Air Force Maj. Luke Weyhmuller, 157th Fighter Squadron F-16 fighter jet pilot, and Airman 1st Class Beau Laeufer, 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, both assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, conduct preflight engine checks before takeoff at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport, West Columbia, August 24, 2022. The 169th Fighter Wing is temporarily flying out of Columbia Metropolitan Airport while the McEntire Joint National Guard Base runway undergoes construction.

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