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‘Toro’ grabs Viper Demo by horns

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Austin Dixon, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team (VDT) dedicated crew chief, signals Maj. Garret “Toro” Schmitz, F-16 VDT commander and pilot, to stop his aircraft on the flight line at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., May 16, 2019. Schmitz flew a demonstration for Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, to earn the title of team commander and pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kathryn R.C. Reaves)

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Kathryn R.C. Reave
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