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Photo taken by TSgt Michael Owens

Yeah, that's a stopwatch. They use it to time some maneuvers, like the bomb-burst crossover.

Just wondering - is that a stopwatch near the HUD??

Must be an older picture. She still has her captain's bars and her helmet doesn't say "FiFi"

From left: 1st Lts. Frank Prokop, Garrett Chandler and Matthew Schroer, Capt. Ryan Lucero, 1st Lt. Luke Jones, Capts. Thomas Young and James Mixon, 1st Lt. Brian Cherolis and 2nd Lt. Jake Scott.

Back Row: Major Hudson, Major Sams, First Lieutenant Noble Jr., Colonel Rush (169th Operations Group Commander), Major Hall, Captain Bridgers, Major Ronan, Major Motlong, Captain Miller, Colonel Noble (169th Fighter Wing Commander; Front Row: Captain Winstead, Lieutenant Colonel Pennington (157th Fighter Squadron Commander), Captain Gentile, First Lieutenant Gantt, Major Williams

Looks like the live load ramp at Davis Monthan not TIA.

Pictured are (left to right, front to back): spouses SSgts Ethan and Julie Ault; cousins TSgt Wayne and MSgt Darin Gressman; son SrA Matthew and father MSgt Dennis Holland; brothers TSgt David and CMSgt Ken McDonald; brothers LtCol Jim and Col John Spencer; son SSgt Trever and father SMSgt Stephen Vanderburg; and cousins TSgts Todd West and Ryan Niesen.

Pictured are (left to right, front to back): brothers MSgt David and SMSgt Jerome Blazevic; son A1C Ben and father Col Jay Butcher; MSgt Anne Lied (husband Capt Alek Lied not pictured); husband SMSgt Dennis Dieryck, sister to LtCol Dieryck TSgt Kerry Schaub, and wife LtCol Penny Dieryck; daughter A1C Leilani and mother SMSgt Marcia Dumancas; and brothers SrA Jacob and SSgt Caleb Keppeler.

From left, the graduates are: 1st Lt. Robert Pneuman, 1st Lt. Kevin DiFalco, 1st Lt. Rich Peace, Capt. Matt Shaw, Capt. Jason Hawk, Capt. Dave Snodgrass, 1st Lt. Brian Watts, 1st Lt. Greg Levenson, 1st Lt. Matt Marshall, Capt. Ed Stapanon, 1st Lt. Joshua Arki, 1st Lt. Mike Watkins, 1st Lt. Joseph Witt and 1st Lt. Scott Cheslak.

From left: SSgt. Jeffery Williams, avionics technician; SSgt. Thomas Wilson, crew chief; SSgt. Chris Blakowski, crew chief; TSgt. Joe Moore, assitant team chief; Maj. Jason Koltes, demonstration pilot and demo team commander; MSgt. Doug Reichert, NCOIC and team chief; SSgt. Dan Wells, lead crew chief; SrA David Linenburg, crew chief, and SSgt. Brian O'Connor, avionics technician.

i was asigned to this jet as assistant crew chief at Homestead.I remember the day she first arrived and that "new car smell".She was assigned first to the 308th and then to the 307th.I do remember one stretch when she flew something like 20 straight code one missions.

Shaw has a really nice jet on a pedestal (79 model) repainted as this tail #. I'm pretty sure it has his name on the rail. Nice tribute - the wing and inlet lites come on at night.

I have a picture of my late brother, Major Brison "Moose" Phillips with that bird- nice to know who the "brush" belongs to. Thanks Warren

...um, the one with the gold oak leaf on his shoulder?

You're right of course Erik - that goes back to WWI when there were pilots who refused to fly after their photo had been taken. Back in the Gulf my pic was taken on 87-228 for Airman Magazine. The issue hit our base the day after Capt Roberts and 228 went down over Baghdad. I was politely asked to not have my picture taken with any other jets.

It's not "HIS" aircraft. It's the crew chief's aircraft. The crew chief is the one that know's the aircraft inside and out. The pilot was just lucky enough to fly it.

Never take a pilot's pic prior to a mission. It is old school bad luck.

Which of the two is Major Brison Phillips?

Willie, your mustache needs trimming and your hat's on backwards...."Whatup-widdat?!" Paul, you're out of regs with that "dew-rag" and no shirt! C'mon, guys, let's clean it up a little, huh? Dewey, you're just a natural stud, man.... XO "Effin Hooperman", out!

Hello there I was there with you guys during Iraqi Freedom. I worked out of the E&E shop for the 187th. SSgt. Schneller Send me an e-mail at the above address.

Photo taken after F-16CJ demonstration at 2001 Australian Airshow, Avalon, Victoria 17 February 2001. Photo by Mark Graham

The crew from the griffins squadron based in Pakistan

Rest in piece Moose.

In memoriam, fly to the friendly skies