An A-10 Thunderbolt II prepares to taxi out of a hardened aircraft structure during Operational Readiness Exercise Beverly Midnight 14-01 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 15, 2014. Several pre-flight checks - including a visual inspection of the exterior of the plane - must be completed by both the pilot and the maintenance crew before an aircraft is permitted to take off. Airman 1st Class Ashley J. Thum)

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