Lt. Col Alexander Haddad, 44th Fighter Squadron pilot, reached the 2,000 hours of flying the F-15 on Nov. 19 at Kadena Air Base, Japan.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Corey M. Pettis
He is the first F-15 pilot from Kadena to do so since 2009 and it took him 19 years to achieve this feat.
“Ten years ago it was fairly common for guys to get 2,000 hours,” Haddad explained. “But nowadays it’s not quite as common, so guys are spending a long time focusing on making sure they’re doing the right thing with the few precious hours we do get. I’m fortunate enough to actually get to fly 2,000 hours which for me is a fairly big deal.”
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