Viper Demo Team soars into 2016 season

A Heritage Flight formation flies over show center during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training Course demonstration at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 5, 2016. The Heritage Flight Training Course allows pilots assigned to the three Air Combat Command demonstration teams to practice their demonstrations with the Heritage Flight pilots, displaying a formation of modern and historic aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Diana M. Cossaboom)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brandon Klask, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team assistant team chief, marshals an F-16 Fighting Falcon at the 2016 Heritage Flight Training Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 4, 2016. The demonstration shows not only the combat capabilities of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, but the precision and detail that goes into launching the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Diana M. Cossaboom)

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Craig “Rocket” Baker, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team pilot, takes off during an aerial demonstration at the 2016 Heritage Flight Training Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 4, 2016. Air Combat Command supports three demonstration teams that perform world-wide displaying the combat ready air power of U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Diana M. Cossaboom)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven Elder, F-16 Viper Demo Team crew chief, ducks under the exhaust of an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a “Comm out Demo launch” at the Heritage Flight Training Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 4, 2016. The Air Combat Command demo teams spent four days practicing their demonstrations with the Heritage Flight pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Diana M. Cossaboom)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brandon Klask, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team assistant team chief, and Staff Sgt. Steven Elder, F-16 Viper Demo Team dedicated crew chief, prepare Maj. Craig “Rocket” Baker, F-16 Viper Demo Team pilot, for flight using a “Comm out Demo launch” at the 2016 Heritage Flight Training Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 3, 2016. The demo team is scheduled to fly 20 demonstrations during 2016, world-wide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Diana M. Cossaboom)

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Pilots maneuver out of the Heritage Formation during a demonstration at the 2016 Heritage Flight Training Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 5, 2016. The leaders of Air Combat Command created the Heritage Flight for the 50th Anniversary of the U.S. Air Force in 1997 to display the history of the Air Force, from its aircraft in the Army Air Corps to the present. In 2010, the Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation joined with the United States Air Force to keep the program flying in the U.S. and around the world at air shows and special events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Diana M. Cossaboom)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cassy Moore, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team avionics specialist, records Maj. Craig “Rocket” Baker, F-16 Viper Demo Team pilot, during a demo practice at the 2016 Heritage Flight Training Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 2, 2015. Moore records Baker every time he flies a demonstration to ensure his safety while he pushes the F-16 to its maneuvering limits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Diana M. Cossaboom)

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Craig “Rocket” Baker, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team pilot, looks up while refueling on his flight to the 2016 Heritage Training Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 2, 2016. Baker, beginning his second year on the demo team, has more than 2,000 flying hours in jet aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Diana M. Cossaboom)

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Two F-22 Raptors and three F-16 Fighting Falcons fly behind a KC-135 Stratotanker on their way to the 2016 Heritage Flight Training Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 2, 2016. Air Combat Command supports three demonstration teams that perform world-wide displaying the combat ready air power of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Diana M. Cossaboom)

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Viper Demo Team soars into 2016 season

Published March 22, 2016
By Senior Airman Diana Cossaboom
20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- A Heritage Flight formation flies over show center during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training Course demonstration at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 5, 2016. The Heritage Flight Training Course allows pilots assigned to the three Air Combat Command demonstration teams to practice their demonstrations with the Heritage Flight pilots, displaying a formation of modern and historic aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Diana M. Cossaboom)