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Skyler Hester had a big day on 15 January. The F-16 pilot from the 510th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron began the day as a first lieutenant, bombed a target in Iraq, and was sworn in as a captain while flying at more than 600 miles per hour. The flight lead, Maj. Aaron Steffens, and Hester, his wingman, each dropped a GBU-31, and after confirmation the bombs were on target, Steffens asked, "Are we all present?" Captains Mark Bjorgen and Phil Stein then witnessed Hester's oath of office via the radio. After landing and taxiing to his parking spot, Lt.Col. Michael Fantini, 510th EFS commander, tacked Captain Hester's rank on his flightsuit and congratulated him.
Photo By Sr. Aairman Lakisha Croley
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