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A pilot prepares his F-35B Lightning II take off from the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort July 27. US Marine Corps/Cpl. Jonah Lovy

Civil airline pilots. liz west/Flickr

Training pilots with Marine Attack Training Squadron 203, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare for take-off at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Jan. 18, 2017.US Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 542 waits on the flight line before a routine inspection during the Aviation Training Relocation Program at Chitose Air Base, Japan, Dec. 7, 2016. US Marine Corps/Cpl. James A. Guillory.

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