Air Force Week Sacramento will run from Sept. 5 through 13 at various locations throughout Sacramento, Calif. The USAF Thunderbirds, the Air Force's official aerial demonstartion team perform in the skies above Travis Air Force Base, Calif. as part of the 2008 Travis Air Expo. The demonstration team will be at the California Capital Air Show on Sept. 12 and 13. The week will culminate with an California Capital Air Show at Mather Airport with numerous aerial acts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kristen Rohrer)

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Air Force Week Sacramento begins this weekend - "Family - Mission - Future"

Published Sept. 2, 2009
By Travis Team
Public Affairs

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- -- Air Force Week Sacramento will run from Sept. 5 through 13 at various locations throughout Sacramento, Calif.

Air Force Week begins Sept. 5 in Rancho Cordova, Calif. with the 10th annual Mather Mud Run. Tops In Blue, the Air Force's premier entertainment showcase, will offer several performances during the week's events. A proclamation signing at the California Capitol, by select Air Force officials and distinguished guests, will officially open the week Sept. 8. Additionally, there will be speaking engagements with Air Force senior leaders to include the Secretary of the Air Force, the Honorable Michael B. Donley and the Commander of Air Mobility Command, Gen. Arthur J. Lichte. The proclamation signing will be followed by a flyover of Air Force aircraft and the day will conclude with an evening performance by Tops In Blue at the Mondavi Center on the University of California, Davis campus.

Other planned events throughout the week include air-to-air refueling missions with a C-17 Globemaster III and KC-10 Extender, and performances by Aaron Tippin and the Air Force Band of the Golden West at the California Capitol.

The week will culminate with an air show at Mather Airport Sept. 12 and 13 with numerous aerial acts to include the Air Force Thunderbirds, the Air Force's premier aerial demonstration team, performing both days.

For more information, call 60th AMW public affairs at 707-424-2011 or visit the web site at http://www.airforceweek.af.mil/sacramento/index.asp.

Schedule of Events:

Sept. 5 -AF Week Mather Mud Run, 7:00 a.m. Hagan Park, Rancho Cordova
Sept. 6 -Tops In Blue, 7:30 p.m. California State Fair - FREE
Sept. 7 -Tops In Blue, 7:30 p.m. California State Fair - FREE
Sept. 8 -Proclamation signing, 11:00 a.m. Capitol Building
Sept. 8 -Tops In Blue, 7:30 p.m. Mondavi Center, Davis - FREE
Sept. 11 -Aaron Tippin Concert, 6:30 p.m. Capitol Building - FREE
Sept. 8-11 -High School Visits
Sept. 12 -California Capital Air Show with USAF Thunderbirds, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Mather Airport
Sept. 13 -California Capital Air Show with USAF Thunderbirds, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Mather Airport