh 20 plus years some of our aircraft have been in service and so it takes very detailed work in order to be able to sustain uh these aircraft uh and so we we go by the requirements we have different things called an aircraft structural Integrity program uh or asip and that’s what gives us our requirements in order to be able to do it you know one of the ways that I like to describe it is you know all of us are used to having air uh vehicles and so you know you might take your vehicle in for a 3,000 M checkup or something like that and and many many people can actually do that on their own but when that check engine light comes on or when you reach that 100,000 mile point you need to take it to a professional that can then break down your engine overhaul it and then put it back together that’s what we’re doing to these aircraft on a larger scale well and not to mention the fact that some of them are the a little bit older in the fleet but some of them are newer and so how did these men and women that work on these aircraft kind of keep up to speed with the the updates in technology yes so we with so F35 for instance is overhauled here uh we work with our program office that give again gives us the requirements and we have a very specific and detailed training plan that tells technicians exactly what they need to be doing teaches them how they should be doing it so even even though I’m talking about all this these intricacies and the detailed work that we do the common person that’s out here in this local Ogden Utah uh Salt Lake City area they should not be scared of coming to work here um the best story that I experienced I’ve been here now for about 10 months in this particular position within the first month I’m out and about talking to some uh mechanics who was a machinist actually and I I just having a conversation with her asked her how long have you been out here she said I’ve been out for about 3 months what did you do before you came out here she was a dog gromer she was literally a dog gromer working out in the community decided that she wanted to work here at the Ogden a logistics complex here at the Depot we put her through training gave her all the techniques that she needs and then now she is a machinist working on this heavy equipment and a civilian still absolutely and still a civilian so that’s that’s the training that goes into it we take all of today’s Technologies and we teach it to our people so that they can utilize it on these very Exquisite airf frames wow I mean just so many opport unities we’re looking forward to talking to Miss Hathaway tomorrow about a lot of those opportunities when you look at today’s Air Force we’re in a dynamic era of strategic competition General Alvin and secretary Kendall reoptimizing the Air Force for for strategic competition um what drives you every day as the commander at the alc in accomplishing the mission to help support those things yeah so so General Alvin has uh has laid out along with secretary Kendall great power comp competition is what you’re referring to and that’s essentially that we’ve got nearer uh competitors that are out there and they’re trying to catch up to where we are and there’s there’s great debate on whether or not how fast they’re moving the bottom line is we cannot afford to let the nation down from a national defense strategy standpoint and we are a part of that security apparatus all that goes on out here cannot happen if you don’t have a stable Forest back home that is able to sustain you and that’s what we do we sustain the force there are signs that go across the space there are multiple organizations on the space we’re a part of the Air Force material command and there’s a sign that goes across the space that says we perform our war Mission every single day because aircraft come and fly in here missile Parts come come in here and that’s what excites me to be able to lead this organization of patriots who do this on every every single day they leave their home they come here they work here for whatever period of time they need and many of them are uh civilians off the street some of them are veterans who have been who have worn the uniform before but they get excited about doing this Mission and that’s what gets me excited being able to support them lead them in that in that action because our secretary has told us our top General has told us that we have to be ready and we have to use innovation we have to be imaginative about the way that we’re doing things so we’re always out scouring for new ways to do our business and that is what gets me really excited and I can talk for another hour about that I love it you can stay for another hour if you like you’re certainly welcome uh we we’ve got some stem opportunities for kids here you know simulators different different things that they can do to get their hands on to learn about what they can do in the military but I want to know your background oh sure how how how did how did you get to where you are right now yeah so it’s uh very interesting I I grew up in Columbia South Carolina uh went to the Air Force Academy and um little known fact is I went to the Air Force Academy thinking that I would just go for a couple of years and then leave and go off and and do something different and then I I I enjoyed it I really did and uh and as I got ready to graduate I was offered an opportunity of hey what what kind of career fi do you want to go in I knew I wanted to lead people I was passionate about that even at a young age of uh 19 20 years old and I wanted to be around airplanes and so someone told me that aircraft maintenance would offer me that opportunity and so stepping out as a young second Lieutenant had about 75 people that I was in charge with leading and making sure [Music] sound of Freedom sound of Freedom right there sneaky yeah yeah sneaky right right up on me and that definitely motivated me to move into aircraft maintenance uh biology was my degree coming out of school really so some some might ask well a biology degree and now you an aircraft maintenance what how does that correlate well just like anything that happens with your body you start to get the sniffles you go to the doctor there’s something that is telling you that something is wrong the same thing in aircraft maintenance things will start to happen intermittently something won’t work one time but it might