Maj. Nicole Malachowski prepares to take off for a practice sortie with the Thunderbirds in an F-16 as SSgt. Steve Wyatt assists. Major Malachowski is the Thunderbird no. 3 right wing pilot and just finished her two-year tour with the Air Force Demonstration Squadron. [USAF photo by TSgt. Kristi Machado]
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News: Pilots bid adieu to Thunderbird duty [2007-11-16]
"Bittersweet." It was a word that crossed the lips of two Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds pilots as they described their feelings about leaving the unit.
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