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California Air National Guard Capt. Christopher Lacroix, left, performs preflight checks in an F-15C Eagle. He is assisted by Staff Sgt. Michael Pruitt during exercise Sentry Aloha 17-03 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 30, 2017. Lacroix is a pilot assigned to the California Air National Guard’s 194th Fighter Squadron. Pruitt is a crew chief assigned to the California Air National Guard’s 44th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Sentry Aloha is an Air Guard-led exercise that provides a current, realistic, and integrated training environment to the U.S. Air Force and joint partners. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Chris Drudge

Cockpit Check

California Air National Guard Capt. Christopher Lacroix, left, performs preflight checks in an F-15C Eagle. He is assisted by Staff Sgt. Michael Pruitt during exercise Sentry Aloha 17-03 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 30, 2017. Lacroix is a pilot assigned to the California Air National Guard’s 194th Fighter Squadron. Pruitt is a crew chief assigned to the California Air National Guard’s 44th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Sentry Aloha is an Air Guard-led exercise that provides a current, realistic, and integrated training environment to the U.S. Air Force and joint partners. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Chris Drudge

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