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    8th Fighter Squadron 19-CBF graduation

    8th Fighter Squadron 19-CBF graduation

    Photo By Tech. Sgt. Christine Groening | 1st Lt Seth Bolon, 8th Fighter Squadron Basic Course graduate, accepts the...... read more read more

    HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NM, UNITED STATES

    12.14.2019

    Story by Staff Sgt. Christine Groening 

    49th Wing

    11 F-16 Viper student pilots graduated from the 8th Fighter Squadron’s F-16 Basic Course, during a ceremony at Club Holloman, December 14th, 2019, here.

    The F-16 B-Course is a 37-week long course required for all student pilots. On average, B-Course students log 70 hours of flying time over 59 sorties in addition to roughly 245-hours of academic training and 69-hours of flight simulator training.

    The 49th Wing is the Air Force’s premiere F-16 and MQ-9 Reaper aircrew training wing. Graduates of the F-16 B-course will be reassigned to operational flying units throughout the combat Air Force.
    Congratulations to the graduates of Class 19-CBF:

    Capt. Justin Goar
    1st Lt Seth Bolon
    1st Lt Alexander Drakoulakis
    1st Lt Austin Gillis
    1st Lt Michael Kelvin
    1st Lt Tyler Olson
    1st Lt Colin Ruane
    1st Lt Landon Santori
    1st Lt David Schmitz
    1st Lt Domenick Stumpo
    1st Lt Zachary Tarbox

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    Date Taken: 12.14.2019
    Date Posted: 12.16.2019 13:06
    Story ID: 355844
    Location: HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NM, US

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