F-16 Turns 50 Special: What It Takes To Become A Viper Pilot
Before flying the Viper operationally, pilots have to get through the nine-month B-Course which provides them with the Initial Qualification Training on the F-16.
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Before flying the Viper operationally, pilots have to get through the nine-month B-Course which provides them with the Initial Qualification Training on the F-16.
COLONEL CASEY P. DODDS Col Casey P. Dodds is the Vice Commander of the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The wing is comprised of more than 1200 Air Force Reserve members and is equipped with eight C-130H2 aircraft. The wing trains and employs the C-130 Hercules globally on medium range airlift, tactical airland and airdrop, Modular Aerial Spray System, and Aeromedical Evacuation missions. Col Dodds is a native of Longmont, Colo. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Management from Metropolitan State College in Denver, Colo. and was commissioned through ...