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Preparing for takeoff

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jacob Impellizzeri, the incoming Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team pilot, prepares to taxi prior to a demonstration flight at the 42nd Annual Friendship Day air show at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2018. After months of rigorous training, Impellizzeri officially became the PACAF F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team pilot on April 29, when the PACAF commander certified his flight. Friendship Day was his first air show performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)

PHOTO BY: Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman
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