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A child watches the U.S. Air Force’s premier rock band, Max Impact, from the second floor of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., Dec. 2, 2016. The band performed several times throughout the afternoon, playing several holiday favorites. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

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Max Impact performs at Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

A child watches the U.S. Air Force’s premier rock band, Max Impact, from the second floor of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., Dec. 2, 2016. The band performed several times throughout the afternoon, playing several holiday favorites. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

Max Impact, the U.S. Air Force’s premier rock band, performs at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., Dec. 2, 2016. The band performed several times throughout the afternoon, playing several holiday favorites. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

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Max Impact performs at Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Max Impact, the U.S. Air Force’s premier rock band, performs at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., Dec. 2, 2016. The band performed several times throughout the afternoon, playing several holiday favorites. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

Children are guided toward the U.S. Air Force’s premier rock band, Max Impact, at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., Dec. 2, 2016. The band played a variety of holiday favorites for their audience and those passing by. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

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Max Impact performs at Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Children are guided toward the U.S. Air Force’s premier rock band, Max Impact, at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., Dec. 2, 2016. The band played a variety of holiday favorites for their audience and those passing by. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – A child watches the U.S. Air Force’s premier rock band, Max Impact, from the second floor of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., Dec. 2, 2016. The band performed several times throughout the afternoon, playing several holiday favorites. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

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