Air Force Capt. Kyle Brackett performs a preflight check on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft that had been loaded with humanitarian aid at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept. 22, 2017, before heading to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands to support Hurricane Maria relief efforts. Brackett is a pilot assigned to the 21st Airlift Squadron. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Joseph Swafford