work the next time and you need to go to the doctor to get it to work out and we are that doctor for these aircrafts and so tell me and and what were your steps along the way to where you are because I mean it’s pretty incredible uh where you are right now Major General thank you um uh so I’ve been very fortunate with a lot of Supervisors that took a great interest in uh in what I was doing I have always desired to do my job in excellence no matter what job I was given so as a as a second Lieutenant on up I’ve been given opportunities to lead uh people doing a big mission I embraced that I I immersed myself into the mission understanding what the details were as well as understanding the broader picture um doing a lot of reading about what it is that um that we do and why we go about doing it so I’ve had the opportunity to be Commander at multiple levels a squadron commander a group Commander um and then the Air Force will then give you opportunities to go into various major commands so a lot of these aircraft out here are from Air Combat command we have air Mobility command I’ve been fortunate enough to be in each of those commands as well as Global strike command which is known for our nuclear Mission so as you move around you then start to connect the dots about the broader picture of our air force and I’m very proud of what we do service being a servant leader being able to lead a a group of Patriots on a daily basis so then we can put on something like this for a crowd of estimated 500,000 over the next couple of days and somebody in this crowd is going to raise their hand and might be sitting here talking to someone like the two of you in another 20 or 30 years Major General Kenyan Bell the commander of the Ogden air Logistics complex and sir you can’t forget the First Command you mentioned a lot of commands but you forgot the First Command and the only reason I didn’t mention it I knew you were going to help me so air regitration training command you know where it all starts it all starts at aetc and uh had a wing command in aetc where you know 46% of our Force goes through on a on an annual basis um and and that’s that’s where again it it it does start and we still send people from this Depot there to Shephard Air Force Base at uh in witto Falls Texas uh so that’s where Dan and I first uh had a chance to to get to know each other and and do this at a couple of different bases right yeah yeah yeah so if if I could just offer this one last uh thought um I I cannot I cannot overemphasize how important it is for us to have people who are willing to raise their hand so yes you can raise your hand and join the military but civilians who come off the street and say that I want to work out here at Hill Air Force Base and we’re part of a bigger apparatus there are three air Logistics complexes across our Air Force One in Oklahoma City and one in Warner Robbins Georgia and people who raise their hand and say Hey I want to be a part of that that is literally what sustains our Force it’s Americans who say that even though I may not wear the uniform I want to be a part of the defense and security of our nation because everyone is relying on us and so for our 7,000 nearly 7,000 folks that work out here I thank them always for the work that they put in so that we can see the uh the fruits of our labor out here so thank you very much I appreciate your before we let you go though we just have to know I mean you know it’s like when when you’re a parent right everybody says hey who’s your favorite kid so I’m going to ask you who what’s your favorite airplane my favorite airplane I I like to dance with the one that brought me which is well so I I I would I say that uh you know I’ve like I said I’ve been around multiple aircraft fighter aircraft have always been a a passion for me the F5 teen Eagle at Langley Air Force Base is when I had some of uh some of the most memorable times uh so I that probably starts to run run high but the F-16 22 and the 35 are certainly right there with all the the new technologies I think did I treat them all right you forgot the A10 you got so I’ve never personally worked on the A10 but but you’re exactly right the team here who uh who sustains the A10 they remind me every day that warthog in fact so I might be running running along but you’re going to have to snatch this mic from me so just just the other day we had a closing ceremony for our wing shop the at10 wing shop they do work on the uh have done work on the A10 wing shop for a long period of time and we stopped doing that work and so we had an opportunity to Sunset that work and to congratulate all those folks that over the past decade and a half have put a lot of Blood Sweat and Tears into the A10 so you’re right can’t forget the A10 especially since your brother flies the A10 yeah no he loves he loved that airplane loved it sir we know you’re you’re pretty popular probably during Air Show time so we certainly appreciate you stopping by well thanks so much and I appreciate you getting our message out it’s a great way to to continue and and start off the the day by spending time with you so Dan and Lori thanks a lot thank you and hey you’d have a pretty good boss if you come out and work at the Ogden ALC I mean just saying just saying pretty good boss I appreciate that all right so day one of this Utah air show Warriors over the wasach is continuing as you get a look there at the fa8 hornet taxiing in a lot of action coming up Tor Tor Tora at some point hopefully we’re going to see that F35 demo it’s a home game for Mach cluer he’s the F35 demo pilot and of course the Thunderbirds looking forward to that yeah so we’re going to roll out and we’re going to kick it out to the air show narrator for a minute and we’ll be back in just a few moments on our live stream broadcast thanks to the second audio visual Squadron Tha awards banquet in Las Vegas Nevada in December also the recipient of the Bill Barber award for Showmanship given to one person one time a year at Oshkosh Wisconsin the mecca for general aviation pilots from around the world okay downhill comes skip Stewart the Prometheus is his aircraft descending roles dizzying disorientation picking up speed to over 220 M hour now forcing him down to down into his seat he goes across the top watch this now upside down with a Checkers in the flame flipping end over end now as he