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Air Force pilot 1st Lt. Justin West, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, runs through his preflight checklist before flying a C-17 Globemaster III on an airlift mission. The 816 EAS continues to airlift food, water, personnel and equipment in support of the evacuation of Americans from Lebanon. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Chuck Marsh, USAF

Air Force pilot 1st Lt. Justin West, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, runs through his preflight checklist before flying a C-17 Globemaster III on an airlift mission. The 816 EAS continues to airlift food, water, personnel and equipment in support of the evacuation of Americans from Lebanon. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Chuck Marsh, USAF

Air Force pilot 1st Lt. Justin West, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, runs through his preflight checklist before flying a C-17 Globemaster III on an airlift mission. The 816 EAS continues to airlift food, water, personnel and equipment in support of the evacuation of Americans from Lebanon. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Chuck Marsh, USAF

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