U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Lambert performs a pre-flight inspection on a Cessna-172 at the Aero Club on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., March 25, 2010. Sergeant Lambert has almost completed the remaining 20 hours needed to earn his commercial pilot license. Once his enlistment ends in early spring, he plans to move back to Texas and take over his family's crop dusting business. Sergeant Lambert is a loadmaster with the 437th Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Main)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Lambert performs a pre-flight inspection on a Cessna-172 at the Aero Club on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., March 25, 2010. Sergeant Lambert, a native Texan who has flown all of his life, plans to take over his family's crop dusting business. The business, Lambert Spraying, is owned and operated by a close family member who is currently the only pilot in the business. Sergeant Lambert is a loadmaster with the 437th Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Main)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Lambert speaks to his instructor on a Cessna-172 at the Aero Club on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., March 25, 2010. Sergeant Lambert has been flying since September 2007 with the Aero Club, but grew up flying with his Dad, who was also a pilot. Sergeant Lambert is a loadmaster with the 437th Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Main)

The flightline of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., fades away as a Cessna-172 piloted by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Lambert takes off March 25, 2010. The flight was one of the few remaining flights Sergeant Lambert has to complete before earning his commercial pilot license. Sergeant Lambert learned the basics about flying from his father and already has his private pilots license. He said he enjoys everything about being in the air and the freedom of flight. Sergeant Lambert is a loadmaster with the 437th Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Main)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Lambert, left, and Jeff Lawson prepare for landing as they approach the runway at Savannah International Airport, Ga., March 25, 2010. Sergeant Lambert has been flying all of his life and is currently earning his commercial pilot license to prepare for a career outside of the Air Force. Mr. Lawson is a flight instructor who has been flying nearly five years in all and three with the Aero Club, and Sergeant Lambert is a loadmaster with the 437th Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Main)

Jeff Lawson reviews a map on a Cessna-172 during a round-trip, touch-and-go flight from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., to Savannah, Ga., March 25, 2010. Mr. Lawson, assistant chief flight instructor with the Aero Club, has been flying nearly five years total and three with the Aero Club. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Main)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Lambert pilots a plane over U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., March 25, 2010. MCAS Beaufort hosts all active-duty USMC F/A-18 air operations on the East Coast assigned to Marine Aircraft Group-31. The mission of MAG-31 is to conduct anti-air warfare and offensive air support operations in support of Fleet Marine Forces. Sergeant Lambert is a loadmaster with the 437th Operations Support Squadron who is currently earning his commercial pilot license to prepare for a career outside of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Main)