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  Lt.Col. John A. "Dudley" Wright

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Name Lt.Col. John A. "Dudley" Wright
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Unit 496th Tactical Fighter Squadron "The World's Finest"
Flying F-16s from 1985 until 1991
Viper Hours 1180
Reese AFB class of 85-05, Jun 84 - May 85
Holloman LIFT, Jun - Aug 85
Luke AFB, Aug 85 - May 86
Hahn AB, 50th TFW, 496th TFS, May 86 - May 88
Shaw AFB, 363rd TFW, 17th TFS, Jun 88 - May 90
Kunsan AB, 8th TFW, 35th TFS, Jun 90 - May 91
Fort Campbell, KY, 507 TAIRCW Det. 5, ALO, Jun 91 - May 93
AFRES - Inactive, Jun 93 - Mar 95
McGhee Tyson ANGB, TN, 119th TACS, Apr 95 - Nov 95
McGhee Tyson ANGB, TN 134th ARW, 151st ARS, Dec 95 - Present

Deployments

Zaragosa, Spain - 3 times 1986-1987 - WTD (weapons training deployment)
Ramon AB, Israel - 1987 (Awesome! Dropped live on Israel - and they didn't mind!)
Incirlik, Turkey - 1988 - WTD
Red Flag - 1988
Maple Flag - 1988 - a.k.a. "Maple feast", F-18 rides - Canadians are cool!
Thumrait/Bahrain - 1989 - F-5 ride, Air-to-air, most excellent!
KC-135E/R - "I've been everywhere, man"!

F-16 Flying Hours

1,000 Hours # 849 on the 1K list
Unit   17th Fighter Squadron "Hooters" [Unit History]
Date 1990
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Flying Hours on other aircraft

KC-135 Stratotanker
Hours 2700
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