311th Fighter Squadron Class 20-BBH graduation Published Nov. 16, 2020 By Airman 1st Class Quion Lowe 49th Wing Public Affairs HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Thirteen F-16 Viper student pilots graduated from the 311th Fighter Squadron’s F-16 Basic Course, during a physically distanced ceremony at Hangar 500, 14 Nov., here.The F-16 B-Course is a 37-week long course required for all student pilots. On average, B-Course students log 70 hours of flying time over 59 sorties in addition to roughly 245-hours of academic training and 69-hours of flight simulator training.The 49th Wing is the Air Force’s premiere F-16 and MQ-9 Reaper aircrew training wing. Graduates of the F-16 B-course will be reassigned to operational flying units throughout the combat Air Force.Congratulations to the graduates of Class 20-BBH:Capt. Tre KidwellCapt. Johan WeinbergCapt. Jonathan ClementsCapt. Patrick O’Shea1st Lt. Oscar Carl1st Lt. Alexander Pruss1st Lt. Pittayut Phonboon1st Lt. Maxwell Childs1st Lt. Adam Cincione1st Lt. Ethan Smith1st Lt. Jeffrey Weingast1st Lt. Clarke Niles1st Lt. Finn Brutsman
