Watch Air Force Thunderbirds practice air show ahead of USAFA 2022 graduation
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (KRDO) -- The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are taking to the sky ahead of the Air Force Academy's Class of 2022 graduation ceremony.
Tuesday, Thunderbirds are scheduled to fly a practice mission over the Academy's Falcon stadium. Joining the team is 2022 Olympic gold medal-winning speed-skater Erin Jackson. Before taking flight, Jackson visited the Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark and congratulated Cadets from the Class of 2022 at the Academy on becoming new officers in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force.
Watch the Tuesday's practice below:
According to the USAFA, as mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration, extensive road closures and traffic detours are planned on the Academy under the performance area Tuesday and Wednesday.
Closures include the Santa Fe Trail and roads under the show area.
Tuesday, that area is closed between 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
On Wednesday, May 25, that area is closed from 10 a.m. through 2:30 p.m.
Full closures include:
- Stadium Boulevard - from Pine Drive to North Gate Blvd
- Community Center Drive - from Stadium Blvd. to E. Douglass Drive
- Academy Drive - from Stadium Blvd. to Lot 6
- The Santa Fe Trail from Tri-intersection Bridge to Parade Loop.
