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Jeff Skiles, co-pilot of US Airways Flight 1549 which crashed into the Hudson River in New York on January 15th, 2009, climbs into a US Air Force Thunderbird F-16 in preparation for his flight with the team on July 23rd, 2009. [USAF photo by SSgt. Kristi Machado]
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SSgt. Robbin Bailon, aircrew flight equipment specialist, fits a helmet to Jeff Skiles, co-pilot of US Airways Flight 1549 which crashed into the Hudson River in New York on January 15th, 2009, prior to his flight with the USAF Thunderbirds on July 23rd, 2009. [USAF photo by SSgt. Kristi Machado]
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20th AMXS members A1Cs Jeremy Keller, left, and Eric Rigsby, inspect the braking system of an F-16CJ aircraft on July 10th. The 20th MXG is performing preventive maintenance inspections on all aircraft due to an unusual number of anti-skid problems. [USAF photo by SrA. Kathrine McDowell]
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Maj. Gen. Hugo E. Salazar (left), Adjutant General and Commanding General of the Arizona National Guard, gets familiar with the back seat of an F-16D on the 162nd FW flightline before taking a flight on July 7th, 2009. Col. Greg Stroud (right), the wing commander, ensured the general was safely connected to the aircraft with help from crew chief TSgt. Arsenio Ayala (center). [ANG photo by MSgt. Dave Neve]
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Lt. Col. D. Scott Brenton, a pilot with the 174th FW, Hancock Field Syracuse NY, posses with the F-16 Fighting Falcon that would soon fly him past the 4,000 hour mark. [USAF photo by SSgt. James N. Faso II]
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Col. Kevin W. Bradley, 174th FW Commander, Syracuse, NY, presents a plaque to Lt. Col. D. Scott Brenton commemorating his achievement of flying more then 4,000 hours inside the cockpit of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. [USAF photo by SSgt. James N. Faso II]
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Lt. Col. D. Scott Brenton, a pilot with the 174th FW, Hancock Field Syracuse NY, posses with the F-16 Fighting Falcon that would soon fly him past the 4,000 hour mark. [USAF photo by SSgt. James N. Faso II]
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Lt. Col. D. Scott Brenton a pilot assigned to the 174th FW, Hancock Field, Syracuse, NY posses with SMSgt. Christopher McDonald a crew chief commemorating Lt. Col. Brenton's achievement of flying more then 4,000 hours inside the cockpit of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. [USAF photo by SSgt. James N. Faso II]
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US Army Major General Larry Shellito (left), Adjutant General of the Minnesota National Guard, and USAF Col. Frank Stokes (right), Commander of the 148th FW, poses with Gen.Craig R. McKinley-Chief, National Guard Bureau, as he attends a celebration at the wing for the Raytheon Trophy presentation July 31, 2009 in Duluth, Minn. The Raytheon Trophy was awarded to the 179th Fighter FS of the 148th FW as the most outstanding air defense unit in the USAF, marking only the fourth time an ANG unit received this award since its inception in 1953. [USAF photo by TSgt. Brett R. Ewald]
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Capt. Joshua Kubacz, 2008 USAFE Fighter Aviator of the Year poses in front of F-16C block 40 #89-2009 from the 510th FS on December 18th, 2007. [USAF photo by A1C. Ashley Wood]
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Lt. Col. Mitch Von Hoffman, Director of Operations of the 100th FS, makes his way into the cockpit of F-16C block 30 #86-0326 from the 100th FS after a pre-flight inspection on August 12th, 2009. The 100th FS is based out of Montgomery and is slated to become an active-duty associate squadron. [USAF photo by SrA. Christopher Hubenthal]
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Crew chief A1C. Jeremy Fath, deployed from Hill AFB, secures a panel on F-16C block 40 #89-2147 after checking the aircraft for cracks, broken pieces or anything out of the ordinary at Bagram AB on August 30th, 2009. [USAF photo by SrA. Felicia Juenke]
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Flight Lt. Andrew Mallery-Blythe, a RAF (United Kingdom) exchange pilot, stands in front a F-16C block 50 #00-0225 from the 79th FS on August 21st, 2009. [USAF photo by SSgt. John Gordinier]
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Brig. Gen. Michael Keltz, 7th AF vice commander, hands the guidon to Col. Robert Givens, 8th FW commander, during the 8th FW Change of Command ceremony on September 15th, 2009. Colonel Givens is the 49th Wolf Pack commander to command the 8th Fighter Wing. [USAF photo by SSgt. Darnell T. Cannady]
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Lt. Col. Greg Lukasiewicz, 62nd FS assistant director of operations and 944th FW, 301st FS reservist pilot, broke 4,000 F-16 flying hours after 20 years of piloting the F-16 jet. [USAF photo by SrA. Tong Duong]
