Look, up in the sky! Each branch of the military will have four aircraft conduct a flyover of today's inauguration parade to mark President Trump's first day as commander in chief.

The Huffington Post first reported on Thursday that the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard will take part in the flyovers.

Officials said the following aircraft will take part in the flyovers:

  • Four Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from Davison Army Airfield at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
  • Four Navy F/A-18E Super Hornets from Strike Fighter Squadron 32 and Strike Fighter Squadron 105 at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia.
  • One Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina; one F-22 Raptor from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia; one F-35A Joint Strike Fighter from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; and one F-16C Fighting Falcon from Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.
  • Four Marine MV-22B Ospreys from Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina.
  • Two Coast Guard MH-65S helicopters from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, New Jersey; one MH-65S from Coast Guard Air Station Savannah, Georgia; and one MH-65S from Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Michigan.

The flyovers are slated to take place before sunset at 5:15 p.m., according to the Defense Department.

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