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McKay Neel (third from left), McChord’s newest Pilot for a Day participant, and two friends take a photo with Blitz, Seattle Seahawks mascot, during a tour of McChord Field at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 20, 2018. McKay was joined on his tour by his parents, two friends, their dad and 4th Airlift Squadron personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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Lt. Colonel Sean Burke, 4th Airlift Squadron commander, gives Noah Markstrom, Team McChord’s newest pilot for a day, a squadron sticker at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 6, 2019. The Pilot for a Day program lets kids with disabilities or illnesses take part in some of Team McChord’s missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sara Hoerichs)
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Capt. Hatton Updike, 4th Airlift Squadron pilot, tells McKay Neel (back right), McChord’s newest Pilot for a Day participant, and two friends about the features of a C-17 Globemaster III during a McChord Field tour at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 20, 2018. McKay, along with his family and friends, spent the day learning about life at as an Airman and ended it with cake and ice cream at the 4th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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Noah Markstrom, Team McChord’s newest pilot for a day, rides in a fire truck at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 6, 2019. Along with the fire truck ride, the day included a tour of a C-17 Globemaster III and a chance to get behind the C-17 controls and fly a mission in the simulator building. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sara Hoerichs)
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The "Pilot 4 a Day" wall in the 4th Airlift Squadron on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., displays past Pilot for a day program participants. This wall showcases particpants starting from 2010 when the program was revamped by the Air Force Association and the 4th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)
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Declan Gaskill, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Pilot for a Day (PFAD) participant, operates a railway engine at the JBLM train depot as part of his PFAD itinerary May 21, 2019. The PFAD program is sponsored by the local Air Force Association and aims to gives kids with physical or mental difficulties a day to have fun and see part of what a military member might do in a workday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)
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Declan Gaskill, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Pilot for a Day (PFAD) participant, talks with Bud Brown, JBLM train depot locomotive engineer, inside a train engine to receive instruction before driving a short distance down some tracks May 21, 2019. Declan had a big interest in trains so the PFAD itinerary organizer reached out to the train depot to see if they could be included in his day to make it extra special. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)
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Declan Gaskill, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Pilot for a Day (PFAD) participant, right, meets a military working dog on JBLM, Wash., May 21, 2019. In addition to a military working dog demonstration, Declan’s PFAD day itinerary also included train station, fire department, and air traffic control tower tours and a try in a C-17 flight simulator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)
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Senior Airman Brennan Casey, 4th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, and Declan Gaskill, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Pilot for a Day (PFAD) participant, pose with the 4th Airlift Squadron “four” inside a C-17 Globemaster III on JBLM, Wash., May 21, 2019. When a child participates in the PFAD program, they and their family are inducted as honorary members of the 4th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)
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Declan Gaskill, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Pilot for a Day (PFAD) participant, looks around the flight deck of a C-17 Globemaster III on JBLM, Wash., May 21, 2019. The PFAD program is run through a partnership with the local Air Force Association chapter and the 4th Airlift Squadron and aims to give kids with mental or physical health issues a day to have fun and see part of what a military member does in a day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)
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Declan Gaskill, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Pilot for a Day (PFAD) participant, runs through the cargo bay of a C-17 Globemaster III on JBLM, Wash., May 21, 2019. Participants of the PFAD program receive a U.S. Air Force pilot’s flight suit along with a jacket and cap, a C-17 small-scale replica, and a photo album to commemorate their day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)
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4th AS welcomes newest ‘Pilot for a Day’

McKay Neel, McChord’s newest Pilot for a Day participant, sits in a new 62nd Security Forces Squadron patrol vehicle during a tour of McChord Field at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 20, 2018. The Pilot for a Day program aims to give each child a break from whatever challenges they may face by giving them their own special day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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4th AS welcomes newest ‘Pilot for a Day’

McKay Neel, McChord’s newest Pilot for a Day participant, operates a parachute simulation during his McChord Field tour at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 20, 2018. McKay spent the day with the 4th Airlift Squadron touring multiple places on McChord Field to experience what it’s like to be a Team McChord pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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4th AS welcomes newest ‘Pilot for a Day’

Staff Sgt. David Bowden, 62nd Operational Support Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of survival, evasion, resistance and escape training, demonstrates how to use a compass to children participating in McChord Field’s Pilot for a Day program at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 20, 2018. While undergoing SERE training, McKay Neel, McChord’s newest Pilot for a Day participant, had the opportunity to use a simulator to steer a parachute onto a ship. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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4th AS welcomes newest ‘Pilot for a Day’

McKay Neel, McChord’s newest Pilot for a Day participant, learns about McChord’s fire station during a tour of McChord Field at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 20, 2018. McKay received his own flight suit and jacket, 4th Airlift Squadron patches and coin and a C-17 Globemaster III model during his day as a 4th AS pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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4th AS welcomes newest ‘Pilot for a Day’

McKay Neel, McChord’s newest Pilot for a Day participant, sprays water out of a fire truck during a McChord Field tour at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 20, 2018. McKay also saw a demonstration by military working dogs, learned about survival, evasion, resistance and escape at SERE training, flew a C-17 Globemaster III simulation and toured an actual C-17 during his visit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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4th AS welcomes newest ‘Pilot for a Day’

McKay Neel, McChord’s newest Pilot for a Day participant, sits inside a fire truck with his dad during a tour of McChord Field at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 20, 2018. The Pilot for a Day program invites children with serious or chronic conditions of all ages, military or civilian, to be a guest at the 62nd Airlift Wing and one of McChord Field’s flying squadrons for a day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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4th AS welcomes newest ‘Pilot for a Day’

McKay Neel (third from left), McChord’s newest Pilot for a Day participant, and two friends take a photo with Blitz, Seattle Seahawks mascot, during a tour of McChord Field at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 20, 2018. McKay was joined on his tour by his parents, two friends, their dad and 4th Airlift Squadron personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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4th AS welcomes newest ‘Pilot for a Day’

Capt. Hatton Updike, 4th Airlift Squadron pilot, tells McKay Neel (back right), McChord’s newest Pilot for a Day participant, and two friends about the features of a C-17 Globemaster III during a McChord Field tour at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 20, 2018. McKay, along with his family and friends, spent the day learning about life at as an Airman and ended it with cake and ice cream at the 4th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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4th AS welcomes newest ‘Pilot for a Day’

McKay Neel (right), McChord’s newest Pilot for a Day participant, and Senior Airman Skylar Putnam, 4th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, record video of a military working dog in action during McKay’s tour at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 20, 2018. The goal of the program is to benefit local children who have serious or chronic conditions and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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