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Dad teaches son to fly the F-16

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1st Lt. Nathan Thomas is attending the F-16 B-course at 162nd Wing, the unit where his father, Lt. Col. Joseph Thomas, is serving as an F-16 instructor.

1st Lt. Nathan Thomas, an active-duty F-16 student pilot, poses with his dad, Lt. Col. Joseph Thomas, a Drill Status Guardsman F-16 instructor pilot with the 162nd Wing in Tucson, Ariz. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Angela Walz)


“Halfway through his training, I got to fly Red Air for a mission he was on. So I got to be a training aid for him, and that was really fun,” said the senior Thomas.

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  1. So long a go that I saw “bear” at that moment Lt.Col. Thomas was a exchange pilot at the RNLAF and we were both in Afghanistan at Kabul airport. LT.Col Thomas as F-16 pilot and me as F-16 crew chief.. would love to say hi great times and fond memories i’ve got with Bear.

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