US Ambassador experiences Aviano AB mission

(From left) U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Wetherbee, 510th Fighter Squadron flight scheduler, instructs Ambassador Philip T. Reeker, U.S. Consul General in Milan, on F-16 Fighting Falcon emergency procedures, Nov. 19, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Reeker took a familiarization flight to experience Aviano’s mission first-hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cary Smith/Released)

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US Ambassador experiences Aviano AB mission

(From left) U.S. Air Force Capt. Jeffrey Kinard, 510th Fighter Squadron flight surgeon, performs a medical check on Ambassador Philip T. Reeker, U.S. Consul General in Milan, Nov. 19, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Reeker took a familiarization flight to experience Aviano’s mission first-hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cary Smith/Released)

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(From right) U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Zenishek, 510th Fighter Squadron chief of wing scheduling, explains various features of an F-16 Fighting Falcon cockpit to Ambassador Philip T. Reeker, U.S. Consul General in Milan, Nov. 20, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Reeker took a familiarization flight to experience Aviano’s mission first-hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cary Smith/Released)

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US Ambassador experiences Aviano AB mission

Ambassador Philip T. Reeker, U.S. Consul General in Milan, sits in an F-16 Fighting Falcon cockpit, Nov. 20, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Reeker took a familiarization flight to experience Aviano’s mission first-hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cary Smith/Released)

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US Ambassador experiences Aviano AB mission

Published Nov. 20, 2015
By Airman 1st Class Cary Smith
31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Ambassador Philip T. Reeker, U.S. Consul General in Milan, visited Aviano Air Base, Italy, Nov. 20, 2015, to experience Aviano's mission first-hand. U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Barre R. Seguin, 31st Fighter Wing commander, piloted Reeker during the Ambassador's familiarization flight in an F-16 Fighting Falcon.