Matt at Work: McGUIRE AFB (2008)

Just before takeoff Star-Ledger photographer Matt Rainey, right, sits in an Air Force F16D jet at McGuire Air Force Base. Lt. Col Rob Skelton is piloting the Thunderbird and taking Rainey from NJ down past Washington DC and back. Select members of the media get a ride on the Lockheed Martin jet in the days before an air show, which will take place this weekend. This image is a still pulled from video. Bordentown, NJ 5/30/08 12:22:44 PM SCOTT LITUCHY/THE STAR-LEDGER