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