?Wings Over the Pacific?

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Spectators get a first-hand look at the B-52 Stratofortress during the ?Wings over the Pacific? Open House while awaiting the Thunderbird aerial demonstration Sept. 19. The Thunderbirds, U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron, were the headliners during the open house. They demonstrate the capabilities the F-16 Fighting Falcon by performing combat maneuvers during their aerial demonstration. This is Hickam's first open house since 2003, and a crowd of nearly 100,000 paid a visit during the weekend. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Dancin? to daddy?s tune

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Jasmine Hornbuckle dances to the tunes of the Pacific Air Force Band during the Open House ?Wings Over the Pacific? weekend. The Thunderbirds, U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron, were the headliners during the open house. They demonstrate the capabilities the F-16 Fighting Falcon by performing combat maneuvers during their aerial demonstration. This is Hickam's first open house since 2003, and a crowd of nearly 100,000 paid a visit during the weekend. Jasmine?s father, Tech. Sgt. Michael Hornbuckle, a trombone player, is a member of the band. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Dressed for the era

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Reeves Kanakaole, a volunteer with the Hawaii Museum of Military Vehicles, is dressed as an Army rifleman from the Vietnam era for the HMMV display at the ?Wings over the Pacific? Open House Sept. 19. The Thunderbirds, U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron, were the headliners during the open house. They demonstrate the capabilities the F-16 Fighting Falcon by performing combat maneuvers during their aerial demonstration. This is Hickam's first open house since 2003, and a crowd of nearly 100,000 paid a visit during the weekend. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Dressed for the era

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Reeves Kanakaole, a volunteer with the Hawaii Museum of Military Vehicles, is dressed as an Army rifleman from the Vietnam era for the HMMV display at the ?Wings over the Pacific? Open House Sept. 19. The Thunderbirds, U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron, were the headliners during the open house. They demonstrate the capabilities the F-16 Fighting Falcon by performing combat maneuvers during their aerial demonstration. This is Hickam's first open house since 2003, and a crowd of nearly 100,000 paid a visit during the weekend. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Help mom, I wanna win

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Ezra DeLeon, 4 years old, looks at his mom to get advice on where to put his mark while playing tic-tac-toe against Navy Diver 2 Matt Stinson, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1 Company 18, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, during the Open House ?Wings Over the Pacific? weekend. The Thunderbirds, U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron, were the headliners during the open house. They demonstrate the capabilities the F-16 Fighting Falcon by performing combat maneuvers during their aerial demonstration. This is Hickam's first open house since 2003, and a crowd of nearly 100,000 paid a visit during the weekend. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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I?m gonna win

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Lorayne Aguinaldo, 4 years old, makes her mark on the glass of the dive tank while playing tic-tac-toe against Navy Diver 1 Mariano Zorde, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1 Company 18, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, during the Open House ?Wings Over the Pacific? weekend. The Thunderbirds, U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron, were the headliners during the open house. They demonstrate the capabilities the F-16 Fighting Falcon by performing combat maneuvers during their aerial demonstration. This is Hickam's first open house since 2003, and a crowd of nearly 100,000 paid a visit during the weekend. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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In the shadow of the Bone

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Spectators to the ?Wings over the Pacific? Open House enjoy the shade of the B-1 Lancer, nicknamed the Bone, from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., awaiting the Thunderbird aerial demonstration Sept. 19. The Thunderbirds, U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron, were the headliners during the open house. They demonstrate the capabilities the F-16 Fighting Falcon by performing combat maneuvers during their aerial demonstration. This is Hickam's first open house since 2003, and a crowd of nearly 100,000 paid a visit during the weekend. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Playin' the part

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Brad Hayes, a volunteer with the Hawaii Museum of Military Vehicles, displays a popular symbol from the Vietnam era while sitting on top of an armored personnel carrier restored from the Vietnam era at the "Wings over the Pacific" Open House Sept. 19. Mr. Hayes is a former Marine Corps corporal and volunteers for the HMMV. The Thunderbirds, U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron, were the headliners during the open house. They demonstrate the capabilities the F-16 Fighting Falcon by performing combat maneuvers during their aerial demonstration. This is Hickam's first open house since 2003, and a crowd of nearly 100,000 paid a visit during the weekend. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Rockin? out

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Staff Sgt. Greg Lacy, Pacific Air Force Band guitar player, jams to Sweet Home Alabama, during a performance at the Open House ?Wings Over the Pacific? Sept. 19. The Thunderbirds, U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron, were the headliners during the open house. They demonstrate the capabilities the F-16 Fighting Falcon by performing combat maneuvers during their aerial demonstration. This is Hickam's first open house since 2003, and a crowd of nearly 100,000 paid a visit during the weekend. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Rockin? out

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Staff Sgt. Greg Lacy, Pacific Air Force Band guitar player, jams to Sweet Home Alabama, during a performance at the Open House ?Wings Over the Pacific? Sept. 19. The Thunderbirds, U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron, were the headliners during the open house. They demonstrate the capabilities the F-16 Fighting Falcon by performing combat maneuvers during their aerial demonstration. This is Hickam's first open house since 2003, and a crowd of nearly 100,000 paid a visit during the weekend. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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'Wings Over the Pacific'

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, streak across the Hawaiian sky at the ?Wings over the Pacific? Open House aerial demonstration Sept. 19. The Thunderbirds, U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron, were the headliners during the open house. They demonstrate the capabilities the F-16 Fighting Falcon by performing combat maneuvers during their aerial demonstration. This is Hickam's first open house since 2003, and a crowd of nearly 100,000 paid a visit during the weekend. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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'Wings Over the Pacific'

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, streak across the Hawaiian sky at the ?Wings over the Pacific? Open House aerial demonstration Sept. 19. The Thunderbirds, U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron, were the headliners during the open house. They demonstrate the capabilities the F-16 Fighting Falcon by performing combat maneuvers during their aerial demonstration. This is Hickam's first open house since 2003, and a crowd of nearly 100,000 paid a visit during the weekend. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Locals get hands-on look at static displays

Published Sept. 23, 2009

?Wings Over the Pacific?

Dancin? to daddy?s tune

Dressed for the era

Dressed for the era

Help mom, I wanna win

I?m gonna win

In the shadow of the Bone

Playin' the part

Rockin? out

Rockin? out

'Wings Over the Pacific'

'Wings Over the Pacific'