Eagle Drivers

3000 Hours & 4000 Hours Eagle time
On this page you will an overview of all the Eagle Drivers and Strike Eagle Drivers and WSO’s that achieved the 3,000 hours and 4,000 hours milestone in the F-15A/B/C/D/E

Eagle Country congratulates

the following Eagle Drivers to the

donated to the collection by Mark Smith

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

DriverUnitDateBased when reaching
Col. Dave “Bush” Carlson95 FS10 Nov 1994Tyndall AFB, FL
Col. Matthew B. Copp53 FS1996Spangdahlem AB
Lt. Col. Steve “Gunga” Dingee1 FW19 May 1999Langley AFB, VA
Col. Jay T.”Opie” Denney60 FS2000Eglin AFB, FL
Col. Randy “Bobbaloo” Riccardi122 FS2000NAS New Orelans, LA
Col.  Richard “Bear” Gibbs II493 FS27 Mar 2001Prince Sultan AB
Lt. Col. Jerry “Jive” Kerby95 FSApril 2001Tyndall AFB,FL
Lt. Col. Brett A. WilliamsUNK7 May 2001UNK
Lt. Col. Robert “Hatch”AndersonUNK4 Oct 2001UNK
Lt. Col. Wayne Adkisson114 FS2002Klamath Falls, OR
Lt. Col. Gordon “Flash” Kimpel110 FS2002Lambert Field, MO
Col. Jon “JB” Kelk110 FS2003Lambert Field, MO
Col  Mike Father Flanagan110 FSexact date unk.Lambert Field, MO
Col Rob “Mos” Mohr110 FSexact date unk.Lambert Field, MO
Lt Col Darren Elvis Barrett110 FSexact date unk.Lambert Field, MO
Lt Col Joe Corn Hruska110 FSexact date unk.Lambert Field, MO
Col Mike Tiny Francis110 FSexact date unk.Lambert Field, MO
Lt Col Jim “Hacksaw” Mccomas110 FSexact date unk.Lambert Field, MO
Lt. Col. Mike “Mobile” Holmes27 FS20 June 2000Langley AFB, VA
Maj. Gen Larry “Bubba”New325 FW27 May 2003Tyndall AFB, FL
Col. Rich “Peewee” Kelly114 FS2003Klamath Falls, OR
Col. James C. Miller114 FS2003Klamath Falls,OR
Terrence “SkinS” Fornof422 TES2003Nellis AFB, NV
Col. Mark “CHIMP” SmithRSAFWS14 Jun 2004King Abdul-Aziz AB
Lt. Col.  Brad ‘Oly’ Olson199 FS04 Sep 2004Tucson IAP, AZ
Lt. Col. T.G. “Krazy” Kyrazis II159 FS2005Jacksonville IAP, FL
Lt. Col. John “Homer” Black159 FS2005Jacksonville IAP, FL
Col. Brad “Apple” Applegate142 FW2006Portland IAP, OR
Lt. Col. Jonathan “JonBoy” Holdaway71 FSexact date unk.Langley AFB, VA
Lt. Col. Jeffrey “Homer” Samuel122 FSexact date unk.NAS New Orleans
Lt. Col. Jim “Roper” Worley122 FS23 Aug 2013NAS New Orleans
Lt. Col. “Popeye” Porter122 FS23 Aug 2013NAS New Orleans
Col. Peter “Spreadmo” Weidner122 FSexact date unk.NAS New Orleans
Lt. Col. BamBam Stavros122 FSexact date unk.NAS New Orleans
Lt. Col. G Derek “Skid” Sawser422 TESexact date unk.Nellis AFB, NV
Col Ken Wilsbach33 OG17 Feb 2006Eglin AFB, FL
Lt Col Chris “Scratch” Young1 FW2008Langley AFB, VA
Col Billy Graham325 FW30 Apr 2008Tyndall AFB, FL
Maj Randy Spear325 OSS 30 Apr 2008Tyndall AFB, FL
Lt. Col. Kevin “Fletch” Murray2 FS8 May 2008Tyndall AFB, FL
Lt. Col. David Silva325 OG24 Feb 2009Tyndall AFB, FL
Lt. Col. Wes “Pappy” French114 FS8 March 2011Klamath Falls,OR
Col Jeffrey “Claw” Hwang123 FSexact date unk.Portland IAP, OR
Lt. Col. Matt “Bozz” Beals199 FS2008Hickam AFB, HI
Col Adam “Khan” Sitler123 FS19 Feb 2016Portland IAP, OR
Col. Steve “Chucker” Early144th OG18 Aug 2016Fresno IAP, CA
Lt. Col. Barry “Wile-E”Wilkes159 FS 2014Jacksonville IAP, FL
Col. Robert ‘Rufio” Wetzel159 FSexact date unk.Jacksonville IAP, FL
Col. Bill ‘Yogi” Bear159 FSexact date unk.Jacksonville IAP, FL
Lt. Col. Mike “Speedo” Rouse159 FSexact date unk.Jacksonville IAP, FL
Col. Scott “Brillo” Stacy159 FSexact date unk.Jacksonville IAP, FL
Lt. Col. Tom “Kooch” Cucchi159 FSexact date unk.Jacksonville IAP, FL
Lt. Col. Jim “Eif” Eiffert159 FSexact date unk.Jacksonville IAP, FL
Col. Geoffrey Jensen173 OG26 June 2020Klamath Falls, OR
Col. Terry “Stretch” Scott exact date unk. 

