2,000 hours in flight

Maj. Gene Cassingham, 18th Aggressor Squadron F-16 pilot, is assisted by a member of the ground crew May 7 after the flight in which he reached his 2,000 hour mark. He is the first 18th AGRS pilot since the activation of the 18th AGRS to reach this career hallmark. Major Cassingham is now one of five pilots on Eielson AFB with a flying time of 2,000 hours or more in the F-16, most of those pilots are lieutenant colonels or higher in rank. There are 541 total pilots in the Air Force who have reached the same milestone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jill Victor)

PHOTO BY: Master Sgt. Jill Victor
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