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An airmen sitting in a cockpit waits for the signal to fire up the engines of his F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft.

Awaiting Signal

Air Force 1st Lt. Benjamin Martin waits for the signal to fire up the engines of a F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft during Sentry Aloha 18-01 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 11, 2018. Martin 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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