pulls to the vertical watch for a hesitation roll pushing the stick forward as he is upside down to gain altitude gaining as much altitude as possible finding himself right side up again now the inverted flat spin straight down to pick up as much speed as possible skip pulls to the vertical across the top watch right here this is called the lumpy loop as he throws some lumps on top of that [Music] Loop now post to the vertical he calls this the Jammer torquing the aircraft at minimum speed holding the [Music] altitude without hesitation now at Target speed he’ll pull the vertical to do a vertical tumble end over and Tumble we’ll watch for the flat turn at the top a maneuver he calls a mide another one of our most in demand Air Show pilots in North America and known around the world who by the way got his start buying RC model aircraft all right let’s switch for a reverse cubanate first pulling up rolling the aircraft snapping the aircraft getting maximum altitude upside down and then arcing around when he gets the last foot of altitude back around to change [Music] direction that maneuver known as The Slammer working right off the deck into what we call ground effect getting to the last few knots of speed in this density altitude situation 5/8 of a loop watch him on the downline now you think he’s just going to fly down the 45 degree line you don’t know Skip Stewart now watch this he’ll roll upside down he’ll draw a loop in the sky forcing him out of the cockpit now when he gets here he’s going to be slammed down into his seat as he forces the aircraft in through its own smoke in the world’s smallest Loop give step to all right one of the ways the Air Force is looking to the Futures through stem education let’s check out Starbase a DOD funded program introducing youth to the wonderful world of science technology engineering and math [Music] today we are going to Star base and learning all these different cool things like the periodic table and these types of experiments and like observations and stuff like that what star is a program that students come and they get to do all of the fun things that they don’t get to do in their classroom at home because it makes a big mess or because it’s too expensive it’s a place for them to explore all of their questions and to get excited about stem H Air Force Bas star base is an experience where students from our school district get to come here and really engage in collaborative activities where they get to go through experiences that allow them to wonder about the world um work through developing their skills to be able to make sense of the things around them and then to solve problems we want them to understand at their level all students are different and all students have a a way of understanding concepts and principles so we give them the Machinery we give them the tools we explain how to use those different things and then we give them a mission cloth grab your vaccine close your cloth and bring it back programing um the thing that’s fun about it is that you get to actually make stuff and like robots you can make robots and you can make it programmed to do different things do like different up scor so whether it’s science technology engineering and math they get to really go as far as we can take them in we also have a program that goes to the schools and they work with sixth graders seventh and eighth graders the advanced program was started because we saw the um light come on in those fifth graders eyes and we wanted to continue that momentum of stem exploration all the way we were using gyrospheres and we were coding them to knock down pins sounds go on buse eyes we were having a lot of fun and I loved it this is our future this is their future and we need to work together to keep kids excited and wanting to change the world for good this place is so fun there’s 3D printers you col learn learn about science and a lot of other [Music] stuff Ambassador for NASA a Utah space wordbound educator for the Mars Society a growing beyond Earth Ambassador an international teacher liaison for the Space Foundation and an educator at Quest Academy Charter School in West Haven Utah and a life long space geek yeah she is working out at the stem City hanger which is full of interactive exhibits and displays geared to teach youth about stem thank you so much for being here with us you have very a lot of titles what can I say I’m a space geek that’s the best part and not only that you’re teaching kids the younger generation to be space geek right every space geek I get I love it oh man that’s awesome so I I hear that you’re over in the stem City area and there’s a lot going on so can you kind of maybe give the folks an idea of what’s actually happening at stem City oh there’s so many things for families to do little ones all the way up uh there’s things for even the parents to get involved in there’s lots of Hands-On activities there’s lots of giveaways and contests and all kinds of fun things most exciting thing about it all of it is stem based so it’s teaching those kinds of things that we really need to bolster our Workforce here in America make sure that those stem jobs stay right here well not to mention the fact and I I I love it that there’s been a real push particularly for young girls to go into those stem careers cuz sometimes you know back in my day uh it wasn’t talked about as much and so to get um all all children of all ages but particularly young girls involved in Sim that’s really important so you’re you’re a good role model for that well thank you I hope so I love working with the girls and we always try to make an extra effort to recruit the girls too our our teams and our our clubs and our groups I’m also a teacher at Quest Academy Charter School right here in West Haven so that gives me a lot of opportunity to work with a lot of of various different students yeah and so I from what I understand there’s opportunities to either experience walking on the moon or what what is that about oh yeah we have a an augmented reality opportunity there where with a smartphone you can scan a QR code and then you can not only walk on the um scanned 3D surfaces of the Apollo Landing sites but also we have Rock samples that were collected at those sites floating in the air above right above you and you can walk through them and see the layers of the rock inside as you move