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Papa Flare, Senior Pilot (CMR)
Information
- Rating
- Senior Pilot (CMR)
- Primary position
- v303rd Fighter Squadron Command
- Secondary positions
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- v757th Airlift Squadron Pilot
- Forum account
- Papa Flare
- Commission
- Oct 17, 2022
- Promotion
- Aug 28, 2025
- Time in service
- Years: [3] Months: [4]
- Time in grade
- Years: [0] Months: [6]
Personal bio
TOTAL OPL Combat Markings
GUNS | LASER GUIDED BOMBS | IAMS | ANTI-RADIATION MISSILES | UNGUIDED BOMBS | AIR TO GROUND MISSILES | ROCKETS | AIR TO AIR KILLS |
35 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
TOTAL OHOP Combat Markings
GUNS | LASER GUIDED BOMBS | IAMS | ANTI-RADIATION MISSILES | UNGUIDED BOMBS | AIR TO GROUND MISSILES | ROCKETS | AIR TO AIR KILLS |
4 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 1xMIG21 1xMIG23 |
Service record
| Date | Record | Type | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 | Participated in PHASE 2 'Operation Prevailing Liberty' COMBAT DEPLOYMENT to Kandahar AB, Afghanistan. October 1 - December 31, 2025. | Orders | - |
| 2026-01-01 | Change of station to Ramstein AB, Germany. | Assignment | - |
| 2025-09-13 | Participated in 'Objective Nighthawk' LFE out of Spangdahlem AB, Germany. | Exercise | - |
| 2025-08-28 | Letter of Recommendation by v303 FS Snoopy, v303 FS Papa Flare approved by Group Command. Promoted to v303 FS Commander. | Promotion | - |
| 2025-07-07 | Change of station to Spangdahlem AB, Germany. | Assignment | - |
| 2025-06-19 | Participated in 'Objective Red Fang' LFE out of Nellis AFB, Nevada. | Exercise | - |
| 2025-04-01 | Participated in PHASE 1 'Operation Prevailing Liberty' COMBAT DEPLOYMENT to Kandahar AB, Afghanistan. January 1 - March 31, 2025. | Orders | - |
| 2024-09-30 | Participated in 'Dynamic Force Employment' TDY to Andersen AFB, Guam. Sept. 1 - 30th, 2024. | Orders | - |
| 2024-09-05 | Participated in 'Green Flag 24-1' LFE out of Nellis AFB, Nevada. | Exercise | - |
| 2024-05-16 | Participated in PHASE 2 'Operation Hedge Of Protection' COMBAT DEPLOYMENT to Beirut-Rafic Al Hariri International Airport, Lebanon and Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan. January 19 - May 19, 2024. | Orders | - |
| 2024-01-11 | Participated in 'Objective Bulldog II' LFE out of Nellis AFB, Nevada. | Exercise | - |
| 2024-01-01 | Proved dedication to v303FG OPS as 2023 "High Flyer" with 152.3 total flight hours logged. | Recognition | - |
| 2023-12-21 | Participated in 'Objective Bulldog' LFE out of Nellis AFB, Nevada. | Exercise | - |
| 2023-12-15 | Participated in the annual vHawgsmoke Tournament 2023. Placed 3rd out of 8 participants. | Tourney | - |
| 2023-09-04 | Participated in PHASE 1 'Operation Hedge Of Protection' COMBAT DEPLOYMENT to King Hussein AB, Jordan. May 29 - August 31, 2023 | Orders | - |
| 2023-02-28 | Participated in 'Dynamic Force Employment' TDY to Andersen AFB, Guam. Feb 1 - 28th, 2023 | Orders | - |
| 2022-11-01 | Participated in 'Dynamic Force Employment' TDY to Andersen AFB, Guam. Nov 1 - 31st, 2022. | Orders | - |
| 2022-10-17 | Accepted as a commissioned member of the Virtual 303rd Fighter Squadron stationed out of Nellis AFB, Nevada. | Assignment | - |
Awards and recognition
| Date | Award | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | 2023 High-Flyer Coin |  |
Awarded for logging the most amount of flight hours in 2023. | - |
| 2025-08-27 | A-10C Flight Examiner Upgrade (FEUG) |  |
IPUG awarded 27 AUG 25 | - |
| 2022-10-17 | Commissioned into the v303 Fighter Squadron |  |
Awarded for joining the v303 FS 'KC Hawgs'. | - |
| 2023-05-23 | Pilot / Basic Mission Qualified (BMQ) Certification |  |
Member has completed A-10C B-Course. Diploma uploaded to 'citation'. | Citation |
| 2025-06-23 | Senior Pilot (SP) / Combat Mission Ready (CMR) Certification |  |
Member has graduated MQT 23 Jun 25, moved to Weapons school. Meets flight time requirement for Senior Pilot / CMR promotion. | - |
| 2025-04-01 | Operation Prevailing Liberty Campaign Medal |  |
Member honorably participated in support of Operation Prevailing Liberty Combat deployment. Phase 1 and Phase 2. ⭐ | - |
| 2023-09-01 | Operation Hedge Of Protection Campaign Medal |  |
Member honorably participated in support of Operation Hedge Of Protection Combat deployment. Phase 1 & Phase 2. | - |
| 2025-10-01 | 400 A-10C Flight Hours |  |
Passed 400 total flt hrs milestone in the DCS A-10C II. | - |
| 2025-08-28 | Promoted to Squadron Commander Certification |  |
v303 'KC Hawgs' Command Team | - |
| 2024-10-17 | 2 Years - Longevity Service Ribbon |  |
Member completed 2 years of honorable service. | - |
| 2024-10-13 | 303 A-10C Flight Hours |  |
Passed 303 total flt hrs milestone in the DCS A-10C II. | - |
| 2026-02-05 | Fighter Group Air Medal |  |
Awarded for logging over 100 flt hrs in combat. | - |
| 2024-05-16 | 200 A-10C Flight Hours |  |
Passed 200 total flt hrs milestone in the DCS A-10C II. | - |
| 2023-12-15 | Hawgsmoke Ribbon |  |
Awarded for participating in the vHawgsmoke Tournament 2023. | - |
| 2023-10-17 | 1 Year - Longevity Service Ribbon |  |
Member completed 1 year of honorable service. | - |