190723-M-ZA072-1281 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (July 23, 2019) A student pilot prepares to start up a Navy T-44C Pegasus on the flightline aboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi. The engine startup is assisted by ground operations personnel. Students going through the advanced portion of flight training fly the T-44C before going on to fly fleet multi-engine and tilt-rotor aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Pawel Puczko/Released)