Honorary CC Flight

Thomas McGrath, vice president of the Air Force Association Thunderbird Chapter and president of the National Marine Corps Business Network, prepares for a civic leader flight at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 12, 2023. McGrath served six years in the U.S. Marines and was an honor graduate of the Noncommissioned Officer Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Tan)

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Honorary CC Flight

Thomas McGrath, vice president of the Air Force Association Thunderbird Chapter and president of the National Marine Corps Business Network, fires a .50 caliber machine gun on the HH-60W Jolly Green II as part of the 53rd Wing Civic Leader flight at the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada, Dec. 12, 2023. The civic leader program was developed to create one-on-one opportunities to educate key community members about the missions of the U.S. Air Force, Nellis Air Force Base, and the Nevada Test and Training Range. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Tan)

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Honorary CC Flight

Thomas McGrath, vice president of the Air Force Association Thunderbird Chapter and president of the National Marine Corps Business Network, prepares to fire a .50 caliber machine gun on the HH-60W Jolly Green II as part of the 53rd Wing Civic Leader flight at the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada, Dec. 12, 2023. Civic leaders help inform and educate the local community about the mission of the United States Air Force and Nellis AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Tan)

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Honorary CC Flight

Airmen from the 88th Test and Evaluation Squadron prepare for civic leader flight at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada, Dec. 12, 2023. Civic leaders help inform and educate the local community about the mission of the United States Air Force and Nellis AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Tan)

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Honorary CC Flight

Two Airmen from the 88th Test and Evaluation Squadron and Thomas McGrath, middle, vice president of the Air Force Association Thunderbird Chapter and president of the National Marine Corps Business Network, prepare for a civic leader flight at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 12, 2023. McGrath served six years in the U.S. Marnes and was an honor graduate of the Noncommissioned Officer Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Tan)

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HH-60W Jolly Green II Civic Leader Flight

An HH-60W Jolly Green II flies over the Valley of Fire as part of a 53rd Wing Civic Leader flight from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 12, 2023. The civic leader program was developed to create one-on-one opportunities to educate key community members about the missions of the U.S. Air Force, Nellis Air Force Base, and the Nevada Test and Training Range. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Tan)

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HH-60W Jolly Green II Civic Leader Flight

An HH-60W Jolly Green II flies over the Valley of Fire as part of a 53rd Wing Civic Leader flight from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 12, 2023. The aircraft received its name during a ceremony in Feb. 2020 to honor several generations of Jolly Green crews who established the excellence and capability expected of the United States Air Force combat rescue crews today. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Tan)

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HH-60W Jolly Green II Civic Leader Flight

An HH-60W Jolly Green II flies over the Valley of Fire as part of a 53rd Wing Civic Leader flight from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 12, 2023. The aircraft is equipped to recover isolated personnel from hostile or denied territory in a variety of threat environments and to conduct humanitarian missions and evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Tan)

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HH-60W Jolly Green II Civic Leader Flight

An HH-60W Jolly Green II flies over the Valley of Fire as part of a 53rd Wing Civic Leader flight from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 12, 2023. The aircraft received its name during a ceremony in Feb. 2020 to honor several generations of Jolly Green crews who set the standard of excellence and capability expected of the United States Air Force combat rescue crews today. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Tan)

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HH-60W Jolly Green II Civic Leader Flight

An HH-60W Jolly Green II flies over the Valley of Fire as part of a 53rd Wing Civic Leader flight from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 12, 2023. The aircraft proceeds the HH-60G Pave Hawk and boasts a digital radar warning receiver, laser missile, hostile fire warning and externally mounted .50 caliber weapons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Tan)

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HH-60W Jolly Green II Civic Leader Flight

An HH-60W Jolly Green II flies over the Valley of Fire as part of a 53rd Wing Civic Leader flight from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 12, 2023. The aircraft proceeds the HH-60G Pave Hawk and boasts a digital radar warning receiver, laser missile, hostile fire warning and externally mounted .50 caliber weapons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Tan)

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HH-60W Jolly Green II Civic Leader Flight

Published Dec. 28, 2023
By Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Tan
57th Wing Public Affairs

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Thomas McGrath, vice president of the Air Force Association Thunderbird Chapter and president of the National Marine Corps Business Network, prepares for a civic leader flight at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 12, 2023. McGrath served six years in the U.S. Marnes and was an honor graduate of the Noncommissioned Officer Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Tan)