Col. Billy Graham (left), Guard Associate Unit Commander, 325th Fighter Wing (FW) and Maj. Randy Spear, Training Flight Commander, 325th Operations Support Squadron (OSS), shakes hands after both archived the record making 3000-hour marks, in the F-15C Eagle aircraft at Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL). They become the 32nd and 33rd pilots to reach the 3000-hour mark Air Force wide, and the first F-15 pilots stationed at Tyndall to reach the mark together.

Colonel David ‘Moon’ Halasi-Kun, 104th Fighter Wing commander, reaches 3000 flying hours in the F-15 Eagle Sept. 21, 2023, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. Reaching 3000 flying hours is a significant career milestone, and is a sign of an experienced pilot and master of the craft. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Randy Burlingame)
Colonel David ‘Moon’ Halasi-Kun, 104th Fighter Wing commander, reaches 3000 flying hours in the F-15 Eagle Sept. 21, 2023, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. Reaching 3000 flying hours is a significant career milestone, and is a sign of an experienced pilot and master of the craft. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Randy Burlingame)
Lt. Col T. G. Kyrazis II, 125th Fighter Wing (FW), just after landing with 3,000.2 hours in the F-15B Eagle on the flightline at his home base, Jacksonville International Airport (IAP), Florida.
Standing in front of an F-15 Eagle, Lieutenant Colonel Richard “Bear” Gibbs II, USAF, (left), 363rd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron poses with his 3000th hour flying certificate, presented by Colonel Blair Hansen, 363rd Operations Group commander. The presentation occurred at Prince Sultan Air Base during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH.

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Eagle Country congratulates

the following Eagle Drivers to the

scan donated by Lt. Col. Rich Kelly, via Lt. Victor “Chopper” Knill.

4000 hours Club F-15A/B/C/D

DriverUnitDateBased when reaching
Col. Jon “JB” Kelk110 FS10 Oct 2006Lambert Field, MO
Col. Rich “Peewee” Kelly114 FS10 Aug 2007Klamath Falls, OR
Col. James C. Miller114 FS30 Apr 2009Klamath Falls, OR
Lt. Col. Reed Drake186 FS5 June 2009Great Falls IAP, MT
Lt. Col. Wayne Adkisson2 FS (RSAF)12 Oct 2013Tabuk AB, Saudi Arabia
Col. Jeffrey G. “Claw”Hwang123 FS     unkPortland IAP, OR
Col. Brian “Spiderman” KampAWC27 Sep 2017Nellis AFB, NV

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Eagle Country congratulates

the following Strike Eagle Drivers to the

3000 hours Club F-15E

DriverUnitDateBased when reaching
Col. Todd Boyd4 OG18 May 2007Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC
Lt. Col. Dave Iverson492 FS2007RAF Lakenheath, U.K.
Lt. Col. Houstoun Waring48 OSS31 Oct 2007RAF Lakenheath, U.K.
Lt. Col. Scott Purdie334 FS18 Jan 2008Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC
Col. Mark Kelly4 FW9 Oct 2009Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC
Col. John Bunnell494 FS24 Jan 2010RAF Lakenheath, U.K.
Col. Pete Lee389 FS18 Nov 2010Mountain Home AFB, ID
Maj. Erin Pickel4 TS13 Dec 2011Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC
Maj. Trinidad  Meza unkunl
t. Col. Paul Hibbard333 FS22 July 2015Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC
Lt. Col. Michael Landers389 FS20 May 2016Mountain Home AFB, ID
Lt. Col. Matthew Swanson336 FS11 June 2018Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC
Lt. Col. Tomas Jaime335 FS31 July 2018Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC
Lt. Col. Eric “Dorf” OstendorfUnkunk 

