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The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly in formation around Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly in formation around Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly in formation around Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly in formation around Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly in formation around Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly in formation around Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds jet flies in formation around Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly in formation around Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly in formation around Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly in formation around Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly in formation around Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly in formation around Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A U.S. Air Force Thunderbird jet flies in formation around Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly in formation around Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds were out flying in formation around Nellis Air Force Base on Wednesday.

The Thunderbirds have been performing formation aerobatics around the world since 1953. Check out the photo gallery above.

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