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At the end of the routine, all six aircraft join in formation, forming the Delta. One of the Thunderbirds' standing engagements is the annual commencement ceremony at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
The Thunderbirds form up into a delta. Delta formation is a flight pattern where multiple flying objects will come together in a V in order to fly more efficiently. Each trailing object is positioned slightly higher than the one in front, and uses the air moved by the forward object to reduce wind resistance.
Seventeen VH-60A Black Hawks and seven UH-72 Lakota helicopters from the 12th Aviation Battalion (Army Air Operations Group, Military District of Washington, U.S. Army) lift off from Davison Army Airfield beginning a one-hour training flight over the skies of the National Capital Region, June 4, 2014.
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The Thunderbirds were practicing at Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field, Nevada (now Creech Air Force Base) for a performance at Davis–Monthan AFB, Arizona. [2] Four T-38As, Numbers 1–4, comprising the basic diamond formation, hit the desert floor almost simultaneously on Range 65, now referred to as "The Gathering of Eagles Range". [3]
Curran joined the Thunderbirds in 2019 and left the team in December 2021, after serving a three-year tour on the team. Curran Served as the opposing solo pilot in 2019, and the lead solo pilot in 2020 and 2021, flying on the outer-left wing of the Delta formation of six F-16s.