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As we fly for you today , we are proud

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to represent America's Air Force . We

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are the most lethal air force on the

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planet . Now , look back to the right

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and find thunder verse five and six

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teamed up this time to create a mirror

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image in their trademark Calypso cast .

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The I

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get

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Yeah ,

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thank you . Right .

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We got replace it as

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we as we Yeah , that

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we are . What ?

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Yes , what ?

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Yes ,

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ladies and gentlemen , the diamond is

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approaching over your left shoulder in

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the tight echelon formation . Watch as

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one becomes four with the echelon pass

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in review

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is yes .

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Surprise Hill Air Force Base . That was

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thir six sneaking up on you with the

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sound of freedom .

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Yeah . Right now , look back to the

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left as our lead solo . Maintains the

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level flight while performing the

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challenging slow rule .

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Why ?

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So

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that ?

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So my

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inbound from the right major downy will

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demonstrate the extraordinary role

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performance of the F-16 as he performs

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four Aleron roles at low altitude .

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Yes ,

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the diamond is now approaching from the

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right . This is a rare opportunity to

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go inside the cockpit of Thunderbird

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wine as Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Moa

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calls for the four diamond hals to

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perform simultaneous Aron roles in

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close formation ,

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smoke are ready now . And

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from the right major t and from the

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left major Downey inbound for show

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center at a closing speed of over 1000

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MPH before passing , they'll bank

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sharply narrowly avoiding each other

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for the opposing knife edge pass .

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Ok . Ok .

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Yes .

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From head into your left , the

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Thunderbirds are in the challenging

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trail formation with each wingman

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flying just a few feet from the

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aircraft in front of them . On command

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watch as they smoothly transition back

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into the thunderbird diamond .

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Our solo pilots have positioned

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themselves on opposite ends of the show

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line to a show center for the inverted

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pass . A difficult maneuver made even

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more challenging since thunderbird five

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to your left is approaching upside

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down . Ok .

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Yeah .

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From directly in front Thunderbirds one

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through pole straight up in the

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vertical and trail formation emerging

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from the smoke . You will see the

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pilots have skillfully transited back

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into the thunderbird diamond .

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It's good

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while the maneuvers you are watching

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today are in tight formation and at low

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altitude , they require the same level

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of concentration and discipline that

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every air force pilot must employ

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whether flying combat missions over

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hostile territory or flying in support

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of humanitarian efforts in adverse

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conditions . Now watch as Thirt five

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completes his rejoin with the diamond

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to perform the low bomb burst .

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That was major Eric T with one more

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surprise as he approached super sonic

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speeds and while supersonic speeds are

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critical in chasing down the enemy slow

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speed handling is just as important in

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aerial combat . We'll look back to the

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left and find Major Downey .

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So

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um

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yeah ,

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watches Thunderbird five completes his

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rejoin with the diamond to the right as

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his familiar formation approaches to

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perform the five card loop .

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Yeah ,

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maybe imagine .

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Yeah .

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Yeah .

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Yeah . Yeah . The

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now look to your left as Major Downey

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demonstrates the exceptional climbing

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performance of the F-16 as he climbs

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three miles straight

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it up .

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Oh ,

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ladies and gentlemen , the Thunderbirds

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would like to dedicate this next pass

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to all the families here today whose

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loved ones are deployed around the

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globe in the defense of our freedoms .

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Anyway .

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Right . Oh .

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Now watch from the left as Major Downey

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demonstrates the raw power and tight

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turn performance to the F-16 with a

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maximum performance turn followed by

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half . Cate give me one .

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Give me that .

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Now , look over your shoulder to the

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right for precision flying under T and

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feel the power of the diamond burner

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360

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as our two solo pilots , Thunderbirds

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five and six rejoin with the Diamond to

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form the Thunderbird delta formation .

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We would like to take a moment to honor

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those veterans in the crowd today whose

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service and sacrifice have given us the

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freedoms that we so greatly cherish .

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Yeah ,

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I see

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such .

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How ,

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what ?

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Oh ,

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Lieutenant Colonel Nathan MFA will now

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reposition the delta formation for the

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delta role as you take time to watch

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the precision required to maneuver 6

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F-16s as one formation . Let that serve

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as a reminder of not just the teamwork

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but also the dedication and commitment

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that makes our team and the United

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States Air force the most capable and

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credible force on the planet .

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Yeah ,

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as the delta soars above , we are proud

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to represent the 68,000 airmen who are

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deployed around the globe . While our

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airmen , guardians , soldiers ,

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sailors and marines risk their

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lives every day to fight for democracy .

