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Ryder Lum, 11, flies a C-17 Globemaster III simulator during his visit to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 29, 2010. Ryder was part of the 535th Airlift Squadron's quarterly Pilot for a Day program, which allows children with catastrophic disorders or illnesses to experience a day in the life of an Air Force pilot.

PILOT FOR A DAY

Ryder Lum, 11, flies a C-17 Globemaster III simulator during his visit to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 29, 2010. Ryder was part of the 535th Airlift Squadron's quarterly Pilot for a Day program, which allows children with catastrophic disorders or illnesses to experience a day in the life of an Air Force pilot.

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