Home > News > Photos

Photos

Keyword: Tag: Sort By:
Chappie James became the first African-American general in the United States Air Force and was later the first African-American four-star general in any American military service branch. (Courtesy photo)


Air Force History

Chappie James became the first African-American general in the United States Air Force and was later the first African-American four-star general in any American military service branch. (Courtesy photo)

Related Imagery
A massive crowd and food booths are shown in front of the large hangar which is home to the 10th Flight Test Squadron, Air Force Reserve Command, during Tinker's Star Spangled Salute air show May 21, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The Saturday crowd topped 100,000 people to set an attendance record. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
Four Thunderbird F-16s accelerate down the runway with the Tinker Air Force Base signage on building 3001 visible above them to begin their display during Tinker Air Force Base's Star Spangled Salute air show May 21, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The Thunderbirds performed to record crowds during the weekend as the stars of the show. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
Adam Baker in the Playful Airshows Extra 330 aerobatic aircraft shows off the markings applied to the upper surfaces of the wing during a photo-pass during the Tinker Air Force Base Star Spangled Salute air show May 21, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Baker is a hometown favorite from Oklahoma City. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
The Jelly Belly Interstate Cadet flown by Kent Pietsch lands on the roof of an RV barreling down the runway while the iconic skyline of Oklahoma City can be seen in the background during Tinker Air Force Base's Star Spangled Salute air show May 21, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The air show had record attendance of over 100,000+ people due to clear skies, mild temperatures and a great line-up of military and civilian acts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
Photo coverage of Tinker Air Force Base's Star Spangled Salute air show May 19, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
Photo coverage of Tinker Air Force Base's Star Spangled Salute air show May 20, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
F-35A Lightning II of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Wing, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, taxis with the iconic skyline of downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, visible in the background to begin the jets performance at Tinker Air Force Base's Star Spangled Salute air show May 20, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The 56th Fighter Wing is an Air Education and Training Command unit equipped with F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-35A Lightning II jets for initial and refresher training of pilots on the respective airframes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
Staff Sgt. Aaron Langley, Thunderbird #1 F-16 crew chief, leads a row of crew chiefs during the highly-choregraphed start-up procedures as part of their performance during Tinker Air Force Base's Star Spangled Salute air show May 20, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The Thunderbirds performed to a record-breaking crowd during both days of the show. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
Spectators enjoy the Tinker Air Force Base Star Spangled Salute air show May 20, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The show was attended by an estimated 100,000 people, which set an attendance record for the Tinker AFB air show. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
Photo coverage of Tinker Air Force Base's Star Spangled Salute air show May 18, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
Lightning strikes behind a B-1B Lancer parked on the flight line as a major storm approaches Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma May 18, 2017. The B-1B is at Tinker undergoing depot level maintenance and has been stripped of a majority of its paint. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
Miss Oklahoma 2016, Sarah Klein, in the backseat of a Thunderbirds F-16D with LtC. Kevin Walsh, Thunderbirds operations officer, at the controls during an orientation flight May 18, 2017, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Klein pulled 9.2 Gs in her flight which lasted just over one hour. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
Courtesy photo
170203-F-ZZ999-145.JPG

DOWNLOAD PHOTO
(0.06 MB)


Tags
#Tinker75



< Back to Main Gallery