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Dozens of graduates in ceremonial dress toss their hats into a blue sky as six aircraft fly in formation while loved ones watch from the stands.

The Sky's the Limit

The U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2026 graduates toss their hats skyward as the Thunderbirds, the service's air demonstration squadron, fly over Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 28, 2026. Nine hundred and thirty-one cadets received commissions as second lieutenants in the Air Force and Space Force.

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