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It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's an Air Force Flyover

April 18, 2023 |DOD News

Four aircraft fly in formation above a college campus.
Four aircraft fly in formation above a college campus.
Up and Above
Air Force F-35 Lightning II's perform a flyover during noon meal formation at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 12, 2023. The event aims to cultivate warrior ethos, a future-focused mindset and supplement existing character, leadership and officer development efforts with the cadets.
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Four aircraft fly in formation.
Four aircraft fly in formation.
Formation Four
Four Air Force F-35 Lightning II's perform a flyover during noon meal formation at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 12, 2023. The event aims to cultivate warrior ethos, a future-focused mindset and supplement existing character, leadership and officer development efforts with the cadets.
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Credit: Justin R. Pacheco, Air Force
VIRIN: 230412-F-NU281-1001
A look behind an airborne aircraft.
A look behind an airborne aircraft.
F-22 Raptor
An Air Force F-22 Raptor performs during noon meal formation at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 14, 2023. The event aims to cultivate warrior ethos, a future-focused mindset and supplement existing character, leadership and officer development efforts with the cadets.
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VIRIN: 230414-F-NU281-1058

No Ordinary Noon Formation

Air Force F-22 Raptors and F-35 Lightning IIs recently performed flyovers and air demonstrations during noon meal formation at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

During noon meal formation, cadets march across the Terrazzo into Mitchell Hall, a tradition that dates back to the founding of the academy. Events are aimed at cultivating warrior ethos, a future-focused mindset and supplementing existing character, leadership and officer development efforts.

Here's more of what cadets got to see during the recent mini air shows.

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An aircraft flies up in front of clouds.
Cadets look up toward the sky.
An aircraft flies through clouds.
Cadets look up toward the sky.
An aircraft flies on its side against a blue sky with a wall of clouds on its right.
Cadets look up toward the sky.
Three aircraft fly in formation.
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Cadets look up toward the sky as an aircraft flies above.
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