Marine Sgt. Kyle Storm, a crew chief assigned to the Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, straps Air Force Lt. Col. Jason Koltes, operations officer assigned to the Air Force Thunderbirds, into the back seat of an F/A-18 Hornet before an orientation flight at Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif. The Thunderbirds are visiting the Blue Angels to conduct exchange orientation flights before starting the official 2012 show season. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Johnson/Released) . Thunderbirds and Blue Angels 120301-N-BA418-007

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