HANCOCK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Syracuse - Lieutenant Colonel David S. Brenton, a fighter pilot with the 174th Fighter Wing, 138th Fighter Squadron, Hancock Field poses with the F-16 Fighting Falcon that would soon fly him over the 4000 hour mark inside it's cockpit.
Brenton became only the 25th F-16 pilot in the world to pass this astonishing milestone and only the 22nd American pilot to accomplish this incredible feat on Saturday, Aug. 8
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WarHistoryNetwork -- Wed, 17 Dec 2025 William Wild Bill Donovan: Americas Spymaster in WWII War The behind-the-scenes story of how a World War I hero helped to strengthen U.S.-British ties and forged the beginnings of todays CIA. This article appears in: Winter 2013 On July 14, 1940,... (more)
Morning-Times -- Tue, 16 Dec 2025 Towanda graduate promoted to Lt. Colonel in NY Army National Guard LATHAM, N.Y. Former Bradford County resident Charles Ackley was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the New York Army National Guard during a Dec. 12 ceremony at New York Army National... (more)
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