Ashleigh Hunt, 22, of Whitehouse, Ohio, uses a parachute simulator in the Egress Training Room at the 180th Fighter Wing on Thursday.
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Master Sgt. Frank Skellie helps Ashleigh Hunt adjust her simulation pilot gear in the air crew flight equipment room.
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Lt. Col. Keith Kelly prepares to launch as Master Sgt. Kathy Doreman and Ashleigh Hunt of Whitehouse direct the aircraft to the runway at the 180th Fighter Wing. Ashleigh also conducted basic pilot survival and parachute training.
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Ashleigh Hunt sits in a simulation cockpit with help from her mother, Jodi Rupp, in the Egress Training Room.
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Ashleigh Hunt sits in a simulation cockpit at the 180th Fighter Wing. The cockpit was recently customized with Ashleigh's name and new rank.
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Master Sgt. Frank Skellie helps Ashleigh Hunt with the parachute simulator in the Egress Training Room.
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Lt. Col. Keith Kelly debriefs Ashleigh Hunt and her friends and family in the air crew flight equipment room.
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Lt. Col. Keith Kelly exchanges name badges with Ashleigh Huntm after her oath of enlistment in the 180th Fighter Wing.
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Ashleigh Hunt of Whitehouse poses in front of an F-16 fighter jet at the 180th Fighter Wing in Monclova. Hunt is fighting osteosarcoma, a bone cancer.
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Ashleigh Hunt gives a thumbs up as she wears simulation pilot gear in the air crew flight equipment room.
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Lt. Col. Keith Kelly shakes Ashleigh Hunt's hand after a successful flight in the air crew flight equipment room.
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From left to right, Maj. Brian Cherlois, Ashleigh Hunt, and Master Sgt. Kathy Doreman prepare an F-16 fighter jet for flight at the 180th Fighter Wing in Monclova.
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Ashleigh's parents Jodi and Mark Rupp of Delaware pin patches on their daughter during a certification of command.
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PILOT27 Ashleigh Hunt, 22, of Whitehouse,OH., looks at an F-16 fighter jet as Maj. Brian Cherlois prepares the aircraft for launch at the 180th Fighter Wing in Monclova, Ohio Thursday, May 26, 2016. The Blade/Cameron Hart
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Maj. Brian Cherlois talks to Ashleigh Hunt about preparing an F-16 fighter jet for launch at the 180th Fighter Wing. Ashleigh has been battling osteosarcoma since the age of 19 and through The Pilot for a Day Program crosses off another bucket list item to crew and launch a fighter jet.
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Ashleigh Hunt climbs an F-16 fighter jet with Maj. Brian Cherlois.
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Mark Rupp, 50, of Delaware wears a "Fight like a Girl" shirt for his daughter, Ashleigh, during an interview with media.
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180th Fighter Wing Cmdr. Col. Craig Baker signs an oath of enlistment and a certification of command as Ashleigh Hunt watches. Ashleigh was sworn in as a honorary 2nd Lt. of the U.S. Air Force through the Pilot for a Day Program.
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Ashleigh Hunt, 22, swears in as a honorary 2nd Lt. of the U.S. Air Force by 180th Fighter Wind Cmd. Col. Craig Baker. Ashleigh also crewed and launched an F-16 and conducted basic pilot survival and parachute training.
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Lt. Col. Keith Kelly wears Ashleigh Hunt's name badge after her oath of enlistment.
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Ashleigh Hunt and her parents Jodi and Mark Rupp of Delaware laugh during a certification ceremony.
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Ashleigh Hunt, 22, uses a parachute simulator in the Egress Training Room.
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Family members and friends watch as Ashleigh prepares an F-16 fighter jet for flight at the 180th Fighter Wing in Monclova.
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