T-6 instructor clocks 5,000 hours in the aircraft

On Aug. 30, Lt. Col. Ian Bass, 5th Flying Training Squadron Assistant director of operations and T-6 instructor pilot, become one of the few pilots in the world to clock 5,000 flight hours on the T-6.

Lt. Col. Ian Bass, 5th Flying Training Squadron Assistant director of operations and T-6 instructor pilot, performs a pre-flight check before reaching an aviation milestone: 5,000 hours of flight time in a T-6 Texan II, on Aug. 30, 2022, at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. Bass is the first to accomplish that goal at the 5th FTS. (U.S. Air Force photo by A1C Christian Soto)

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Florida Air National Guard’s 75th Anniversary F-15C

The Florida Air National Guard has painted an F-15C in a 75th-anniversary livery to pay homage to the Florida ANG’s history.

An F-15C Eagle aircraft assigned to the 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard, takes off during night flying at the Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Sept. 14, 2022. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Michael Monlezun)

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