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U.S. Air Force Fact Sheet THUNDERBIRDS
Mission
Officially, the Thunderbirds are known as the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron.
The squadron’s mission is to plan and present precision aerial maneuvers to exhibit the capabilities of modern, high-performance aircraft and the high degree of professional skill required to operate those aircraft.
Within this broad mission, the team has five primary objectives: − Support Air Force recruiting and retention programs − Reinforce public confidence in the Air Force and to demonstrate to the public the professional competence of Air Force members − Strengthen morale and esprit de corps among Air Force members − Support Air Force community relations and people-to-people programs − Represent the United States and its armed forces to foreign nations and project international goodwill
The Team
The Thunderbirds squadron is an Air Combat Command unit composed of eight pilots (including six demonstration pilots), four support officers, four civilians and more than 100 enlisted personnel performing in almost 30 job specialties.
A Thunderbirds air demonstration is a mix of formation flying and solo routines. The four-jet diamond formation demonstrates the training and precision of Air Force pilots, while the lead and opposing solo aircraft highlight some of the maximum capabilities of the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
The pilots perform approximately 40 maneuvers in a demonstration. The entire show, including the ground show and air demonstration, lasts about 75 minutes. The season typically starts in March and ends in November, with the winter months used to train new members.
Officers serve a two-year assignment with the squadron, while enlisted personnel serve three to four.
The squadron performs no more than 80 air demonstrations each year and has never canceled a demonstration due to maintenance difficulty. More than 280 million people in all 50 states and 57 foreign countries have seen the red, white and blue Thunderbirds jets in more than 3,500 aerial demonstrations.
In addition to their responsibilities as the Air Force’s premier jet demonstration team, the Thunderbirds are part of our combat force. If required, the team's personnel and aircraft can be rapidly integrated into a fighter unit at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Since the aircraft are only slightly modified, they can be made combat-ready in less than 72 hours.
F-16 Fighting Falcon
The Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon represents the full range of capabilities possessed by the Air Force's tactical fighters. This highly-maneuverable multi-role fighter has proved to be one of the world's best precision tactical bombers and air-to-air combat aircraft. The only modifications needed to prepare aircraft for air demonstrations are a smoke-generating system and painting in Thunderbird colors. Additional information about the F-16 can be found at www.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/224/Article/1....
History
The Thunderbirds were officially activated June 1, 1953, as the 3600th Air Demonstration Unit at Luke AFB, Ariz. The unit was nicknamed the “Stardusters.” Their first aircraft was the straight-winged F-84G Thunderjet, a combat fighter-bomber that had seen action in Korea. Early in 1955, the team transitioned to the swept-winged F-84F Thunderstreak.
In June 1956, the team moved to its current home at Nellis. At the same time the Thunderbirds traded the veteran F-84 for the world's first supersonic fighter, the F-100 Super Sabre -- an aerial platform that would serve the Thunderbirds for 13 years. More than 1,000 demonstrations were flown in the Super Sabre, thrilling spectators around the world. In 1964, the team changed briefly to the F-105B Thunderchief, but an in-flight mishap revealed a problem with that airframe’s design. So, after only six shows, the Thunderbirds returned to the F-100.
From 1969 to 1973, the Thunderbirds flew the Air Force's front-line fighter, the F-4E Phantom II. In 1974, the Thunderbirds converted to the T-38 Talon, the world's first supersonic trainer. The T-38 was more fuel-efficient and less costly to maintain, which made it an ideal choice during the oil crisis of the 1970s.
Early in 1983, the Thunderbirds reinstituted their traditional role of demonstrating the Air Force's front-line fighter capabilities. Transition to the F-16A allowed the team to retain manpower and fuel efficiency while demonstrating to spectators the latest in fighter technology.
For additional information on our team, visit www.afthunderbirds.com.
Point of Contact
USAF Thunderbirds, Public Affairs Office; 4445 Tyndall Ave.; Nellis AFB, NV 89191-6079; DSN 682-6776 or (702) 652-6776; e-mail: USAF.Thunderbirds@nellis.af.mil
I have been taking so many photos and learning so much since starting school!
This project was to attempt and take an objective self portrait, which is of course impossible.
Turbulence in the Middle East namely the ongoing battle between Palestine and Israel has hit the cities in the U.S. namely San Francisco. The protest in San Francisco on November 15 2012 at the Israeli consulate on Montgomery Street was loud and got very aggressive toward's the end when the Palestinian protesters became eager to confront the pro-Israeli protesters who showed up across the street. The Palestinian protesters were very loud and repetitive in their message while the pro-Israeli protesters seemed to belittle and mock the pro-Palestinian protesters.
I was "live on scene at Israeli vs Palestine protest in downtown SF, and couldn't figure out what side of the police line I was on. It got messy for a second. Tonight while covering that protest it was like a roller coaster. People screaming and hollering, signs everywhere, police with batons, cars speeding-by, workers trying to leave, and the pushing and shoving that often occurs by protesters, and all-the-while trying to make sure I remain objective.
Den of Imagination - Your Miniature Painting Service
We are a registered studio in Torun, Poland. We have been in line of work since 2008. Our still growing staff of painters and sculptors is ready to work on any project you can imagine!
We are credible, solid and reliable. We work best with large commissions and we guarantee fast service.
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By far the most popular feature request I have had for Anxiety is the addition of a Global Hotkey. This was actually planned for the 1.0 release, but due to time constraints and Leopard-related difficulties I decided to postpone its inclusion. I'm pleased to say that this has been added and will be one of the things to look forward to in the next release. Hitting the hotkey results in the list window fading in (or out, depending on the window's visibility), just like the behavior of the menubar item.
