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Dan Patterson, a retired Air Force master sergeant and current F-16 aircraft sheet metal mechanic with the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, reminisces about the days he worked on F-4 Phantom II aircraft beginning at 19 years of age. Patterson viewed two QF-4s at Hill Force Base, Oct. 25, during an event celebrating the final days of operational F-4s in the U.S. Air Force. The event – touted as the ‘Phinal Phantom Phlight’ – featured flybys, a luncheon, and static display. (U.S. Air Force photo by Micah Garbarino)


QF-4 mission nearly complete

Dan Patterson, a retired Air Force master sergeant and current F-16 aircraft sheet metal mechanic with the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, reminisces about the days he worked on F-4 Phantom II aircraft beginning at 19 years of age. Patterson viewed two QF-4s at Hill Force Base, Oct. 25, during an event celebrating the final days of operational F-4s in the U.S. Air Force. The event – touted as the ‘Phinal Phantom Phlight’ – featured flybys, a luncheon, and static display. (U.S. Air Force photo by Micah Garbarino)

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Korey Parker shoots the M240 with the help of a Ranger during the 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s Open House event May 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The event was a chance for the public to learn how Rangers train and operate. The event displays showed equipment, weapons, a reptile zoo, face painting and weapon firing among others. The demonstrations showed off hand-to-hand combat, a parachute jump, snake show, and Rangers in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)
The 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s resident snake handlers let the crowd pet the non-venomous snakes during the reptile demonstration at the Rangers’ Open House event May 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The event was a chance for the public to learn how Rangers train and operate. The event displays showed equipment, weapons, a reptile zoo, face painting and weapon firing among others. The demonstrations showed off hand-to-hand combat, a parachute jump, snake show, and Rangers in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)
The heavy gunner and his partner prepare to engage a target during a demonstration at the 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s Open House event May 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The event was a chance for the public to learn how Rangers train and operate. The event displays showed equipment, weapons, a reptile zoo, face painting and weapon firing among others. The demonstrations showed off hand-to-hand combat, a parachute jump, snake show, and Rangers in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)
Soldiers from the 6th Ranger Training Battalion perform hand-to-hand combat maneuvers during a demonstration at the Rangers’ Open House event May 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The event was a chance for the public to learn how Rangers train and operate. The event displays showed equipment, weapons, a reptile zoo, face painting and weapon firing among others. The demonstrations showed off hand-to-hand combat, a parachute jump, snake show, and Rangers in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)
A UH-60 Black Hawk drops six soldiers to show parachute jump procedures during a demonstration at the Rangers’ Open House event May 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The event was a chance for the public to learn how Rangers train and operate. The event displays showed equipment, weapons, a reptile zoo, face painting and weapon firing among others. The demonstrations showed off hand-to-hand combat, a parachute jump, snake show, and Rangers in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)
A team of Rangers enters the field through smoke during a demonstration at the 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s Open House event May 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The event was a chance for the public to learn how Rangers train and operate. The event displays showed equipment, weapons, a reptile zoo, face painting and weapon firing among others. The demonstrations showed off hand-to-hand combat, a parachute jump, snake show, and Rangers in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)
A Ranger from the 6th Ranger Training Battalion demonstrates parachute jump procedures during a demonstration at the Rangers’ Open House event May 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The event was a chance for the public to learn how Rangers train and operate. The event displays showed equipment, weapons, a reptile zoo, face painting and weapon firing among others. The demonstrations showed off hand-to-hand combat, a parachute jump, snake show, and Rangers in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)
Teams of Rangers enter the field with gun fire during a demonstration at the 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s Open House event May 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The event was a chance for the public to learn how Rangers train and operate. The event displays showed equipment, weapons, a reptile zoo, face painting and weapon firing among others. The demonstrations showed off hand-to-hand combat, a parachute jump, snake show, and Rangers in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)
A UH-60 Black Hawk prepares to land during a demonstration at the Rangers’ Open House event May 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The event was a chance for the public to learn how Rangers train and operate. The event displays showed equipment, weapons, a reptile zoo, face painting and weapon firing among others. The demonstrations showed off hand-to-hand combat, a parachute jump, snake show, and Rangers in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)
Members of the parachute team help a soldier as he lands during a demonstration at the Rangers’ Open House event May 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The event was a chance for the public to learn how Rangers train and operate. The event displays showed equipment, weapons, a reptile zoo, face painting and weapon firing among others. The demonstrations showed off hand-to-hand combat, a parachute jump, snake show, and Rangers in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)
The 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s resident snake handlers show the fangs of a poisonous snake to the crowd during the snake show demonstration at the Rangers’ Open House event May 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The event was a chance for the public to learn how Rangers train and operate. The event displays showed equipment, weapons, a reptile zoo, face painting and weapon firing among others. The demonstrations showed off hand-to-hand combat, a parachute jump, snake show, and Rangers in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)
A soldier performs parachute jump procedures during a demonstration at the Rangers’ Open House event May 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The event was a chance for the public to learn how Rangers train and operate. The event displays showed equipment, weapons, a reptile zoo, face painting and weapon firing among others. The demonstrations showed off hand-to-hand combat, a parachute jump, snake show, and Rangers in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)