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The Air Force had a big presence at the Air Races this year.  The USAF Thunderbirds performed for big crowds all weekend, including the Air Force's first female fighter pilot.  Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt. 

As a child, Heather Penney fell in love with aviation here in Nevada - at the Reno-Stead Airport. She's best known as one the first fighter pilots to take to the U.S. skies during the 9/11 attacks.