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Ssgt. Casey Brey, U.S. Navy, gets a thumbs up from a happy passenger as he sits in the back of "Fat Ernie," the Blue Angels support plane, following a demo flight that included G-force aerobatics at the Joint Service Open House & Air Show. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Lt. John Hiltz, center, stands in front of his aircraft with ground crew members after the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron returns from an afternoon practice in preparation for the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show to be held at Andrews Air Force Base Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th, Naval Air Facility, Md., Thursday, May 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Lt. C.J. Simonsen steps out of his aircraft after the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron returns from an afternoon practice in preparation for the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show to be held at Andrews Air Force Base Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th, Naval Air Facility, Md., Thursday, May 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron returns from an afternoon practice in preparation for the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show to be held at Andrews Air Force Base Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th, Naval Air Facility, Md., Thursday, May 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron returns from an afternoon practice in preparation for the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show to be held at Andrews Air Force Base Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th, Naval Air Facility, Md., Thursday, May 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron participates in an afternoon practice in preparation for the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show to be held at Andrews Air Force Base Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th, Naval Air Facility, Md., Thursday, May 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron participates in an afternoon practice in preparation for the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show to be held at Andrews Air Force Base Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th, Naval Air Facility, Md., Thursday, May 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron participates in an afternoon practice in preparation for the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show to be held at Andrews Air Force Base Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th, Naval Air Facility, Md., Thursday, May 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron participates in an afternoon practice in preparation for the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show to be held at Andrews Air Force Base Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th, Naval Air Facility, Md., Thursday, May 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron participates in an afternoon practice in preparation for the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show to be held at Andrews Air Force Base Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th, Naval Air Facility, Md., Thursday, May 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron participates in an afternoon practice in preparation for the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show to be held at Andrews Air Force Base Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th, Naval Air Facility, Md., Thursday, May 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron participates in an afternoon practice in preparation for the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show to be held at Andrews Air Force Base Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th, Naval Air Facility, Md., Thursday, May 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron participates in an afternoon practice in preparation for the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show to be held at Andrews Air Force Base Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th, Naval Air Facility, Md., Thursday, May 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron participates in an afternoon practice in preparation for the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show to be held at Andrews Air Force Base Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th, Naval Air Facility, Md., Thursday, May 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron participates in an afternoon practice in preparation for the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show to be held at Andrews Air Force Base Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th, Naval Air Facility, Md., Thursday, May 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron participates in an afternoon practice in preparation for the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show to be held at Andrews Air Force Base Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th, Naval Air Facility, Md., Thursday, May 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron participates in an afternoon practice in preparation for the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show to be held at Andrews Air Force Base Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th, Naval Air Facility, Md., Thursday, May 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron participates in an afternoon practice in preparation for the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show to be held at Andrews Air Force Base Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th, Naval Air Facility, Md., Thursday, May 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron participates in an afternoon practice in preparation for the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show to be held at Andrews Air Force Base Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th, Naval Air Facility, Md., Thursday, May 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron participates in an afternoon practice in preparation for the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show to be held at Andrews Air Force Base Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th, Naval Air Facility, Md., Thursday, May 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)