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Vice President Pence speaks at Air Force Academy graduation

The vice president gave the commencement speech in person at the ceremony Saturday in Colorado Springs.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to give the commencement speech at the United State Air Force Academy at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 18.

Air Force Two landed at Peterson Air Force Base around 10 a.m., and Gov. Jared Polis (D-Colorado) was spotted speaking with Pence after he disembarked.

Pence originally planned to give the commencement remotely due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but announced Tuesday that he would be flying out to Colorado to give it in person.

The Thunderbirds will honor Colorado’s front line COVID-19 responders with a series of community flyovers following the commencement.

A formation of eight F-16 Fighting Falcons flying out of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada will recognize the Air Force Academy’s Class of 2020 in Colorado Springs with a graduation flyover.

9NEWS will live stream a portion of the Thunderbirds flyover, which will start at approximately 12:50 p.m. is expected to last about an hour. You can find a full schedule and the live stream in the story below:

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