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Son takes flight, continues family legacy

Lt. Col. Joseph Thomas, a Drill Status Guardsman F-16 instructor pilot with the 162nd Wing in Tucson, Ariz., prepares his jet for a training mission alongside his son, 1st Lt. Nathan Thomas, an active-duty F-16 student pilot. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Angela Walz)
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Son takes flight, continues family legacy

1st Lt. Nathan Thomas, an active-duty F-16 student pilot, prepares his jet for a training mission alongside his dad, Lt. Col. Joseph Thomas, a Drill Status Guardsman F-16 instructor pilot with the 162nd Wing in Tucson, Ariz. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Angela Walz)
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Son takes flight, continues family legacy

Lt. Col. Joseph Thomas, a Drill Status Guardsman F-16 instructor pilot with the 162nd Wing in Tucson, Ariz., and his son, 1st Lt. Nathan Thomas, an active-duty F-16 student pilot, prepare to fly a training mission in the F-16 Fighting Falcon. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Angela Walz)
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Son takes flight, continues family legacy

1st Lt. Nathan Thomas (left) and his dad, Lt. Col. Joseph Thomas (right) prepare to fly a training mission in the F-16 Fighting Falcon. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Angela Walz)
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Engine check light

Tech. Sgt. Justin St Thomas, with the 162 Wing, inspects the liner of an F-16 jet engine for cracks, bulges and blemishes at the Morris Air National Guard base in Tucson, Arizona, Jan. 09, 2022. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Charles Givens).
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Air National Guard Leads Operation Southern Lightning Strike Exercise 2021

Staff Sgt. Austin Wall of the 162nd Wing, Arizona Air National Guard, completes preflight checks of an F-16 fighter aircraft while communicating with the pilot at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, November 4. The mission is part of Operation Southern Lightning Strike, an Air National Guard led exercise where units deploy from their home bases to forward operating bases with minimum personnel and equipment to accomplish the mission in austere conditions. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Technical Sgt. H. Edward Stramler)
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Air National Guard Leads Operation Southern Lightning Strike Exercise 2021

Staff Sgt. Austin Wall of the 162nd Wing, Arizona Air National Guard, launches an F-16 fighter aircraft at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, November 4 as part of operation Southern Lightning Strike. The Air National Guard led exercise allows units to deploy from their home bases to forward operating bases with minimum personnel and equipment to accomplish the mission in austere conditions. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Technical Sgt. H. Edward Stramler)
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Air National Guard Leads Operation Southern Lightning Strike Exercise 2021

Technical Sgt. Chad Wright of the 162nd Wing, Arizona Air National Guard, performs maintenance on an F-16 fighter aircraft while deployed to Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, for operation Southern Lightning Strike 2021, November 2. Southern Lightning Strike is an Air National Guard led exercise where units deploy from their home bases to forward operating bases with minimum personnel and equipment to accomplish the mission in austere conditions. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Technical Sgt. H. Edward Stramler)
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Air National Guard Leads Operation Southern Lightning Strike Exercise 2021

Technical Sgt. Saul Dojaquez of the 162nd Wing, Arizona Air National Guard, removes gear from a travel pod on an F-16 fighter aircraft while deployed to Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, for operation Southern Lightning Strike 2021, November 2. Southern Lightning Strike is an Air National Guard led exercise where units deploy from their home bases to forward operating bases with minimum personnel and equipment to accomplish the mission in austere conditions. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Technical Sgt. H. Edward Stramler)
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Brig. Gen. Andrew MacDonald gives a briefing to Barbara Visser, State Secretary of Defense, and other Netherland officials, Jan. 24, 2018 here. The visitors were at the 162nd Wing to observe the training program for Dutch pilots for the F-16 Fighting Falcon. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Gregory Ferreira)
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Barbara Visser, State Secretary of Defense from the Netherlands, gets fitted for an oxygen mask by Staff Sgt. Steven Gonzalez Jan. 24, 2018 here. Visser was preparing for a flight in an F-16 Fighting Falcon. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Gregory Ferreira)
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Lt. Gen. Martin Wijnen, Vice Chief of Defense from the Netherlands, tests the seal of the oxygen mask with the help of Tech. Sgt. Kyle Hoagland, Jan. 24, 2018 here. Wijnen was preparing for a flight in an F-16 Fighting Falcon. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by TSgt Gregory Ferreira)
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Barbara Visser, State Secretary of Defense from the Netherlands, arrives at 162nd Wing Jan. 24, 2018 here. Visser was part of a group observing the training program for Dutch pilots for the F-16 Fighting Falcon. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Gregory Ferreira)
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