In this picture you can see that there's also a preference in the General prefs section to change the global shortcut to something you'd prefer. It uses waffle software's ShortcutRecorder control, which allows you to use function keys, or whatever modifiers you'd like.
This functionality will become available in the next update of Anxiety, which you can check for using the Check For Updates menu item under the application menu. Otherwise, Anxiety will automatically check for updates upon launching.
Objective 3: Composition Techniques – Use the guide on the website
1. Rule of Thirds-rule of thirds is located in the top right, this enhances the photo by adding a bit more scenery higher up in the photo so that it does not look to blank.
2. Perspective and depth-this photo is located closer to the ground a gives it a different perspective this helps enhance the photo by revealing more foreground
4. Backgrounds- the background in this photo is probably the strongest part and makes the photo what it is, the background is located in the back and is naturally where the eyes are attracted to because it’s the most interesting a nice looking part in the photo
5. Leading Lines-there is a bit of leading lines in this photo and its located on the right where the snow trail is this helps the photo by giving the landscape a more carved look and makes your eyes want to follow the trail.
7. Texture- the texture in this photo is located on the snow this enhances the photo by adding depth to it, the texture adds depth to it because as you look farther back the texture on the snow becomes less visible giving the photo more of a 3D look to its environment
Objective 4: Lighting (side, back, soft, hard, fill)
Types of lighting and how they contribute to the image: this photo has hard light in it this enhances the photo by making it easier to see the texture of the snow
Objective 5: Post Production (resize, contrast, sharpening, and others you have done)
Corrections/adjustments made: I added some contrast to the photo to give it a darker look and I sharpened it to make the trees in the background look sharper and I resized it so I could upload it to Flickr
Objective 6: Critique
Analyze your photograph for strengths and areas for improvement (consider composition, lighting, exposure, overall feel, etc.)
Strength: this photo is a good background and a good landscape it has texture to give it a more realistic look leading lines to help draw the eyes farther back and the photo was taken lower to the ground to give it a different perspective
Area for growth: the leading lines could be a little more interesting
Objective 7: Photographic Styles (ex. portrait, landscape, etc.) – Explain why the settings and composition are appropriate for the style of photography. (How did you create the shot?)
Type/style of photography: Landscape
The camera mode (P, TV, Av, M): Av
f stop used: 11, I used f 11 so that the background wouldn’t be to blurry and so the foreground wouldn’t be to blurry
shutter speed used: 1/100 this shutter speed was used because there wasn’t anything moving so there was no risk of motion blur and it was set high enough so that there wouldn’t be any shake witch would create motion blur
ISO used: 100 I used this ISO so there would be less noise in the photo
Focal length: 18mm, I used this focal length so that I could create more depth in the photo
One of the main objectives of the European Union is to promote economic, social and territorial cohesion between regions. The reformed EU Cohesion Policy 2014-2020 comes at a pivotal moment. Recent years of austerity have seen rising unemployment and widening inequality, especially in peripheral regions, with youth, women and ethnic minorities worst affected.
Making over €350 billion available to invest in Europe's regions, cities and the real economy, the reformed Cohesion Policy is the EU's principal investment tool to deliver the Europe 2020 goals: creating growth and jobs, tackling climate change and energy dependence, reducing poverty and social exclusion. Once member states’ national contributions and the leverage effect of financial instruments are taken into account, the impact is likely to be over €500 billion.
Launching a new partnership with the European Commission, with the participation of the OECD, Salzburg Global’s program is timed to help key stakeholders understand the rules and results-oriented focus of the reformed Cohesion Policy and ensure maximum impact for these investments. It will build on our longstanding European program which has featured over 15 sessions devoted to the EU’s development and expansion, grounded in our location at the crossroads of East and West.
The 2014 program will focus on ways in which regional development policy and complementary instruments can enhance competitiveness and effective governance at local, regional and transboundary levels.
Participants will examine tools for environmentally sustainable innovation, human capital development, creation and financing of SMEs and the transition to a low carbon economy. They will compare practical projects and mechanisms that have delivered successful outcomes for competitiveness and inclusive growth, in and beyond Europe, in order to identify transferable tools and connect stakeholders who are leading cutting-edge work around the world.
The program will be held from May 17 to May 22, 2014 in Salzburg, Austria, with a one day, high-level pre-session meeting on May 17-18, focusing on European competitiveness, the shift to low carbon economies, and the role of sustainable cities.
The 2018 EPI builds on measures relevant to the goal of reducing the loss or degradation of ecosystems and natural resources, which are grouped into one policy objective named ecosystem vitality. Ecosystem vitality scores are based on seven issue categories: biodiversity and habitat, forests, fisheries, climate and energy, air pollution, water resources, and agriculture. All indicators and composite indices in the EPI are normalized as a 0–100 proximity-to-target score, with 100 representing "at target" and 0 being furthest from the target.
It looked fine to me. Perhaps the scale was off.
It seems the only thing wrong with this relief map of Little Bighorn was that the audio commentary wasn't working.
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Objective: Press Release @ The Star for Melbourne Cup 2010 & Fundraising for National Cancer Society Malaysia
Photographer: Amri G
Assisted By: Emil G
Celebrity: Dato' Yasmin Yusuf
Wardrobe Designer: Nila Palacios www.nilapalacios.com/
MUA: Rachel W
Location: Double Tree, Hilton KL
Special Thanks to Meem,Vanitha Krishnasamy & Jenni Lander
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Trying out he 50mm objective lent by a friend. The subject is an our friend's dog.
Testando il 50mm di un amico. Il soggeto è il cane di un nostro compare.