{"id":475710,"date":"2023-06-09T12:41:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T16:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=migration&p=475710"},"modified":"2023-11-30T15:03:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T20:03:34","slug":"wallops-hosts-thunderbirds-during-ocean-city-air-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/aeronautics\/wallops-hosts-thunderbirds-during-ocean-city-air-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Wallops Hosts Thunderbirds During Ocean City Air Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\"><div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\"><p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">1 min read<\/p><h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">Wallops Hosts Thunderbirds During Ocean City Air Show<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/airshow_2023_wff_af-11_copy.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/airshow_2023_wff_af-11_copy.jpg?w=985\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The Thunderbirds flight team stands with their backs to the camera. The Thunderbird F-16 jets lined up in a row on the tarmac at Wallops Flight Facility's airfield. The Thunderbirds are mostly white, with a red tip and blues stripes.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/airshow_2023_wff_af-11_copy.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/airshow_2023_wff_af-11_copy.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/airshow_2023_wff_af-11_copy.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/airshow_2023_wff_af-11_copy.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/airshow_2023_wff_af-11_copy.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/airshow_2023_wff_af-11_copy.jpg?resize=900,600 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The United States Air Force Thunderbirds flight team prepare for practice flights at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. <strong>Credits: NASA\/Patrick Black<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The United States Air Force Thunderbirds arrived at NASA\u2019s Wallops Flight Facility this week. The flight teams are stationed at Wallops while they participate in the Ocean City Air Show scheduled for June 11 and 12 in Ocean City, Maryland. Other teams being hosted at Wallops are the A-10 Thunderbolt IIS, F-18 Rhino team, and the F-35 II Demo team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Friday, June 9, Pocomoke High School Principal Jenifer Rayne flew with the Thunderbirds from Wallops as part of their Hometown Hero flights. She was chosen for receiving the Maryland State Education Association Human and Civil Rights Award for her work with the student-centered club Speak Up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the public may be able to catch the Thunderbirds and other flight teams departing for the Ocean City Air Show over the weekend. The NASA Wallops Visitor Center will be open Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jennifer_rayae_thunderbird_hometown_hero_flight-34_copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jennifer_rayae_thunderbird_hometown_hero_flight-34_copy.jpg?w=985\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Jenifer Rayne gives a thumbs up from the cockpit of a F-16 Thunderbird.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jennifer_rayae_thunderbird_hometown_hero_flight-34_copy.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jennifer_rayae_thunderbird_hometown_hero_flight-34_copy.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jennifer_rayae_thunderbird_hometown_hero_flight-34_copy.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jennifer_rayae_thunderbird_hometown_hero_flight-34_copy.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jennifer_rayae_thunderbird_hometown_hero_flight-34_copy.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jennifer_rayae_thunderbird_hometown_hero_flight-34_copy.jpg?resize=900,600 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Pocomoke High School Principal Jenifer Rayne Jenifer Rayne gives a thumbs up from the cockpit of No. 8 Thunderbird before her 45-minute flight from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. <strong>Credits: NASA\/Patrick Black<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/wff-2023-044-036.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/wff-2023-044-036.jpg?w=985\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A Thunderbird F-16 jet takes off from an runway. The Thunderbirds are mostly white, with a red tip and blues stripes.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/wff-2023-044-036.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/wff-2023-044-036.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/wff-2023-044-036.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/wff-2023-044-036.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/wff-2023-044-036.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/wff-2023-044-036.jpg?resize=900,600 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A United States Air Force Thunderbird takes off for the Hometown Hero flight at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. This year’s Hometown Hero was Pocomoke High School Principal Jenifer Rayne flying with Thunderbird No. 8 Capt. 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