through that rock that is absolutely amazing fun fun experience and you also too have flight simulations that those kids can do as well you know you you come out here to an air show and that’s what you see that’s what’s on display you have to right absolutely absolutely what else what other some fun things that the kids can do well that’s Hands-On yeah so Hands-On we’ve also got uh send a story to space opportunity so kids can come in they can write a story a short story a poem um whatever they like and they can actually send that to space it will go on a rocket that’s going to be launched from Canada by the end of the summer and then they’ll get a response back saying congratulations your stories in space that’s amazing it’s so much fun wow even for the little ones if they are you know pre- writers they can draw pictures and and uh you know do their best to tell their story any way they can we’ll make sure it gets to space yeah so what is the Cyber Patriot section and some of the things that you’re working on with that oh that is a Air Force Association program it is a cyber security um contest for kids it starts in middle school and goes all the way through high school and these kids get an opportunity to learn cyber security skills which is a job that is in high high demand right now and they are actually working on real real cyber security problems but in a simulated scenario so that they can learn how to solve those problems so they can go on and use that in a career in the future that is incredible and actually our Middle School team that’s here today they were the first place State team in Utah wow wow so so when we talk about stem what are some of the things that these kids need to be you know I mean I wasn’t necessarily great in math but that ended up being my I was an economics major which is math essentially in college and but but it’s because people encouraged me what are some of the things that you do even as a teacher thank you for being a teacher we don’t appreciate our teachers enough out there but um what are some of the things that you encourage those kids to do who you know might not think that they’re good at it you know we get a lot of kids that come into the programs that they don’t they think the stem is too hard right and they don’t want to even try but what I love to do is give them a t just give them some small thing that they can do that they can get hands on and get gritty with and then once they’ve done that then they’re like oh this isn’t so bad maybe I can do this and I see those attitudes flip from oh this is too hard to oh maybe this is a career I could look at um I really love to give my students opportunities to have a real experience so for example we have the growing beyond Earth program that we do at the school and I also do it at a couple of libraries in the area as well and they are growing plants for NASA using NASA protocols and they are really collecting that data really sending it to NASA NASA really uses that to affect future space missions to the International Space Station wow wow that I mean it’s so incredible do you find a lot of inspiration especially maybe in your you know day job actually teaching but from all the skills that you know are needed out at a place like Hill Air Force Base which is a large employer in the local area yeah and actually that’s one of the reasons we got involved with the Cyber Patriot program is because we had some people come from Hill Air Force Base from the communications directorate and saying how important it was that they have cyber Security Professionals and that they’re hard to find and so when I see a need like that then I’m going to try and steer kids towards those kinds of fields uh be remiss not to ask you your thoughts on what happened out in uh the desert when parts of the asteroid landed here in Utah that was incredible that so exciting honestly yes that was that was so fun and so exciting to see that happen here I know those kinds of things happen every so often but just to to be around to be able to see one of them that was really fun yeah and a team from the second I believe actually helped cover that event so we really appreciate you taking time out to join us and for all the work that you do really inspiring the Next Generation uh in stem thank you so much for having me out I just so love it here it’s so much fun so that was Jennifer Jones we’re going to go ahead and take a quick look now at Devin muli she’s going to be coming on and joining me next but she actually flew earlier this week with um I believe his call sign is sticky he’s a former Thunderbird but she got a chance to take to the Skies over Hill Air Force Base let’s take a look here’s my flight suit let’s get dressed ready to go [Music] we’re going to take you out on a great flight and we’re going to have fun to demonstrate a little bit of the capabilities of the l39 and I go by sticky I’m a retired Air Force uh pilot from 24 years I’ve done probably five or 600 air shows cuz I’m a little kid and I’ve got a passion for Aviation that doesn’t quit and I just love it I’m all buckled in ready to [Music] go almost immediately I said okay Devon are you ready to fly the airplane and you were like I’m ready to go let’s take this off I said okay we’re doing it only 30 seconds in it did it beautifully rolled it around a little slowly kind of asked and said you doing okay and you’re like yeah bring it on so we did we did a couple of loops it is the G’s when you pull into the G’s is a little unexpected that was cool what a beautiful view of watching The Horizon come up inted she’s like is that all you have and I went yeah I can do one more thing let’s put this thing upside down mountains are upside down the lake is above us it so coolo that was fun [Music] coming take it all right back here and Devin has joined me live from KSL 5 and I understand you’re a meteorologist I am a meteorologist so it was super cool being up in the sky for once and inside the cockpit so super awesome experience and nice to be here obviously nice to be by side you so I mean you got a uh really cool view I assume of the wasach mountain range yes the wasach and so we were out prator Point area so right over the Great Salt Lake so that was a lot of our view whether it was right side up or upside down and it was super cool so yeah well we’re so glad to have you and thanks to Lori of course