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California Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Michael Pruitt, left, and Senior Airman Chris Gaal perform preflight checks on an F-15C Eagle as Capt. Christopher Lacroix observes from the cockpit during Sentry Aloha 17-03 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 30, 2017. Pruitt and Gaal are crew chiefs assigned to the California Air National Guard’s 44th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Lacroix is a pilot assigned to the California Air National Guard’s 194th Fighter Squadron. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Chris Drudge

Flight Checks

California Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Michael Pruitt, left, and Senior Airman Chris Gaal perform preflight checks on an F-15C Eagle as Capt. Christopher Lacroix observes from the cockpit during Sentry Aloha 17-03 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 30, 2017. Pruitt and Gaal are crew chiefs assigned to the California Air National Guard’s 44th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Lacroix is a pilot assigned to the California Air National Guard’s 194th Fighter Squadron. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Chris Drudge

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