There’s something profoundly alive about watching these machines dance across the sky…
I captured the Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II Demo Team during a brief window on my lunch break.
Filming in 4K at both 60 and 119 frames per second with nothing more than my Canon and a 500mm lens. Simple, straightforward, and yet I haven’t felt this electric while shooting in longer than I care to admit.
In editing, replaying those slow-motion passes and thunderous climbs, something in me woke up again. The raw power, the precision, the sheer beauty of human ingenuity and courage captured in every frame reminded me why I love this craft so deeply. I made this film for myself as much as for anyone els.. a small, honest attempt to share the awe I felt standing there on a random workday, heart pounding, completely lost in the moment.
If these jets stir even a fraction of that same feeling in you, then I’ve done what I set out to do. Grateful to witness it. Grateful to share it.
RAMBO had just a little extra juice left in the tank ⛽️ to FULL SEND IT back to Portland International KPDX! Hillsboro 2026 featuring the F-35A Lightning Demo Team killed it!!!
✈️ Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
🇺🇸 U.S. Air Force - Air Combat Command
🛜 19-5485 / TACO 01
🦅 48th Fighter Wing
An F-35 as TACO 01 departs RAF Lakenheath on an evening training sortie, December 2025.
#usaf #lakenheath #f35 #canon #aviation
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⛽ Fueled up and ready to dance 🕺
Our jet is pumped up with fuel and our team is pumped up with energy to show Oregon what the F-35A is capable of! This is your last chance to come down to the Oregon International Airshow and see us is person before we take off!
@usairforce photos by SSgt Nick Rupiper
Day one of bringing the thunder to the Gunfighter Skies air show ✅
Catch #AmericasTeam back in action tomorrow afternoon to polish off a weekend in the gem state 💎
#Thunderbirds #Freedom250 #BlindTrust
Personally, I don't think there's a better single ship demo team in the airshow loop right now. @femahiester absolutely fly's the paint off this jet. If you have the opportunity to see it in the wild I'd say go at any cost. The demo is simply incredible....
@diamond9productions
#aviation #avgeek #f16 #viper #usaf #lockheed
📣 Let the shows begin! 🍿
Hillsboro, get ready for us this weekend cause we brought the energy! Last night's twilight show was just a taste of the power you can see at the @oregonairshow . If you want some more, come out today and watch us bring the thunder at 3:50 pm!
📸 @usairforce photos by SSgt Nick Rupiper
🔪 Cutting through the storm! 🌧️
The weather station claims no lightning, but we'll be at the @oregonairshow twilight show to prove them wrong 😎. Come out to Hillsboro Airport see our first performance here at 6:50 p.m.!
📸 @usairforce photos by SSgt Nick Rupiper
USMC🤝USAF
During Mosaic-Lightning 26-2 ⚡️, U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II aircrews refueled U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft, supporting combat search and rescue operations, strengthening joint-force integration and extending mission capability in operational environments.
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