for sitting in all morning with us yeah and so lots of fun but now we’re going to be joined by Lieutenant Nate petti he is the public affairs officer for the F-35 demonstration team of course based right here at Hill Air Force Base part of the 388 fighter and sir how are you are you having a great first day of this Warriors over the wasat show it’s been a great show thank you guys for having me on um yeah just been drinking a whole lot of water putting on sunscreen when needed uh have my earbuds in but other than that it’s been a great show yeah so we saw a package earlier with uh Mock and they showed her and some of the things that she does with the F35 demonstration team but can you just talk a little bit about the F35 demonstration team and what your mission news yeah so the F35 demonstration team uh we’re stationed here out of Hill Air for space um we travel across the United States over 25 air shows uh here in the United States uh 3 to 10 overseas so our main mission is to inspire educate and also retain people who really want to join the Air Force and uh fly the F35 so yeah and it’s been a great time it’s been a great season so far and we’re really glad we’re home yeah so probably a unique experience this is in Ence a home game for you you don’t actually have to travel anywhere yeah definitely it’s been you know friends and family are out here um they get to see what we do you know throughout the United States in front of a home crowd so we have a lot of friends and family here uh it’s really fun and it’s really an honor and an opportunity to perform in front of them yeah so can you talk a little bit about the F35 specifically and the mission of the uh three 388 Fighter Wing specifically because a lot of people with the big uh Depo Mission that’s here they may not realize um that there’s an actual combat Wing right here at Hill Air Force Base yeah so the the mission of the F the mission of the 38 F wi is provide F 35a dominance anytime anywhere right and as uh as a demonstration team we’d like to showcase the capabilities of a fifth generation fighter so um the F35 is known as the quarterback of the fighter realm so just think of it as multi-roll and you know when we’re whether we’re communicating with ground forces air to a forces you know we are essentially controlling the game field the battlefield essentially when it comes to the day-to-day basis I imagine you guys have to practice a lot so could you walk us through what you know the day in the life of a pilot of that airplane I forgot the name of it f f355 there’s so many so can you just talk through that yeah so um as a part of the demonstration team mock flies once a week to stay um up to standards for her season right and then uh also preparing her for air shows right um for our Pilots they fly around 30 to 40 times a day right so that’s multiple stories per day and yeah there we our mission you know when we uh project F35 dominance anytime anywhere right we’re really preparing for the next fight so um our guys are the best Pilots probably in the Air Force and um you know we’re really happy to to Showcase that capability today it’s cool that you get to travel too you get to like experience all different parts of the United States and across the world and showcase obviously everything that our military has to offer so maybe you can talk about the privilege that it is to get to do something like that yeah it’s been a it’s been a blessing and quite the opportunity to travel with the to the team you know it comes full circle right when I was younger I would go to air shows too with my dad right and then now traveling with the team going to these different air shows Inspire the Next Generation to join the Air Force or join the military in general so it’s a full circle moment for sure and we’d probably be remiss because it’s not just Mock and it’s not just you you actually have a team that’s dedicated to this yeah so it is a full team effort right we bring two to three f35s per show so a lot of people see the planes up in the air but we got to give credit to the guys working the Jets behind the scenes there’s so much that goes behind the scenes and these are the the smartest um professionals I’ve ever met in my life so it’s been quite the privilege and uh for those people who don’t want to to fly just know that you can still work really cool jobs and work really closely with the f-35a if you had to do an elevator pitch to get somebody to join the military and fly these types of planes what would your pitch be my pitch would be this is the coolest job in the world yeah cool shop in the world simple as that simple as that that’s like you we just went from like the first to the second floor yeah yeah you went from the first to the 10th floor really quickly yeah well we certainly appreciate you stopping by by yeah um real quickly um how long does mock actually fly her demo and what kind of things can we expect to see in a little while when she takes to the air yeah so the routine is 15 to 20 minutes right and what you’re going to see is it’s really loud it’s really fast you should see some players some uh private Technic at the show too as well and overall just be amazed you know a lot of people don’t see the F35 fly like this so just be just be prepared it’s going to be awesome it’s going to be good show it’s going to be a great show first lieutenant Nate petti he’s the public affairs officer for the F35 demonstration time and you actually see on your screen there the Torah Torah Torah team is starting to uh looks like taxi out so we’re going to go ahead and step aside here and throw it out to the air show narrator to talk us through the next few acts and we’ll be back in just a little while you’re watching the 2024 Utah air show Warriors is over the wasat thanks for tuning in [Music] [Music] I remind you great Spectators we love you dearly that the show continues nonstop with variety throughout the course of the afternoon and we’re going to give it to the Thunderbirds at 3:00 this afternoon between now and 3:00 there is action nonstop civilian and Military sometimes both in the air at the same time e not [Music] I and to your left the question is often asked we have the answer for that question do the ladies fly in air shows well the answer is yes yes by all means they fly both military and civilian and we’re going to give you an example of that here’s