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Show 17 June 10, 1999 how 2) ir the disabled are requested! lovell said. "This will enabl( .... blished parking areas meet uished visitors park at the ;port to the Visitors center d individuals will be givej i ruing. entering the base and isary, Base Exchange, r-- : sS t.it ' p W - - neeor Bowl-- ? ,v amity Housing ana otneri :: Southwest Gate, Bovell said. . : : ise before the end of the Air to exit through the South 2S, whichever has the least n ' J- - :i Peking area vn i v AV7 - u - g- gz gr '- r- -s - (i - --- ; tfT low. Show, the South, West and , yA, JI ' V A ir Shov i i v fills I WW M WAX 9Sfe V jrimary exit points for Air exit through the gate they 'Law Enforcement person-fiflow towards the primary dents are requested to wall tie bus to and from the Air c iticipate significant delays onclusion of the Air Show, sration and patience will be 4 1 Ip E H niri"" ...I ot fevi -- r lg' If 1 ... - spire crowdsvith aerial ballet Thunderbird jets cross their smoke trails in one of many close maneuvers the team is known for. Aircraft are often as close as apart during some of the aerial demonstrations. wy;w.'Ji... 18-inch-es .Minn s. ...v - ., ' 1 L. .... .... .... Lt. Col.San Bishop - - i to the Middle East and flew 3 East where he served as flight leader and missions. He has logged morl package commander for numerous 0 hours in the Bartelii issions over northern Iraq enforcing sdland Hills, Calif., is married t- e no-fl- y zone. He has logged more than C. ler Lisa Elsrode, of Colora Colo. They have a daughter, Ca ........ t Bowen is to is married Kingsport, Tenn., and 900 hours in the from the former C. K i many. F-15- E Seymou- 8, F-15- F-lfr- C C. F-4- G 1 1 1 1 , , F4EG, E and Malfer, from St. Louis, Mo., is married to the former Bridget Burton of Marinette, Wis. They have a son, Brandon. tneT-38- cott Bowen, 33, in his first seJ the Thunderbirds, flies th known as the slot, in the diJ rmation. Bowen entered thi in 1988 from the Clemson Uni eserve Officer Training Corps is assignment to the team, h t commander, instructor pilo' t examiner for the 6 Formi Unit, 61st Fighter SauadroS B, Ariz. During Operation Pr5 lort, he deployed to the Middl i , : F-1- F-15- '0i) i, $2k a Royal Air Force exchange officer, flying the GR.7 Harrier with No. 1 Fighter Squadron, RAF Wittering, U.K. He has logged more than 2,400 hours in the AOA-10- , HawkTlA, GR.7 Harrier, AT-38and Wright, from Sheridan, Ark., is married to the former Andrea Hammond of Yorkshire, England. They have a son, Jack. In addition to the performing pilots, two other jets are flown in as spares by the operations of ficer and the narrator. 1995, Wright was F-16- C. B, - Maj. Costa Tzavaras, 36, flies the No. 7 jet as the operations officer. He is the safety observer and evaluator for each air demonstration and flies orientation flights. The No. 7 jet is used as the primary spare for all air demonstrations. Tzavaras entered the Air Force in 1985 upon his graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy. Before his assignment assistant operto the team, he was an F-1-6 ations officer with the 21st Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz. He has logged more than , ...ivir tr:;t I i Maj. Dennis Malfer Maj. Scott Bowen Maj. Mark Arlinghaus Maj. Brad Bartels ' ' V F-16- C. Maj. Dean Wright, 33, in his first season with the team, flies the No. 6 jet as the opposing solo pilot Wright entered the Air Force in 1987 upon graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy. He was pilot and chief of wing tactics, 3th Fighter Squadron, Holloman AFB, N.M., before joining the team. From 1993- - ' - 1 S V: .v Sonja Hienz of Duseldorf, Ger ark R. Arlinghaus, 34, in hi son with the Thunderbirds, flie Maj. Dennis Malfer, 34, in his second jet as right wing in the diamom season with the team, flies the No. 5 jet n. Arlinghaus entered theii p the lead solo pilot. Malfer entered 1987 upon his graduation froi; ihe Air Force in 1986 upon his graduatMr Force Academy. Before hil ion from the U.S. Air Force Academy. :nt to the team, he was flight coo Before his assignment to the team, he ar the introduction to fighter fur was an assistant operations officer, s training program, 560th FlyiH flight commander and instructor pilot Squadron, Randolph AFB.Texai with the 335th Fighter Squadron, Air Force Base, N.C. Durigged more than 2,700 hours i r-Johnson AT-3and Arlin ing Operation Desert Storm, he was tn Houston, Texas, is married i ' deDloverl tn rhp Middle East where he flew 2fi rnmhat missions as an flight ler Tania Poole of Missouri , t emu nnJi1 is, uiey nave two aaugnien; Jeader and package commander. He id Riley. j as logged more than 3,000 hours in ; 2,500 hours in the T-4- T-3-8, 1, A-1- 0, and Tzavaras and his wife, Lisa, have a son, Nicholas and a daughter, Amanda. V,. Maj. Mike Byrne, 37, is the Thun- derbird narrator. He is in his first season with the team and flies the No. 8 jet as the team's advance pilot Arriving at each air demonstration site in advance of the main contingent, Byrne ensures all arrangements for the performance are complete, then narrates each demonstration. He also flies orientation flights in his No. 8 which the team jet a two-seuses as a secondary spare for all air demonstrations. Byrne entered the Air Force in 1984 from the ROTC at Bowling Green State University, Ohio. Before his assignment to the team, he was an AT-3- 8 instructor pilotand chief of the wing commander's action group at Columbus AFB, Miss. He began his career as a 2 navigator at n Loring Air Force Base, Maine. After 5 an was of pilot training he at F-16- i m,f D B-5- com-pletioF-1- f I - ri, I - Maj. Dean Wright instructor pilot at Langley Air Force Base, Va. where he deployed in support of Oper- ation Southern Watch and flew 28 combat missions over southern Iraq. He has logged more than 2,900 hours in and the a daughhis and have Carol, wife, Byrne a and Chris. ter, Julie son, B-52- G, F-15- C, AT-38- B, D. |