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Thunderbird 8 visits Kirtland

U.S. Air Force Thunderbird No. 8 taxis after landing at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 29, 2019. The Thunderbird visited Kirtland to perform a site survey for a show scheduled to place at the Kirtland Air and Space Fiesta this summer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eli Chevalier)

U.S. Air Force Thunderbird No. 8 taxis after landing at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 29, 2019. The Thunderbird visited Kirtland to perform a site survey for a show scheduled to place at the Kirtland Air and Space Fiesta this summer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eli Chevalier)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Jason Markzon, Thunderbird advance pilot and narrator, speaks to media at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 29, 2019. The Thunderbirds are the Air Force’s aerial demonstration team, and perform throughout the year at different locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eli Chevalier)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Jason Markzon, Thunderbird advance pilot and narrator, speaks to media at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 29, 2019. The Thunderbirds are the Air Force’s aerial demonstration team, and perform throughout the year at different locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eli Chevalier)

U.S. Air Force Thunderbird No. 8 flies over Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 29, 2019. The Thunderbirds are scheduled to perform at the Kirtland Air and Space Fiesta this summer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eli Chevalier)

U.S. Air Force Thunderbird No. 8 flies over Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 29, 2019. The Thunderbirds are scheduled to perform at the Kirtland Air and Space Fiesta this summer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eli Chevalier)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Jason Markzon, Thunderbird advance pilot and narrator, speaks to media at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 29, 2019. The Thunderbirds are scheduled to perform at the Kirtland Air and Space Fiesta this summer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eli Chevalier)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Jason Markzon, Thunderbird advance pilot and narrator, speaks to media at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 29, 2019. The Thunderbirds are scheduled to perform at the Kirtland Air and Space Fiesta this summer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eli Chevalier)

U.S. Air Force Thunderbird No. 8 taxis after landing at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 29, 2019. The Thunderbirds began in 1953, and first flew the F-84G Thunderjet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eli Chevalier)

U.S. Air Force Thunderbird No. 8 taxis after landing at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 29, 2019. The Thunderbirds began in 1953, and first flew the F-84G Thunderjet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eli Chevalier)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Jason Markzon, Thunderbird advance pilot and narrator, speaks to media at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 29, 2019. The Thunderbirds are the Air Force’s aerial demonstration team, and perform throughout the year at different locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eli Chevalier)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Jason Markzon, Thunderbird advance pilot and narrator, speaks to media at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 29, 2019. The Thunderbirds are the Air Force’s aerial demonstration team, and perform throughout the year at different locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eli Chevalier)

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- U.S. Air Force Thunderbird 8, piloted by Maj. Jason Markson, visited Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., as part of a site survey Jan. 29, 2019.

The Thunderbirds are scheduled to perform at the Kirtland Air and Space Fiesta this summer.