Melissa Burns High overhead what an incredible career she has had and is still having let me tell you about her soon we’ll go to the cockpit and talk to her in [Music] person she’s flying a edge f 40 aircraft now in terms of what these aircrafts like Melissa are flying it would be the ultimate winning machine if it was a Formula 1 racer if it was a NASCAR machine it would get the checkered flag if it was an indie race car it would be the winner of the Indie 500 they are hybrid high performance aircraft that allow Melissa and other Pilots to do this now let me talk to you about her great record a four-time member of the US unlimited aerobatic team you know that’s International competition held every other year at a different host country with a maximum of five men and five women representing each country she placed third in the world championship in France back in 2015 HS multiple World Championship flight medals the Young youngest member in history of the US unlimited team he first made the team in 2006 at the tender age of 22 years he’s a member of the Alumni Hall of Fame at Emer riddle Aeronautical University she is a professor at emry Riddle Aeronautical University in the safety graduate department now going into the world of skydiving she has over 3,000 skydives she’s been jumping for 21 years with multiple World Records you might have seen or heard about the wing suit base jumping she’s a former Wings suit base jump racer she was named the fastest woman in the world at the wing suit base rate at extreme sports weeks in Norway in 2015 she has raced in China at the wing wing suit world league and all across Europe as well she retired from base jumping when she had her children who are now five and 3 years of age her daytime job midweek as a first officer for Alaska Airlines how about now Melissa met her husband Trent in Alaska when they were flying there they flew climbers to and from the base camp in Denali doing Glacier Landings they did those in single engine turbine otter air they used ski the tallest mountain in America Alissa dancing her heart out for you now calls Pacific Northwest your home hello race fans here we are once again Warriors over the was a woman not afraid to travel and not afraid to compete proving to you as we will continue to show you throughout the course of the day is that Mike BL can hear Ms do a great job okay how about me yeah keep calling okay War your [Music] over all right let’s go to the cockpit Melissa Burns it’s all yours hey thanks so much Danny and everyone it is great to say hello this is Melissa coming to you live from the cockpit of e my h540 I’ll give a couple passes here while my Brave team goes out there to set up the poll while I’m on with you I just wanted to give a big shout out to everyone in the audience you guys chase your dreams encourage those kids to go to school and makeing I tell you what absolutely anything is possible especially thanks to the brave men and women who are fighting for our freedom thank you for having us follow me at Melissa Sports scout and sports now we’re off and asked and say Danny that was a recording wasn’t it no as she was flipping and flopping and snapping and climbing and turning and under a massive g-load that was spontaneous from the cockpit all right you can see she has individuals on the ground as well cre members on the ground she’s going to do some [Music] dancing all right have you spotted her crew members have you spotted the ribbon which is augmented by some bright colors watch for Melissa [Music] now decking things out in goes the power out goes the power left brother right [Music] brother all right have you spotted all of her crew members have you spotted the poles got him all right so has Melissa he makes the turn he surveyed how the poles were erected whether they’re holding together low to the left left lower to the left lower to the left now she rolls it to the upside down position down comes the [Music] brother and through the smoke it looks like she nailed not satisfied with that another challenge as she makes her way in now you can imagine the challenge it would be cut that upright now she goes into what we call the Sid slip knife edge maneuver [Music] dancing with the poles now 0re turnout stays low keeps it in tight gr members with the poll still holding their position if you don’t have them spotted follow Melissa’s airplane as it gets low [Music] little left Rudder little right Rudder little Rudder dance now showing you the dexterity later on as Melissa cools down takes a breather they reservice her airplane with fuel and oil and smoke oil he’s going to be into a maneuver called tin sticks which involves a tremendous amount of Animation head on or Collision series of Maneuvers for skip Stewart and an extra added attraction showing you the versatility these great dedicated individuals who fly once twice sometimes three times the same air show in different routines totally different Act [Music] now at this point I’d like to remind you too I don’t want to be harping at you but I do worry about you great Spectators every hour or so keep the sun blocker going on the wind will dry us out the sun will dry us out we need to stay as healthy as possible you have to 3 P.M to start the Thunderbirds and they will be at least an hour perhaps more on the ground and in the air so stay comfortable stay hydrated keep the lip protection going on please keep a close eye on the youngsters in your group in addition to the great Air Show start we have coming up like to remind you too we have a rare treat to see a B2 Spirit bomber in a flyby later on today going to do one pass so with eyes and cameras ready that’ll be a very rare and unique opportunity the northrup’s latest steth fighter [Music] oh [Music] [Music] enemy air raid Pearl Harbor this is not a drill yes we’ve taken you back to 7:55 a.m. December 7th 1941 imagine you were there that faithful morning it started off as a peaceful Sunday morning over 80 years ago in Pearl Harbor had hien fil on the Hawaiian island of w our entire Naval Base has awakened with most of the peacefully within the confines of the harbor experienc the Roar of the Ines and the sound of as the Imperial Japanese Navy approaches and with the Breakin formation launes the first wave of 189 Fighters and bombs from Japan’s first air feate led by cap Japanese Captain fosa the unprovoked surprise attack