TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The 43rd Fighter Squadron graduated 14 F-22 Raptor Basic Course students during a ceremony Aug. 24, 2018.
The students completed a vigorous course of instruction that included academics events, examinations, sorties and simulator missions. The B-Course entails emergency procedures, instrument tasks, and day and night air-to-air refueling. The students are also educated on air-to-air employment, air-to-ground employment, basic low altitude employment and night-vision goggle and night employment.
At course completion, students have flown approximately 40 hours and are prepared to begin mission qualification training in their combat unit. Once they complete MQT, these pilots will be fully qualified to employ the F-22 Raptor in an air dominance role.
Congratulations to the following graduates:
Capt. Kate Archer
1st Lt. Cory Clark
1st Lt. Richard Cook
1st Lt. Corben Erickson
1st Lt. Colton Huntsman
1st Lt. Sean Lum
Capt. William McCarthy
Capt. Thomas McKenna
Capt. Kevin McKeown
Capt. Duston O'Brien
1st Lt. Kenneth Stricker
1st Lt. Donald Wharton
Capt. Caleb Whitlock
1st Lt. Jacob Wong