Lt. Col. Jason Koltes, Air Force Thunderbirds Premier Demonstration Team operations officer, briefs Travis Daniels, emergency medical technician, about aerial maneuvers at Langley Air Force Base, Va., May 12, 2011. The Thunderbirds selected Mr. Daniels as the AirPower over Hampton Roads hometown hero, for which they rewarded him with an orientation flight in an F-16 Fighting Falcon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Racheal Watson)