The Al Fursan aerobatic display team, from the United Arab Emirates, conducts a flyby during its performance at the Bahrain International Airshow Jan. 18, 2014. (Hendrick Simoes/Stars and Stripes)
The Al Fursan aerobatic display team, from the United Arab Emirates, conducts a flyby during its performance at the Bahrain International Airshow Jan. 18, 2014. (Hendrick Simoes/Stars and Stripes)
The Russian Knights aerobatic demonstration team conducts a flyby during their performance at the Bahrain International Airshow Jan. 18, 2014. (Hendrick Simoes/Stars and Stripes)
Crowds walk up and down the flightline side of the terminal at Sakhir Airbase to view various military and civilian aircraft on display at the Bahrain International Airshow Jan. 18, 2014. (Hendrick Simoes/Stars and Stripe)
Various U.S. military aircraft on display at the Bahrain International Airshow Jan. 16, 2014. (Hendrick Simoes/Stars and Stripes)
People line up for a rare escorted tour of various U.S military aircraft on display at the Bahrain International Airshow Jan. 18, 2014. (Hendrick Simoes/Stars and Stripes)
U.S. servicemembers escort visitors on a tour of U.S. military aircraft on display at the Bahrain International Airshow Jan. 18, 2014. (Hendrick Simoes/Stars and Stripes)
U.S. servicemembers tell visitors about the UH-1Y Huey Venom at the Bahrain International Airshow Jan. 18, 2014. (Hendrick Simoes/Stars and Stripes)
U.S. servicemembers tell visitors about the AH-1Z Viper helicopter on display at the Bahrain International Airshow on Jan. 18, 2014. (Hendrick Simoes/Stars and Stripes)
A U.S. sailor takes a photo of an Arab couple posing in front of a AH-1Z Viper helicopter on display at the Bahrain International Airshow Jan. 16, 2014. The AH-1Z Viper helicopter is one of several U.S military aircraft on display. (Hendrick Simoes/Stars and Stripes)
Two aircraft from the Russian Knights aerobatic demonstration team fly by each other at high speed during the teams' performance at the Bahrain International Airshow Jan. 18, 2014. (Hendrick Simoes/Stars and Stripes)
U.S. servicemembers escort visitors on a tour of the MV-22 Osprey on display at the Bahrain International Airshow Jan. 18, 2014. The MV-22 Osprey was one of several U.S military aircraft on display at the air show. (Hendrick Simoes/Stars and Stripes)
U.S. servicemembers escort visitors at the Bahrain International Airshow around U.S. military aircraft on display Jan. 16, 2014. (Hendrick Simoes/Stars and Stripes)
People without tickets climb adjacent hills to Sakhir Airbase to get a good view of performing aircraft at the Bahrain International Airshow Jan 18, 2014. (Hendrick Simoes/Stars and Stripes)
Rain on the last day of the Bahrain International Airshow resulted in sparse crowds for the afternoon flying program Jan. 18, 2014. (Hendrick Simoes/Stars and Stripes)
Last weekend’s Bahrain International Airshow featured a number of European and Russian military and civilian aircraft as well as various display teams. A variety of U.S. military aircraft were also on display with servicemembers on hand to give visitors tours of the military hardware deployed in the region.
