I remembered the dedication ceremony for the new Air Force Memorial. I just forgot about the rehearsals.

The jets were expected to practice a bomb-burst formation just after 12:30 p.m. They will fly low from different directions to the memorial site near the Pentagon, and shoot upward above the memorial. The signature maneuver mirrors the design of the memorial’s three spires.

It’s been even louder and wackier today than the weeks after September 11th.

(12:30 is apparently defined as “all day” which makes sense I guess since the planes can’t exactly land and wait nearby between runs. Think what an uproar that would cause at National Airport!).