was so complete that the coded success signal Torah Torah Torah was sent back to the carrier task force before the first bomb fell a single remote radar station had spotted the incoming Raiders but mistook them for a flight of b7s due in from the mainland the b7s arrive and like America herself find themselves in a war that had not yet been declared the attack was from the Japanese aircraft carrier akagi aaga hiru THU and the two new carriers the shku and the SU cucko the plan was simple destroy the Pacific Fleet The Raid lasted for a little over two horrific and gruesome hours yes you have a front row seat in the Pacific Theater as the story of the attack on Pearl Harbor unfolds in front of you when the first bombs began to fall Pilots all over the island jump into action at Wheeler philu Lieutenant Philip roson woke to the sound of bombs dumping out of bed dropping on a 45 caliber pistol over his purple pajamas and ran to a working Curtis P36 Hawk he was joined by four more P36 Pilots leis Sanders Harry Brown Gordon Sterling and Malcolm Mike Moore they took off to engaged the attacking Japanese and managed to shoot down a few of their zeros bells and cakes the number of enemy aircraft were incredibly overwhelming you look show left you’ll see our P36 Chas chasing down one of the zeros meanwhile Elsewhere on the island Kenneth Taylor and George Welsh were just returning from an all might dinner dance and poker party these Brave Pilots still in their formal dress clothes rat to a couple of P40 warhawks our Warhawk out there has the big shark mouth on it look for it anyway they got them fied and armed and they took off they quickly found themselves in the middle of a real battle these two pilots caught up with the Japanese close to Pearl Harbor in hicken field and engaged at the zeros BS and Kates with rounds from their 30 caliber machine guns however they quickly ran out of ammunition luckily though they were able to land at Wheeler Field which is near the center of the island they refueled and reloaded with 30 and 50 caliber ammo and took off again to fight the Japanese the two pilots are credited with Downing a total of six Japanese war planes before their own planes were disabled both Pilots received a distinguished service cross for their actions that Infamous day a total of 502 us planes were on the ground at the beginning of the attack sadly 188 totally destroyed 159 damage and just 155 aircraft L on the ground in various stages of disrepair the first wave of 189 Japanese zeros valves and kades hammered Hawaii for almost an hour then came the second wave of an additional 171 aircraft to continue the strafing bombing and dropping of torpedoes for yet another 70 minutes that’s a total of 360 enemy war planes as the attack proceeded up her Harbor in hickin field the devastation was horrifying Torah Torah Tora on the Eastern edge of Fort Island in the center of the harbor nine battleships lay at Birth to California Oklahoma West Virginia Tennessee Maryland Nevada Pennsylvania Utah and Arizona luckily though are three Pacific aircrafts aircraft carers were out at Sea first the Japanese hit with Kate torpedo bombers the initial wave of Kates hit five of our battleships the Oklahoma California Nevada West Virginia and the Utah these Cates were specially equipped with shallow running Torpedoes specifically designed for the attack on Pearl Harbor you see the shallow Waters at Pearl Harbor would not allow the use of normal deep running Torpedoes which leaves no doubt that this was a well thought out plan and not a surprise attack in came the Val Farmers armed with 1700 lb of armor busting projectiles originally made for 16in Battleship guns but they were converted to Aerial bombs these planes dive down onto the Nevada and the Arizona antiaircraft fire veered the vals away from the Nevada on the first wave but unfortunately the Arizona was not not that lucky a bomb stabbed Arizona threw her forward magazines and exploded tching off more than a million lbs of gunpowder Sailors on the Nevada watched in whr as Arizona jumped 20 ft in the air and brok into two forever entrapping 1178 American servicemen in an underwater tomb hiip sank in less than 3 minutes and still today she remains at the bottom of the harbor and a watery grave trying Black Tears as a reminder to all of those who lost their lives that Infamous day at Marine Core Air Station Ewa private first class Melvin Thompson was on guard Duty when 9 zos attacked the base he stepped out of his guard shack he drew his 45 caliber pistol and began firing on the enemy airplanes a Japanese pilot Yoshi oika saw Thompson firing back at them here later sheer remembered Thompson’s tenacity and fighting Spirit describing the lone Marine as the bravest American I’ve ever seen all over the island soldiers were bringing anything they could get to bear and fight they were getting their working 45 power pistols or spring front rifles and in some cases soldiers were able to get 30 and 50 caliber belt shed belt fed machine guns into action bringing down numerous marauding Japanese zeros BS and [Music] CES meanwhile at Bell airfield on the northeastern coast of the island more US Army Pilots were racing into their p4s unfortunately Japanese zeros appeared at the same time and started straping runs one P40 pilot was killed as he stepped into his cockpit two other p4s were shot down just as they got off the ground P40 Right Center Stage right now the flight of 12 B7 coming from the mainland finally arrived and were immediately attacked by the zeros unfortunately in all the confusion the b7s were shot at by friend and fo Torah Torah Torah the Fright Crews landed wherever they could one of them in a pineapple field without far from hicken field a B7 pilot major Landing trying to land said what a hell of a way to enter a war out of gas unarmed and no place to land amazingly though eight of those b7s actually made it to hick and feeli at the conclusion of the surprised Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor more than half of America’s entire noville fleet had been destroyed or damaged nearly 2400 Americans were killed over 12200 wounded and at the time 960 people were missing 188 aircraft were destroyed 159 damage just 155 of our aircraft lay on the ground two battleships were destroyed three light Cruisers three destroyers and a total of six battleships were damaged