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Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Audet wipes down the canopy on a Thunderbirds F-16 aircraft during post-flight inspections following the Rockford AirFest demonstration at Chicago Rockford International Airport, June 7, 2014. Audet, an aircraft maintenance specialist, is assigned to the Thunderbirds air demonstration squadron.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Audet wipes down the canopy on a Thunderbirds F-16 aircraft during post-flight inspections following the Rockford AirFest demonstration at Chicago Rockford International Airport, June 7, 2014. Audet, an aircraft maintenance specialist, is assigned to the Thunderbirds air demonstration squadron.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Audet wipes down the canopy on a Thunderbirds F-16 aircraft during post-flight inspections following the Rockford AirFest demonstration at Chicago Rockford International Airport, June 7, 2014. Audet, an aircraft maintenance specialist, is assigned to the Thunderbirds air demonstration squadron.

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