F-15E Weapons Systems Officer shatters 1,000 flight hour mark

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- An F-15E Strike Eagle taxis to its proper parking spot after flying a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Nov. 22, 2009. This F-15E is deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. Previous models of the F-15 are assigned air-to-air roles; the "E" model is a dual-role fighter. It has the capability to fight its way to a target over long ranges, destroy enemy ground positions, and fight its way out. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)

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F-15E Weapons Systems Officer shatters 1,000 flight hour mark

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Brig. Gen. Steven Kwast (Pilot- front seat) and Capt. Ryan Bone (Weapons-Systems Officer- back seat) are signaled to turn left while getting marshaled into a parking spot Nov. 22, 2009. Today marked a very important day for Capt. Bone, he reached the 1,000 flying hours. Capt. Bone is deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and hails from Gainesville, Fla. Gen. Kwast, the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Commander, was previously stationed at Seymour Johnson AFB as the wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)

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F-15E Weapons Systems Officer shatters 1,000 flight hour mark

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Brig. Gen. Steven Kwast (Pilot- front seat) and Capt. Ryan Bone (Weapons-Systems Officer- back seat) are signaled to stop while getting marshaled into a parking spot Nov. 22, 2009. Today marked a very important day for Capt. Bone, he reached the 1,000 flying hours. Capt. Bone is deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and hails from Gainesville, Fla. Gen. Kwast, the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Commander, was previously stationed at Seymour Johnson AFB as the wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)

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F-15E Weapons Systems Officer shatters 1,000 flight hour mark

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Brig. Gen. Steven Kwast (Pilot- front seat) and Capt. Ryan Bone (Weapons-Systems Officer- back seat) are signaled to shut down the aircraft Nov. 22, 2009. Today marked a very important day for Capt. Bone, he reached the 1,000 flying hours. Capt. Bone is deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and hails from Gainesville, Fla. Gen. Kwast, the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Commander, was previously stationed at Seymour Johnson AFB as the wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)

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F-15E Weapons Systems Officer shatters 1,000 flight hour mark

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Capt. Ryan Bone, a weapons-systems officer from the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, climbs down the ladder of an F-15 Strike Eagle Nov. 22, 2009. Today marked a very important day for Capt. Bone, he reached the 1,000 flying hours. Capt. Bone is deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and hails from Gainesville, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)

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F-15E Weapons Systems Officer shatters 1,000 flight hour mark

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Brig. Gen. Steven Kwast (right) congratulates Capt. Ryan Bone (left) after their mission, Nov. 22, 2009. Today marked a very important day for Capt. Bone, he reached the 1,000 flying hours. "It feels good, reaching 1,000 hours in my first assignment," he said "not a lot of guys do that." Capt. Bone is deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and hails from Gainesville, Fla. Gen. Kwast, the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Commander, was previously stationed at Seymour Johnson AFB as the wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)

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F-15E Weapons Systems Officer shatters 1,000 flight hour mark

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Brig. Gen. Steven Kwast (left) and Capt. Ryan Bone (right) after their mission, Nov. 22, 2009. Today marked a very important day for Capt. Bone, he reached the 1,000 flying hours. "It feels good, reaching 1,000 hours in my first assignment," he said "not a lot of guys do that." Capt. Bone is deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and hails from Gainesville, Fla. Gen. Kwast, the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Commander, was previously stationed at Seymour Johnson AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)

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F-15E Weapons Systems Officer shatters 1,000 flight hour mark

Published Nov. 22, 2009