2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show highlights

U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Raymond Mills A U.S. Marine Corp L-1 MH-366 is shown as a static display May 19 during the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show. This year’s Air Show theme is 100 years of Marine Corps aviation. Marine aviation officially began on May 22 1912, when 1st Lt. Alfred Austell Cunningham reported to Naval Aviation Camp in Annapolis, Md., for aviation duty.

U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lindsey A. Porter Guests attending the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show take time to visit Radio Active Airshow’s flight simulator inside Hangar 3 on Joint Base Andrews flightline May 18.

The Army Golden Knights aerial demonstration team exits the aircraft during the Joint Service Open House, May 18th 2012 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. This year's Joint Service Open House celebrates the Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation. JSOH affords the public and opportunity to meet the men and women of the Armed Forces while viewing over 100 static displays and 19 aerial demonstration teams. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Perry Aston) (Released)

U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Keyonna Fennell A parachutist from Team Red Bull prepares for landing during the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show May 18.

Photo/Bobby Jones Anthony Rawls, 17, an 11th grade student at Charles Flowers High School and prospective Marine recruit, participates in the Chin-Up Challenge as Marine Staff Sgt. Lionel Smith, left, from Marine Recruiting Sub Station in Waldorf, Md., observes at the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show on May 18.

Photo/Bobby Jones Army Staff Sgt. Curtis LaDue, U.S. Army Priority Air Transport flight steward, aids his daughter, Chasidy, 6, in pretending to be an aircraft, as her brother, Michael, 3, observes during the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show.

Photo/Bobby Jones Zachary Gregg, 6, pretends he is a Navy Blue Angels pilot and imitates their aerial acrobatics with his hand-held model F-A 18 Hornet at the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show May 18. Zachary is the son of Coast Guard Cmdr. Paul Gregg, U.S. Coast Guard liaison at The Pentagon.

Commandant of Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos speaks during the opening ceremony of 2012 Joint Service Open House, May 19 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. This year's Joint Service Open House celebrates the Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation. JSOH affords the public and opportunity to meet the men and women of the Armed Forces while viewing more than 100 static displays and 19 aerial demonstration teams.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Perry Aston)(Released)