U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Champ, 71st Fighter Training Squadron T-38 Talon pilot, performs preflight checks at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Sept. 14, 2017. Pilots that are selected to attend the basic F-22 Raptor course use their two years of T-38 piloting knowledge and experience to their advantage, to get ahead of the others in their class. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese)