Eagle Country congratulates

the following members of the

3000 hours Club F-15A/B/C/D

scan donated by Col. Mark "CHIMP" Smith

No.	Driver	Unit	Date	Based when reaching
	Col. Matthew B. Copp	53 FS	1996	Spangdahlem AB, Germany
..	Col. Jay T."Opie" Denney	60 FS	2000	Eglin AFB, FL
20	Lt. Col. Brett A. Williams	UNK	7 May 2001	UNK
..	Col. Jon "JB" Kelk	110 FS	2003	Lambert Field, MO
..	Col. Rich “Peewee” Kelly	114 FS	2003	Klamath Falls, Oregon
..	Col. James C. Miller	114 FS	2003	Klamath Falls, Oregon
..	Col. Mark "CHIMP" Smith	RSAFWS	14 June 2004	King Abdul-Aziz Air Base
..	Lt. Col. T.G. Kyrazis II,	159 FS	2005	Jacksonville IAP, FL
	Col. John Black	159 FS	2005	Jacksonville IAP, FL
	Col Ken Wilsbach	33 OG	17 Februari 2006	Eglin AFB, FL
32	Col Billy Graham	325 FW	30 April 2008	Tyndall AFB, FL
33	Maj Randy Spear	325 OSS	30 April 2008	Tyndall AFB, FL
34	Lt. Col. Kevin “Fletch” Murray	2 FS	8 May 2008	Tyndall AFB, FL
35	Lt. Col. David Silva	325 OG	24 February 2009	Tyndall AFB, FL
	Lt. Col. Matt "Bozz" Beals	199 FS	UNK	UNK

3000 hours Club F-15E

No.	Driver	Unit	Date	Based when reaching
..	Col. Todd Boyd	4 OG	18 May 2007	Seymour-Johnson AFB, N.C
..	Lt. Col. Dave Iverson	492 FS	2007	RAF Lakenheath, U.K.
16	Lt. Col. Houstoun Waring	48 OSS	31 October 2007	RAF Lakenheath, U.K.
20	Lt. Col. Scott Purdie	334 FS	18 January 2008	Seymour-Johnson AFB, N.C
21	Col. Mark Kelly	4 FW	9 October 2009	Seymour-Johnson AFB, N.C
..	Col. John Bunnell	494 FS	24 January 2010	RAF Lakenheath, U.K.
	Col. Pete Lee	389 FS	18 November 2010	Mountain Home AFB, ID

Col. Pete Lee, 389 FS, 18 November 2010

Col. Pete Lee, 366th Fighter Wing vice commander, taxis the runway Nov. 18. Colonel Lee had just accomplished 3,000 fighter hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gina Chiaverotti-Paige)

Col. John Bunnell, 494 FS, 24th of January 2010

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Bunnell, 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander, stands below tail "320" after completing his 3,000th flight hour in the F-15E Strike Eagle Jan. 24, 2010. Bunnell is a weapons system officer from Birmingham, Ala., and is deployed from the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Staff Sgt. Richard Williams)
 

Col. Todd Boyd, 4th Operations Group, 18th May 2007 Seymour-Johnson AFB

Col. Todd Boyd, 4th Operations Group deputy commander, prepares to exit his F-15E Strike Eagle after his milestone 3,000th hour flight.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Klingler)

Lt. Col. Dave Iverson, 492 Fighter Squadron, ?? RAF Lakenheath, U.K

16. Lt. Col. Houstoun Waring, 48th OSS, 31 Oktober, 2007 RAF Lakenheath

20. Lt. Col. Scott Purdie, 334th FS, January 18, 2008 Seymour-Johnson AFB

21. Col. Mark Kelly, 4 FW,  9 October  2009, Seymour-Johnson AFB

Colonel Kelly hits 3,000 Strike Eagle flight hours
 

by Airman 1st Class Rae Perry
4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

10/15/2009 - SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Col. Mark Kelly, 4th Fighter Wing commander, is one of less than 20 pilots in the world to achieve the milestone of 3,000 hours in the F-15E Strike Eagle. He began his flying career immediately after being commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in the Air Force in 1986. Colonel Kelly has flown the F-15E for more than 18 years and of his 3,000 plus flight hours, more than 400 of them have been in combat. In addition to the Strike Eagle, Colonel Kelly has also flown the F/A-18 Hornet while on exchange with the Royal Australian Air Force.

Col. Mark Kelly, 4th Fighter Wing commander, and Maj. James Crider, 4th Aeromedical Dental Squadron flight medicine primary care physician, taxi under fire truck spray at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 9, 2009. Colonel Kelly has logged more than 5,000 flight hours during his military career, 3,000 of those in the F-15E Strike Eagle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Rae Perry)

Col. Mark Kelly, 4th Fighter Wing commander, poses with his wife Tanya after completing his 3,000th flight hour in the F-15E Strike Eagle at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 9. The Strike Eagle is one of four aircraft Colonel Kelly has flown since receiving his commission in 1986. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Rae Perry)