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Eagle Country congratulates

the following Strike Eagle Drivers & WSO’s to the

4000 hours Club F-15E

DriverUnitDateBased when reaching
Lt. Col. Dave Iverson492 FS 27 Jan 2010RAF Lakenheath, U.K.
Lt. Col. Trinidad “Moses” Meza336 EFS21 Mar 2018Undisclosed location
Booschunkunk 
Lt. Col. Mark ‘Beams’ Thompsonunkunk 
Lt. Col. Eric “Dorf” Ostendorf307 FSJan 2021Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC

5000 hours Club F-15E

DriverUnitDateBased when reaching
General Dave Iverson332 AEW June 2019Undisclosed location
Lt. Col. Trinidad “Moses” Meza389 FS 3 Aug 2021Mountain Home AFB, ID
Booshunk2022unk
 Lt. Col. Mark “Beams” Thompson428 FS31 Jan 2023Mountain Home AFB, ID
 

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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)
Col. Todd Boyd, 4th Operations Group deputy commander, prepares to exit his F-15E strike eagle after his milestone 3000th hour flight.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Klingler)
Lt. Col. Paul Hibbard (left), 333rd Fighter Squadron instructor pilot, and Capt. Justin Thompson, 333rd FS pilot, signal their crew chief as they taxi to the runway, July 22, 2015, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. After flying in operational squadrons for most of his career, Hibbard now instructs F-15E aircrew members on the intricacies of operating the Strike Eagle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Shawna L. Keyes)
Lt. Col. Dave Iverson, 492nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, holds up a poster, signed by fellow squadron members, commemorating his completion of more than 3,000 flight hours in the F-15E Strike Eagle July 25 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Col. Iverson at the time was the 15th pilot to cross this milestone in the F-15 (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Craig Seals)
Doused! Col Jon “JB” Kelk is doused with a firehose in honor of his final F-15 flight at the 131st Fighter Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, at Lambert-Saint Louis Airport on March 12. Col Kelk was the first ever pilot to log over 4000 hours in F-15 model aircraft and still holds the record with over 4160 flying hours. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sergeant Mary-Dale Amison)
Celebrating a final flight and milestone. Pilots of the 110 Fighter Squadron, gathered to celebrate with Col Jon “JB” Kelk for his final F-15 flight at Lambert-Saint Louis Airport on March 12. Col Kelk was the first ever pilot to log over 4000 hours in F-15 model aircraft. Pictured left to right: Lt Col Mike “Father” Flanagan, Col Rob “Mos” Mohr, Col Kelk, Lt Col Mike “Hung” Jurries, Lt Col Brian “Spiderman” Kamp, Lt Col Jeff “Chunks” Verville, and Col Greg “Spinner” Champagne. The 110th Fighter Squadron , Missouri Air National Guard (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sergeant Mary-Dale Amison)
17 years in the making, Lt. Col. David Iverson, 492nd Fighter Squadron commander, holds the 4,000 hours patch he can now wear after a 10.1 hour flight in an F-15 Strike Eagle from Royal Air Force Lakenheath to Kelly Field, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas on Jan 11, 2010. Boeing photo by Lance Cheung
Lt. Col. Trinidad “Moses” Meza, 336th EFS deputy operations group commander and weapons system officer, poses for a photo after landing in an F-15E Strike Eagle March 21, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. Meza, in the capacity of WSO, is able to display information from the radar, electronic warfare or infrared sensors; monitor aircraft or weapons status and possible threats; select targets; and use an electronic “moving map” to navigate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Krystal Wright)
Lt. Col. Trinidad “Moses” achieved 5000 flying hours as an F-15E Weapons Systems Officer, August 3rd, 2021 Mountain Home AFB, ID.
Lt. Col. Trinidad “Moses” congratulated by squadron members, he achieved 5000 flying hours as an F-15E Weapons Systems Officer, August 3rd, 2021 Mountain Home AFB, ID
Lt. Col. Trinidad “Moses” achieved 5000 flying hours as an F-15E Weapons Systems Officer, August 3rd, 2021 Mountain Home AFB, ID Group photo with the 389th Fighter Squadron.
General David Iverson, 332 AEW commander, became the first pilot ever to amass 5,000 flight hours in an F-15E Strike Eagle. June 2019, undisclosed location
Lt. Col. Tomas Jaime, 335th Fighter Squadron director of operations, prepares for take-off prior to a training sortie, July 31, 2018, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The flight marked 3,000 flying hours in the F-15E Strike Eagle for Jaime, who has also achieved more than 3,500 career flying hours and more than 1,650 combat hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittain Crolley)