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    ORANG Fighter Pilot is first in world to fly F-15 Eagle with a cervical prosthetic disc [Image 1 of 3]

    ORANG Fighter Pilot is first in world to fly F-15 Eagle with a cervical prosthetic disc

    PORTLAND AIR GUARD STATION, OR, UNITED STATES

    12.04.2019

    Photo by Tech. Sgt. Steph Sawyer 

    142nd Wing

    Col. Todd Hofford, 142nd Fighter Wing Vice Commander and newly reinstated F-15 Eagle fighter pilot, prepares for his first official flight since undergoing cervical disc replacement surgery, December 4, 2019, Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. Col. Hofford recently completed the near three-year process of obtaining a waiver to fly a high G aircraft with a prosthetic disc in his neck, making him the first person in the world to do so. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Steph Sawyer)

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    Date Taken: 12.04.2019
    Date Posted: 02.12.2020 13:49
    Photo ID: 6092652
    VIRIN: 191204-Z-SP755-1003
    Resolution: 6016x4016
    Size: 7.13 MB
    Location: PORTLAND AIR GUARD STATION, OR, US

    Web Views: 44
    Downloads: 5

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