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Two F-16 Fighting Falcons of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerobatic squadron performing a "calypso" maneuver over Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rapid City, S.D., May 30, 2009.

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United States Air Force aircraft squadron

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Two F-16 Fighting Falcons of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerobatic squadron performing a "calypso" maneuver over Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rapid City, S.D., May 30, 2009.

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerobatic squadron performing...

Senior Airman Anthony Sanchelli, U.S. Air Force/U.S. Department of Defense

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U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds flying in formation.

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