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Former Tomcat pilot clocks 1,000th trap aboard CVN 78

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The commodore of Training Air Wing 1, Capt. Tracey Gendreau, clocks his 1,000th trap aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) on Feb. 5.

Commodore, Training Air Wing 1 Capt. Tracey Gendreau completes his 1,000th arrested recovery on USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) flight deck Feb. 5, 2021. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Anton Wendler)

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Finnish Hornets to practice aerial refueling with USAF KC-135

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A U.S. Air Force KC-135 aerial refueling tanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing will fly to Finland from Feb. 9-10 to let Finnish Hornet pilots practice aerial refueling.

A Finnish Air Force F/A-18 Hornet conducts an aerial refueling mission over Finland with a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to RAF Mildenhall, England, May 25, 2017. Both aircraft participated in Arctic Challenge 2017, a multinational exercise encompassing 11 nations and more than 100 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David Dobrydney)

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