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ORANG Fighter Pilot is first in world to fly F-15 Eagle with a cervical prosthetic disc

Col. Todd Hofford, 142nd Fighter Wing Vice Commander and newly reinstated F-15 Eagle fighter pilot, prepares for his first official flight since undergoing cervical disc replacement surgery, December 4, 2019, Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. Col. Hofford recently completed the near three-year process of obtaining a waiver to fly a high G aircraft with a prosthetic disc in his neck, making him the first person in the world to do so. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Steph Sawyer)

PHOTO BY: Tech. Sgt. Steph Sawyer
VIRIN: 191204-Z-SP755-1003.JPG
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NIKON D750

LENS

100.0-400.0 mm f/4.5-6.3

APERTURE

45/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/640

ISO

250

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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