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Snapshot: Thunderbirds plan for "Thunder Over Dover"

Staff Sgt. Todd Hughes, tactical aircraft maintainer, reviews the aircraft forms for Thunderbird 8, an F-16 Fighting Falcon, prior to departing Jan. 25, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Hughes ensured the aircraft was ready for the next scheduled sortie to Pittsburgh, Pa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Snapshot: Thunderbirds plan for "Thunder Over Dover"

The helmet of Capt. Erik “Speedy” Gonsalves, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds advance pilot/narrator, sits on his F-16 Fighting Falcon Jan. 25, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Gonsalves, along with Staff Sgt. Todd Hughes, tactical aircraft maintainer for Thunderbird 8, visited Dover AFB to conduct a site survey for Dover’s upcoming open house scheduled for August 26 and 27, that includes performances by the Thunderbirds on both days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Snapshot: Thunderbirds plan for "Thunder Over Dover"

Capt. Erik “Speedy” Gonsalves, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Advance pilot/narrator, gives a “thumbs up” prior to engine start of Thunderbird 8, Jan. 25, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Gonsalves, along with Staff Sgt. Todd Hughes, tactical aircraft maintainer, departed Dover AFB in the F-16 Fighting Falcon on a schedule flight to Pittsburgh, Pa. The Thunderbirds are scheduled to perform during the “Thunder Over Dover: 2017 Dover AFB Open House,” Aug. 26 and 27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Snapshot: Thunderbirds plan for "Thunder Over Dover"

Capt. Erik “Speedy” Gonsalves, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds advance pilot/narrator, and Staff Sgt. Todd Hughes, tactical aircraft maintainer, taxi down the flight line in Thunderbird 8, an F-16 Fighting Falcon, Jan. 25, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Gonsalves and Hughes departed for Pittsburgh, Pa., after meeting with key personnel and conducting a site survey of Dover AFB’s airfield for an open house scheduled for August 26 and 27, 2017. The Thunderbirds are scheduled to give performances on both days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Snapshot: Thunderbirds plan for "Thunder Over Dover"

Thunderbird 8, an F-16 Fighting Falcon, takes off from Dover Air Force Base, Del., Jan. 25, 2017. Capt. Erik “Speedy” Gonsalves, U.S. 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. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Snapshot: Thunderbirds plan for "Thunder Over Dover"

Capt. Erik “Speedy” Gonsalves, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds advance pilot/narrator, and Capt. Michael Knapp, 3rd Airlift Squadron pilot, center, prepare a departure flight plan, Jan. 25, 2017, at base operations on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Dawne Nickerson-Banez, 436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs community engagement chief, coordinated support for a site survey of Dover’s airfield in preparation for the scheduled “Thunder Over Dover: 2017 Dover AFB Open House,” August 26 and 27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Snapshot: Thunderbirds plan for "Thunder Over Dover"

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds patch is worn on the flight suit of Capt. Erik "Speedy" Gonsalves, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds advance pilot/narrator, Jan. 25, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Gonsalves, along with Staff Sgt. Todd Hughes, tactical aircraft maintainer, visited Dover AFB to conduct a site survey for Dover's upcoming open house, scheduled for the last weekend in August. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Snapshot: Thunderbirds plan for "Thunder Over Dover"

Staff Sgt. Todd Hughes, tactical aircraft maintainer for Thunderbird 8, an F-16 Fighting Falcon, pumps up an accumulator used to start the engine Jan. 25, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Hughes’ responsibilities include performing scheduled inspections, functional checks and preventive maintenance on tactical aircraft and aircraft-installed equipment, maintaining and repairing all parts of the aircraft and ensuring that the aircraft are properly serviced with fuel, hydraulic fluid and liquid oxygen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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