Maj. Skyler Hester performs preflight checks in a Mirage 2000D before departing for a combat mission, Nov. 11, at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. Hester from Kalaheo, Hawaii, is an instructor pilot assigned to the French 1/3 Fighter Squadron. He is deployed with the French unit as part of the three-year foreign exchange pilot program.

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