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Riverside — A flight crew member of the 144th Fighter Wing of the California Air National Guard conducts a daily morning inspection and preflight check of an F-16 jet fighter at March Air Reserve Base.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times

Riverside — Pilot Lt. Col. Reed Drake of the 144th Fighter Wing of the California Air National Guard goes through the daily morning preflight check of an F-16 jet fighter.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times

Riverside — Pilot Lt. Col. Mark Jansky of the 144th Fighter Wing of the California Air National Guard talks about the F-16 jet fighters that protect Southwestern airspace.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times

Fresno — An F-16 jet fighter of the 144th Fighter Wing of the California Air National Guard returns from flight during training exercises.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times

Fresno — Technical crew members of the 144th Fighter Wing of the California Air National Guard conduct a thorough post-flight inspection of an F-16 jet fighter after training exercises.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times

Fresno — Technician Allen Young, left, of the 144th Fighter Wing of the California Air National Guard conducts an air intake inspection of an F-16 jet fighter after a training flight.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times

Fresno — Col. Sami Said, commander of the 144th Fighter Wing of the California Air National Guard, talks about the F-16 jet fighters that protect Southwestern airspace.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times

Fresno — Pilot Lt. Drew Armey of the 144th Fighter Wing of the California Air National Guard conducts a preflight inspection his F-16 jet fighter before a training exercise flight.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times

Fresno — Technical crew member David Hutchason of the 144th Fighter Wing of the California Air National Guard conducts a weapons inspection of an F-16 jet fighter.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times

Fresno — Pilots of the 144th Fighter Wing of the California Air National Guard walk to their F-16 jet fighters for training exercises

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times

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Teams of pilots from the California Air National Guards’ 144th Fighter Wing, based in Riverside and Fresno, stand vigil over Southwest airspace 24 hours a day, ready to respond to something like the 9/11 terrorist attacks or other airborne threat. The unit is part of a military air defense web over the United States, triggered by the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s pinpoint radar systems tracking every aircraft in the sky.

Read Phil Willon’s article: California Air National Guard’s 144th Fighter Wing protects skies

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