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It is the families that stay behind ,

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who are the silent heroes of our

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military . Their sacrifices do not go

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unrecognized . And we thank every mom ,

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dad , husband , wife ,

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son and daughter who support their

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deployed military member each day while

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they continue to fight to keep our

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country , the land of the free and the

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home of Liber .

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And now from the right watch the

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formation of 6 F-16 precisely maneuver

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showcasing teamwork at its finest for

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the delta formation loop

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as the delta repositions for the delta

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burst the flying skill and grace U ce

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balls from over 71 years of technical

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training and thousands of hours of

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practice and employment . Every airman

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who wears the thunderbird uniform is a

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military member . First highly trained

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in a professional air force skill as

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airman first thuds used years of on the

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job training to provide consistent and

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credible global vigilance , global

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reach and global power giving a

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critical edge to today's joint war

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fighting and coalition teams wherever

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they have been and wherever they go

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after their time on the team , the

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Thunderbirds are airmen first and

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airmen always faithfully and

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professionally representing their

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brothers and sisters in arms who are

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providing unrivaled air space and cyber

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dominance around the globe

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from directly in front you . 2024

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Thunderbirds and the inspirational

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delta burst .

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Yes .

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What's that ?

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Ok . Our solo pilots are

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approaching for their final high speed

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head on pass as they cross the show

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center watch for them to climb sharply ,

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then reverse course with a split

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maneuver to cross again with a knife

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edge pass . Let's go inside the cockpit

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and listen to this breathtaking

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maneuver . No .

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Ok . Pa

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96 305 o'clock 982 55 is

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online . Yeah .

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Oh

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yeah ,

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ladies and gentlemen , no other

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maneuver is more closely associated

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with the Thunderbirds than the one you

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are about to see the diamond approaches

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from the left to perform the high bomb

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burst .

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O

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so

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as our Thunderbirds come into land , we

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hope you found today's performance .

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Inspirational . It is the culmination

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of hundreds of hours of training and

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preparation , representing the

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unparalleled devotion to duty of every

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air force pilot in your air force . We

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encourage the young people of the

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honest to dream big , choose integrity

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to serve their communities and family

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and to surround themselves with

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excellence

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what a demonstration from the Air Force

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Thunderbirds . Wow . Awesome display .

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Yeah . What do you think ? First time ,

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you know , we talked about 18 inches

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apart , 500 miles an hour . But to see

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that in person and you know , that this

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is muscle memory for the pilots . But

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that moment , like when they're coming

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together and they're flying , you just

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makes your heart stop does . And so it

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was a lot of fun and I think it was a

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very successful air show . Oh ,

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absolutely . I mean , it was hot , but

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we all braved it and the energy was

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here up in the sky and on the ground ,

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it was a great time . I want to give a

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special thanks to the men and women of

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the second audiovisual squadron .

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Outstanding pictures all weekend long

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and great job by the camera operators

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by our mountain cam crew , the truck

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crew . Of course , the floor crew here ,

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the tent crew , if you will , they did

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a great job all weekend long . So

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special . Thanks to everybody . Special

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thanks to my co hosts all weekend long

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from KSL five now . Yeah , we love to

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be out here . We to support the air

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show and can't wait to do it again next

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year . Yes . So for my partner Alex

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Cabrera this morning and Lauren Stein

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Becker this afternoon , I'm Dan Hawkins .

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We'll say so long . We'll see you

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probably in 2026 from Hill Air Force

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Base . Good night , everybody .

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Carolina that the charges , right ?

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Our flight chief of communications from

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Riverside California master Sergeant

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Sierra Gin , our section chief of

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radio frequency transmission from Tampa

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Florida . Technical Sergeant John T

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RNCO IC of Federal Road Airlift

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operations and notes specialist from

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Gresham Oregon , technical sergeant ,

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Chad Gordon , our assistant at

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CIC of Aviation resource management and

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music specialist . You DJ here today

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from Franklin Virginia technical

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Sergeant , Tyler Brewer , our NCO IC

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F . Cyber security administration and

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videographer from Shreveport ,

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Louisiana technical Sergeant , Jason

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RNCO IC of the commander , support

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staff and videographer from Charlotte ,

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North Carolina . Step Sergeant , Sierra

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Crowd our maintenance operations center

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controller from West Windo Nevada ,

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staff sergeant , Avery Arias of

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command information from Tucson Arizona ,

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step sergeant , Brianna Clip of

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media relations from Middleton , Ohio ,

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step Sergeant Dakota Carter RNC I of

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community outreach from Miami Florida

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technical Sergeant , Keith James , our

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NC IC of Air Group flight equipment

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from Moss Point Mississippi technical

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Sergeant , Kayla Dennis , our air group

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flight equipment is from Tallahassee

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Florida . Step Sergeant , Diana .