Saudi Air Force pilots celebrate graduation

Jet fighters of the Saudi Royal air force perform during the graduation ceremony of the 83rd batch of King Faisal Air Academy (KFAA) students

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Saudi Crown Prince, deputy premier and minister of defense Salman bin Abdulaziz (R) talks to a graduate air force officer as he gives him an award during the graduation ceremony of the 83rd batch of King Faisal Air Academy (KFAA) students at the Riyadh military airport, on January 1, 2013 in Riyadh. (AFP/Getty Images)

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Saudi graduate air force officers performs the loyalty oath on Islam's holy Koran during the graduation ceremony of the 83rd batch of King Faisal Air Academy (KFAA) students that was attended by Saudi Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz (not pictured) held at the Riyadh military airport, on January 1, 2013 in Riyadh. (AFP/Getty Images)

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Saudi graduate air force officers performs the loyalty oath as they hold the Muslim Koran holy book during the graduation ceremony of the 83rd batch of King Faisal Air Academy (KFAA) students that was attended by Saudi Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz (not pictured) held at the Riyadh military airport, on January 1, 2013 in Riyadh. (AFP/Getty Images)

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Saudi graduated air force officers leave at the end of the graduation ceremony of the 83rd batch of King Faisal Air Academy (KFAA) students that was attended by Saudi Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz (not pictured) held at the Riyadh military airport, on January 1, 2013 in Riyadh. (AFP/Getty Images)

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A Saudi graduate air force officer kisses his father's head after the end of the graduation ceremony of the 83rd batch of King Faisal Air Academy (KFAA) students that was attended by Saudi Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz (not pictured) held at the Riyadh military airport, on January 1, 2013 in Riyadh. (AFP/Getty Images)

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Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Salman bin Abdulaziz drinks coffee as he attend the graduation ceremony of the 83rd batch of King Faisal Air Academy (KFAA) students at the Riyadh military airport, on January 1, 2013 in Riyadh. (AFP/Getty Images)

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Jet fighters of the Saudi Royal air force performs during the graduation ceremony of the 83rd batch of King Faisal Air Academy (KFAA) students that was attended by Saudi Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz (not pictured) held at the Riyadh military airport, on January 1, 2013, in Riyadh. (AFP/Getty Images)

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Saudi Desert Hawks pilots performs during the graduation ceremony of the 83rd batch of King Faisal Air Academy (KFAA) air force cadets held at the Riyadh military airport, on January 1, 2013, in Riyadh. (AFP/Getty Images)