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- [Narrator] On the 17th of February 2017

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Joint Base San Antonio Lackland

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received a visit from the Thunderbirds.

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- [Erik] We're out here today to do

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what we call a site survey.

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^We'll sit down with the air show staff

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^and we'll look at the aerobatic box

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^to make sure that it's going to be

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a safe area for us to perform the maneuvers in.

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So, our souls will be, in November

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they'll be, 150 feet off the ground

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upside down when they're doing some of their maneuvers,

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so we need to make sure that aerobatic box

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is going to be conducive for a safe airshow,

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not only for us, but for the crowd.

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Safety is always our number one priority

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when we're doing these airshows

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so that's what we'll be looking at

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to make sure everything's going to be safe and effective.

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And then as well as that,

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we want to make sure the logistics plan works as well.

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- [Narrator] Joint Base San Antonio will be

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celebrating Kelly Airfield's 100th anniversary,

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The United States Air Force 70th anniversary,

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and the Air Education and Training Command

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75th anniversary with an airshow.

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- [Erik] Yeah, so it'll be a great show.

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So November is a wonderful time of year

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in San Antonio from what I've been told.

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We'll do our high show, which is a bunch

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of loops, rolls, the full up display.

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- [Narrator] Visitors to port San Antonio

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on the 4th and 5th of November will

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have the opportunity to witness

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the Thunderbirds in action during the air show.

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- [Erik] It's such an amazing platform.

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It's such a powerful aircraft

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and it's a wonderful way for us

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to demonstrate to the public the precision,

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the pride and the power of our Air Force through the F-16.

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(dramatic music)