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F-35 instructor teaches his former F-16 instructor

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Capt. Jeremy Devlin was taught by Lt. Col. Nathan Graber on how to fly the F-16, years later, Devlin is now teaching Graber how to fly the F-35.

Lt. Col. Nathan Graber, a pilot assigned to the 134th Fighter Squadron, 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, is with Capt. Jeremy Devlin, a F-35 Lightning II instructor pilot assigned to the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 2019. Devlin is from the 158th FW and went from enlisted crew chief to pilot and was instructed by Graber on flying the F-16 Fighting Falcon, and was then put on an extended active duty tour as an instructor pilot at Eglin which will see him return to the VTANG once the tour is over. (Courtesy photo by Lt. Col. Nathan Graber)

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RoKAF to mark 70th anniversary on Oct. 1

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The Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) will celebrate its 70th anniversary on Oct. 1 at Daegu Air Base. The country’s F-35A is expected to make a flyby during the ceremony as well.

A Republic of Korea Air Force, F-35A Lightning II banks left during a refueling mission March 15, 2019, in Ariz. The aircraft’s electronic sensors contain the Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (DAS), a system that provides pilots with situational awareness in the area surrounding the aircraft for enhanced missile and aircraft warning, and day/night pilot vision. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Leala Marquez)

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