The Air Force Academy Class of 2017 graduates toss their hats skyward as the Air Force Thunderbirds roar overhead during the graduation ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 24, 2017. Nine-hundred-seventy-nine cadets crossed the stage to become the Air Force's newest second lieutenants.

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