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Air Force Capt. Jaamal Neal performs preflight checks at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 20, 2016, before taking off to provide refueling capabilities to Canadian CF-18s during Vigilant Shield 2017, a training exercise in the high Arctic. Neal is a KC-135 Stratotanker co-pilot assigned to the 912th Air Refueling Squadron, March Air Force Base, Calif. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook

Vigilant Check

Air Force Capt. Jaamal Neal performs preflight checks at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 20, 2016, before taking off to provide refueling capabilities to Canadian CF-18s during Vigilant Shield 2017, a training exercise in the high Arctic. Neal is a KC-135 Stratotanker co-pilot assigned to the 912th Air Refueling Squadron, March Air Force Base, Calif. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook

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