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Lt. Col. Case Cunningham, currently director of operations for the 43rd Fighter Squadron, the F-22 training unit at Tyndall AFB, Florida, was chosen by the US Air Force in June to lead the Thunderbirds aerial demonstration squadron in 2010. The selection of Cunningham marks the first time a Raptor pilot has been selected for the team. Team pilots, such as Cunningham, who currently fly different airframes than the Thunderbirds’ F-16Cs will undergo several months of F-16 familiarization training before they begin practicing aerial demonstrations with the other Thunderbird pilots. The Thunderbirds have been performing since 1953. Cunningham is the thirty-third officer to lead the team.
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