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Lt. Col. Scott Bridgers, a fighter pilot assigned to the 157th EFS at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan returns to the flight line after flying a mission and reaching his 4,000th F-16 flying hour on June 1st, 2012. Lt. Col. Bridgers is the third fighter pilot to have achieved...
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Maj. John Caldwell, of the 85th TES, was recently awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his combat aviation efforts in Afghanistan in 2011. Established by Congress on July 2nd, 1926 the Distinguished Flying Cross may be awarded to members of any branch of service and to...
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SSgt. Leonard Gajewski, a crew chief assigned to the 451st EAMXS at Kandahar Airfield conducts pre-flight checks on F-16C block 52 #93-0533 as Captain Jerrod Sonderman, assigned to the 157th EFS, prepares to launch for a mission on May 29th, 2012. [USAF photo by TSgt. Caycee...

Col. David 'Oscar' Meyer, deputy operations group commander for the 451st EOG at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan exits his F-16 on the ramp at Kandahar after completing his 4,000th hour in the F-16 on July 7th, 2012. [USAF photo by TSgt. Stephen Hudson]
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Col. David 'Oscar' Meyer, deputy operations group commander for the 451st EOG at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan exits his F-16 on the ramp at Kandahar after completing his 4,000th hour in the F-16 on July 7th, 2012. [USAF photo by TSgt. Stephen Hudson]
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JASDF 1st Lt. Kazuhiro Ota prepares for an F-16 training mission from the 162nd FW flightline at Tucson IAP on February 22nd, 2012. Ota and two other Japanese pilots currently in training here are set to graduate from the Air Guard’s international F-16 school house this...
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Capt. Joshua Boudreaux, 31st OSS, inspects an F-16 before a training flight on July 2nd, 2012 at Aviano AB. Boudreaux was selected for a 2 year tour as part of the Thunderbirds. [USAF photo by A1C. Briana Jones]
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Members of the Iceman Team render a salute to Brig. Gen. James N. Post III, 354th FW commander, as he taxis down the flight line upon completion of his final flight on July 12th, 2012 at Eielson AFB. [USAF photo by A1C. Zachary Perras]
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Brig. Gen. James N. Post III, 354th FW commander, taxis through an archway of water upon completion of his final flight on July 12th at Eielson AFB. The final flight is an aviation tradition in which aircrew members, upon completion of their last flight with the wing, or 'fini...
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