Marine Corps Sgt. Ernest Brunelle, left, an Oakham, Mass., native and a fixed wing aircraft safety equipment mechanic and Capt. Thomas Lepick, a Green Cove Spring, Fla., native and an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft pilot, both with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533, perform preflight checks on an F/A-18D Hornet aircraft before an incentive flight at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 30, 2022. Incentive flights are periodically awarded to Marines and Sailors for meritorious actions and service.

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