Airframe: A1C Alejandra Vargas, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules loadmaster, pushes a bundle during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen AFB, Guam, Dec. 5, 2016. Australian and Japanese aircrews joined US? airmen to execute the humanitarian aid/disaster relief training event where C-130 aircrews perform low-cost, low-altitude airdrops to drop zones while providing critical supplies to 56 islands. (Air Force photo by SrA. Delano Scott.) (Click on image above to reach wallpaper version.)
Planning an Air Show Is Hard. At Andrews, It’s Even Harder
Sept. 17, 2025
Joint Base Andrews opened its flightline this month to thousands of civilians, exposing a normally restricted airbase that regularly hosts the president and foreign dignitaries to a curious public eager to see current and historic military aircraft up close and in action.
