They call Nellis Air Force Base home and will perform this weekend at Aviation Nation. The Thunderbirds got its start in 1953, just 6 years after the Air Force was established as a military branch.

Thunderbird Staff Sgt. William Rotroff, crew chief for Thunderbird One, helps the pilot prepare his plane before taking off at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas Friday, Jan. 10, 2014.

A U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilot who was killed when his F-16 jet crashed at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada on Wednesday was from Valencia, officials announced Thursday. In a statement, the US ...

The team moved to Nellis Air Force Base in 1956 from Luke Air Force Base. In 1983, the Thunderbirds began using their iconic F-16A. The Thunderbirds fly F-16Cs today after switching in 1992.

Lt. Col. Greg Moseley (CQ) speaks during a rededication ceremony for Capt. Gene Devlin outside the Thunderbirds Hangar at Nellis Air Force Base Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, in Las Vegas.

Inside the Thunderbirds' Training at Nellis Air Force BaseThe people of Pahrump are still coming to terms with a traumatic event that hit their community at a Movies in the Park event.

The Air Force's supersonic ambassadors have called Southern Nevada and Nellis Air Force Base home for 47 of their 50 years, becoming the Air Force's premier recruiting tool and a Nevada institution.

Welcome to Nellis AFB, Home of the Thunderbirds! Las Vegas is a melting pot of people and cultures. Finding a native can be difficult. With most of the residents working in hospitality or for the ...

The pilot was able to eject before that crash. The Thunderbirds formed in 1953 as the Air Demonstration Unite at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. They moved to Nellis in 1956.

A Thunderbirds pilot was killed April 4, 2018, when his F-16 crashed during training at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (Senior Airman Justine Rho/Air Force) ...

Officials at Nellis Air Force Base said it was unclear how the mishap would affect the Thunderbirds’ schedule for the remainder of the year. The team performs a heavy schedule, with 33 shows ...