Lt. Col. Jerod Rick, 54th FG chief of standardization and evaluation, prepares to enter the cockpit of F-16D block 42 #88-0169 with 1st Lt. Taylor Roberts, a Basic Course student in the 311th FS at Holloman AFB on November 13th, 2014. Under the new training syllabus for the F-16, all students are prepared for the possibility of flying their first flight alone by training in 8 simulator sorties during their academic phase, including an Emergency Procedures Evaluation from an F-16 Flight Evaluator. [USAF photo by SrA. Daniel E. F. Liddicoet]
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News: First F-16 students take flight at Holloman [2014-11-26]
After years of planning and an overwhelming amount of anticipation, November 13, 2014 had finally arrived for the 54th Fighter Group. The date marked yet another historical moment at Holloman as five of 14 Basic Course students with the 311th Fighter Squadron flew their first-ever flights, as the pilot, in an F-16 Fighting Falcon.
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