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F-15E WSO clocks 4,000 flight hours

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Lt. Col. Trinidad “Moses” Meza from the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron logged his 4,000 flight hours during a combat deployment on Mar. 21.

Lt. Col. Trinidad “Moses” Meza, 336th EFS deputy operations group commander and weapons system officer, poses for a photo after landing in an F-15E Strike Eagle March 21, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. Meza, in the capacity of WSO, is able to display information from the radar, electronic warfare or infrared sensors; monitor aircraft or weapons status and possible threats; select targets; and use an electronic "moving map" to navigate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Krystal Wright)
Lt. Col. Trinidad “Moses” Meza, 336th EFS deputy operations group commander and weapons system officer, poses for a photo after landing in an F-15E Strike Eagle March 21, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. Meza, in the capacity of WSO, is able to display information from the radar, electronic warfare or infrared sensors; monitor aircraft or weapons status and possible threats; select targets; and use an electronic “moving map” to navigate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Krystal Wright)

Her job is to dogfight against F-22 pilots

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Lt. Col. Cheryl Buehn is the only female T-38 instructor pilot at the 71st Fighter Training Squadron. The unit’s role is to provide adversarial air training for the F-22s at Joint Base Langley-Eustis.

U.S Air Force Lt. Col. Cheryl Buehn, 71st Fighter Training Squadron T-38A Talon instructor pilot, prepares for takeoff at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, March 13, 2018. Buehn commissioned through the U.S Air Force Academy and, while there, she was selected to train in the Euro-NATO Joint-Jet Pilot Training Program. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Natasha Stannard)
U.S Air Force Lt. Col. Cheryl Buehn, 71st Fighter Training Squadron T-38A Talon instructor pilot, prepares for takeoff at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, March 13, 2018. Buehn commissioned through the U.S Air Force Academy and, while there, she was selected to train in the Euro-NATO Joint-Jet Pilot Training Program. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Natasha Stannard)