Abigayle Ramirez, age 3, smiles as she walks with her father
Sgt. Charles J. Ramirez, as they leave the Oklahoma National
Guard Armory in Oklahoma City, Okla., on Thursday.
Oklahoma National Guardsmen have returned from New Orleans
where they conducted search-and-rescue and security missions
in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Ben Margot / AP Photo
Navy Blue Angel flight demonstration team leader Cmdr. Stephen Foley
flies his Number 1 F/A-18 Hornet jet over the south tower of the
Golden Gate Bridge during a practice flight in San Francisco on Thursday.
The Blue Angels are preparing for two air shows as part of the Fleet Week
San Francisco 2005 festivities this weekend.
Danny Johnston / AP Photo
F-16 fighters of the Air Force Thunderbirds aerobatic team fly below a
C-130J transport airplane above Little Rock, Ark., on Thursday.
The Thunderbirds are scheduled to perform Saturday and Sunday
at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.