A helicopter carrying pilots from the 125th Fighter Wing (FW), Florida Air National Guard lands at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Fla., Feb. 7, 2010. The pilots, from the Jacksonville-based unit, had just completed a stadium flyover in F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft during Super Bowl XLIV pregame activities. Lt. Col. Michael Birkeland, commander of Detachment 1, 125th FW, said this marks the first time an Air National Guard unit has performed a flyover at a Super Bowl game. The pilots who performed the flyover are 125th FW Commander Col. Bob Branyon, 125th FW Operations Group Commander Lt. Col. John
A helicopter carrying pilots from the 125th Fighter Wing (FW), Florida Air National Guard lands at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Fla., Feb. 7, 2010. The pilots, from the Jacksonville-based unit, had just completed a stadium flyover in F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft during Super Bowl XLIV pregame activities. Lt. Col. Michael Birkeland, commander of Detachment 1, 125th FW, said this marks the first time an Air National Guard unit has performed a flyover at a Super Bowl game. The pilots who performed the flyover are 125th FW Commander Col. Bob Branyon, 125th FW Operations Group Commander Lt. Col. John Black, 125th Fighter Squadron Commander Col. Bill Bair and Lt. Col. Mike Rouse. Tech. Sgt. Shelley Gill
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