our greatest naval base lay in runes along with our complacency the following day December 8th 1941 President Franklin delar Roosevelt and now start entry into World War II with these words to Congress the citizens of the United States and the world yesterday December 7th 1941 a date which will live in infamy United States of America was suddenly and deliberately OB by Naval and Air Forces of the Empire of Japan it will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago yesterday on ha Island as caus several damage to American Naval and military forces no matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated Invasion the American people in their righteous might will win through to Absolute victory in the 44 months of fighting that followed the United States sank every one of the Japanese aircraft carriers battleships and cruisers that were part of the Pearl Harbor Tas nakasaki the city where their special armor busting bombs were made was destroyed by us Adam Bomb on August 9th 1945 and a little less than a month later when the Japanese surrender document was signed on September 2nd among the US warships present in Tokyo bay was our Battleship to West Virginia please bow your head and join me in a moment of silence in memory of all of those that lost their lives that Infamous day thank you [Music] [Music] we do not mean to glorify War by this demonstration we simply honor a time when our nation was strong and United patriotic the United States of America’s dedication led to the surrender not only of Japan but Nazi Germany as well giving Peace and Freedom to the entire world we do this in appreciation of that dedication determination and effort and extend our appreciation to the men and women fighting for our freedom today we salute them all past present and future Torah Torah Torah special salute well how about that wall of fire huh awesome our wall ofier today is presented by our Torah bomb squad led by Ben west of Madison Wisconsin as well as his team from across the United States his sister Martha Boswell his son Caleb West bie Ryan Mandy McConnell John bevens Jim Co his daughter Christina Anderson and his son-in-law Tommy Anderson and Kevin and Peg Scarboro what you think about that huh let’s give him a round of applause that’s [Applause] awesome all right I would love to introduce our Pilots to you so incoming here from our left will be our Tor lead duger he will be in 015 flying Torah for over 20 years he’s from The Woodlands Texas followed by second generation pilot Dan REI he’s in our 0114 from perland Texas 0111 from Patrick hin from Bayou Vista Texas and 013 Mike Anderson from Mogi Oklahoma Here Comes our K torpedo bombers here’s our speckled Kate 3113 B by Daniel rman from Liberal Kansas and Kate 310 Parker rman from lindland Texas last but not least is our P36 Hawk flown by Chris Walker from Palestine Texas today our P40 Warhawk was flown by Taylor Stevenson from Dallas Texas let’s give our Pilots a round of applause please awesome yes our air show showcase our military forces it’s also an excellent and excellent opportunity to highlight the cities of Leighton Ogden Roy Clinton clarfield Sunset Farmington pville and Syracuse as well as her Hill Air Force Base it’s a chance to promote community relations which are so vital and important for continued success but more than anything it’s a chance to give you a glimpse into the extraordinary capabilities of our nation’s people and equipment with our little history lesson cor’s purpose here is to highlight the advancement of our military capabilities from the 1940s to what you see here today with our mil modern military December 7th 1941 was a pivotal moment not only in US history but world history as well Europe had already been on fire for two years and despite the best efforts of some incredibly sharp people we did not have the most professional and powerful military because of that lack of foresight planning and commitment the Sons and Daughters of this nation paid a terrible price we think that’s worth remembering and hope you do as well th we forget freedom is not free tour tour tour is a part of the commemorative Air Force an organization dedicated to preserve in flying condition one of every American military aircraft that served the US during World War II all of our team members are volunteers and we love what we do t t Tor has been flying air shows for over 52 years we would love for you to follow us on social media and visit our website at tour tour.com for more information and our show schedule once again a big salute to everybody that came out today at Hill Air Force Base and for letting us perform for you we hope you enjoyed it I’m Denise Walker I’m your narrator for today all together we are Torah Torah Torah back to you Danny thank you Denise Walker thank you to the award-winning Torah Torah Torah let’s give them a big round of applause reenacting history and if you want to learn more about Torah it was a movie Back in 1970 and the movie companies Hollywood took a number of these aircraft and modified them to look like Japanese fighter and torpedo aircraft after the movie was completed and had its run the commemorative Air Force called the Confederate Air Force at that time
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Brilliant Air Force practice, keep it up🌌
It was a great big air show! End of June is a really bad time for it's too hot and too sunny. I couldn't endure more than 2 hours and I'm a red lobster with painful face and arms tonight. It was brutal conditions. If I do it in 2 years again, I'm going for the VIP pass to get a seat in the shade and cold drinks as coolers nor proper ice water are possible with the drink and food stands way overpriced. Lots of good static displays in a large area to explore. They need to move it to Spring or Fall for I and many people missed what we came to see. The F-35 Lightening B's for the weather conditions and really long walk to and from the entrance is truly brutal, particularly for older people and most civilians. The shuttle buses were really too far from the front gate entrance requiring really long hot walks without drinking water and rest areas. I'm watching this video for I missed most of it. I hope DOD considers what ruins this experience for many people that they put so much effort and resources to produce.
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