Thunderbird 8, an F-16 Fighting Falcon, takes off from Dover Air Force Base, Del., Jan. 25, 2017. Capt. Erik “Speedy” Gonsalves, Air Force Thunderbirds advance pilot/narrator, and Staff Sgt. Todd Hughes, tactical aircraft maintainer, departed for Pittsburgh, Pa., the next stop of a scheduled nine-base, four-day trip.

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