Thunderbirds Announce 2023-2024 Officer Selections

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds have announced five new officer selections for the 2023-2024 air show seasons.

Thunderbird 2: Capt. Zachary “Zeke” Taylor, F-15C Instructor/Evaluator Pilot, 67th Fighter Squadron, Kadena AB, Japan

Thunderbird 6: Capt. Eric “Miami” Tise, F-16 Instructor/Evaluator Pilot and Assistant Director of Operations, 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy

Thunderbird 7: Maj. Taylor “FLASH” Wight, Chief of Advanced Fighter/Bomber Systems Branch, Advanced Programs Division, Pacific Air Force Headquarters, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI

Thunderbird 8: Capt. Jeffrey “Simmer” Downie, T-38C IFF Instructor/Evaluator Pilot and Chief of Standardization/Evaluation, 435th Fighter Trainer Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, TX

Thunderbird 10: Capt. Randi Winther, Director of Staff, 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV

Each new officer will continue to serve in their operational unit they report this fall to begin training.

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