美国空军雷鸟飞行表演队从内华达州明登返回基地途中飞越塔霍湖。此湖位于位于内华达山脉北部的断层盆地，面积500平方千米，南北长35千米，东西宽16千米，湖面海拔1,899米。深蓝色的湖面与周边的国家森林使这里成为一个旅游胜地。（The Thunderbirds Delta Formation flies over Lake Tahoe during their return from Minden, Nev. Aug. 25, 2015, at Lake Tahoe, Nev. There are approximately 120 to 130 enlisted Airmen assigned to the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron.）

美国空军雷鸟飞行表演队从内华达州明登返回基地途中飞越雾气弥漫的内华达山脉。（Maj. Jason Curtis, Thunderbird 5, and Capt. Nicholas Eberling, Thunderbird 6, fly back from Minden, Nev., Aug. 25, 2015. The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron is made up of approximately 30 Air Force Career Fields.）

美国空军雷鸟飞行表演队从内华达州明登返回途中飞越优山美地国家公园。（The Thunderbirds Delta Formation flies over Yosemite National Park during their return from Minden, Nev., Aug. 25, 2015. The mission of the Thunderbirds is to recruit new Airmen, retain the current Airmen, and represent the nearly 40,000 Airmen deployed at any given time.）