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  • Then, U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. John Marks in an A-10 Thunderbolt II in 1991 next to, now, Lt. Col. Marks in the cockpit of an A-10 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Nov. 14, 2016. Marks reached 6,000 hours in an A-10 after flying for nearly three decades. (Courtesy photo provided by Lt. Col. Marks)

    Whiteman pilot logs 6000 A-10 hours

    Nearly three decades of flying and 11 combat deployments later, Marks has achieved a milestone that equates to 250 days in the cockpit, which most fighter pilots will never reach and puts him among the highest time fighter pilots in the U.S. Air Force.
  • Col. Greg Eckfeld (left) and Col. Brian Borgen, vice commander and commander of the 442d Fighter Wing respectively, meet with the Kansas City Chiefs cheerleaders during the Military Appreciation Day event at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 30, 2016. Service members and their families enjoyed photo-ops and autographs with the Chiefs cheerleaders and players, among other activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Missy Sterling/Released)

    442 FW scores touchdown at KC Chiefs draft event

    Service members and their families enjoy a Military Appreciation Day event with the Kansas City Chiefs April 30 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Stages were set up on the flightline and in one of the hangars in order for a few lucky service members to announce the Chiefs fourth, fifth and sixth round draft picks live on television.
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