Airman 1st Class David Eckert conducts his pre-flight checks on an F-15 Eagle during an exercise March 23, 2010, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. He is a technical aviation mechanic with the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)
Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon
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