First Lt. Meaghan Cosand, C-5B Galaxy pilot with the 312th Airlift Squadron, starts engines in preparation for takeoff from Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 15, 2014. Cosand was flying a mobility channel mission, moving high-priority cargo and passengers among air bases in the Pacific Command area of responsibility. Lt. Col. Robert Couse-Baker

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