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Air Force Lt. Col. Charles Tai, left, and Lt. Col. Marty Ryan go over a pre-flight checklist inside a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 18, 2016. Tai and Ryan are pilots assigned to the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Wing. New Jersey Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht

Pre-flight Checklist

Air Force Lt. Col. Charles Tai, left, and Lt. Col. Marty Ryan go over a pre-flight checklist inside a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 18, 2016. Tai and Ryan are pilots assigned to the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Wing. New Jersey Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht

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