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Scott Air Force Base

Capt. Shaun Hibshman, 76th Airlift Squadron, and Maj. Matthew Dooley, 458th Airlift Squadron, perform pre-flight checks prior to take-off during the first flight of the instructor pilot course at the C-21A formal training unit at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., on July 6, 2011. Captain Hibshman was the first to fly in the instructor pilot course under the 458th AS since it regained the C-21 training mission from the 45th AS at Kessler AFB, Miss. Captain Hibshman will return to the 76th AS at Ramstein Air Base upon graduation. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Brian J. Valencia)

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Photos: Instructor pilot course takes first flight

Published July 7, 2011
By Staff Sgt. Brian J. Valencia
375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILL. -- The C-21A formal training unit at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. had its first flight on July 6, 2011 for the instructor pilot course under the 458th Airlift Squadron since it regained the C-21 training mission from the 45th AS at Kessler AFB, Miss. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Brian J. Valencia)

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