USAF C-130J landing while Avengers wait to takeoff at Thunder Over Michigan 2025.

USAF KC-135R holds short while an Avenger lands after a flight demonstration at Thundr Over Michigan 2025.

USAF C-17 Globemaster III landing after flight demonstration at Thunder Over Michigan 2025.

The U.S. Marine Corps is retiring its AV-8B Harrier II+ fleet, with the last aircraft expected to be out of service by the second half of 2027. This transition is part of a broader plan to replace the Harrier with the F-35B Lightning II, a fifth-generation fighter.

USMC F-35B with vapor cone during flight demonstration at Traverse City Air Show. A vapor cone, also known as a Mach cone, is a visible cloud of condensed water vapor that can form around an aircraft traveling at transonic speeds (near the speed of sound).

USMC F-35B Lightning II during VTOL/STOL flight demonstration at Traverse City Air Show 2025.

USAF F-22 Raptor launching flare during flight demonstration at Traverse City Air Show 2025.

Military Helicopters during flight demonstration at Traverse City Air Show 2025.

USMC F-35B Lightning II during VTOL/STOL flight demonstration at Traverse City Air Show 2025.

U.S. Navy Boeing P-8 Poseidon during flight demonstration at Traverse City Air Show 2025.

The U.S. Marine Corps is retiring its AV-8B Harrier II+ fleet, with the last aircraft expected to be out of service by the second half of 2027. This transition is part of a broader plan to replace the Harrier with the F-35B Lightning II, a fifth-generation fighter.

USAF Thunderbirds during flight demonstration at Thunder Over Michigan Air Show.

B-17 Yankee Lady at Thunder Over Michigan Air Show.

German Air Force A400 coming in for landing after flight demonstration at Thunder Over Michigan.

North American F-100 Super Sabre, on taxiway after flight demonstration at Thunder Over Michigan.

U.S. Navy Blue Angel F/A-18F Super Hornet at Thunder Over Michigan.

U.S. Navy Boeing P-8 Poseidon during flight demonstration at Traverse City Air Show 2025.

U.S. Navy Blue Angel F/A-18E Super Hornet during flight demonstration at Thunder Over Michigan.

USAF Thunderbirds during flight demonstration at Thunder Over Michigan Air Show.

B-1B LANCER FLYPAST AT A LOCAL AIR SHOW.