The last active-duty Air Force pilot to fly the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, Lt. Col. Ron "Elvis" King, commander of the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron Detachment 1, makes remarks at a retirement ceremony after he led the final military flight of the storied aircraft at Holloman AFB, , Dec. 21, 2016. The F-4 Phantom II entered the Air Force inventory in 1963 and was the primary multi-role aircraft in the USAF throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The F-4 flew bombing, combat air patrol, fighter escort, reconnaissance and the famous Wild Weasel anti-aircraft missile suppression missions. T
The last active-duty Air Force pilot to fly the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, Lt. Col. Ron "Elvis" King, commander of the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron Detachment 1, makes remarks at a retirement ceremony after he led the final military flight of the storied aircraft at Holloman AFB, , Dec. 21, 2016. The F-4 Phantom II entered the Air Force inventory in 1963 and was the primary multi-role aircraft in the USAF throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The F-4 flew bombing, combat air patrol, fighter escort, reconnaissance and the famous Wild Weasel anti-aircraft missile suppression missions. The final variant of the Phantom II was the QF-4 unmanned aerial targets flown by the 82nd at Holloman AFB. ( Air Force photo by Eddins Jr.) 161221-F-LW859-019 by AirmanMagazine
Size: 1901px × 1314px
Photo credit: © Military Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: afb, air, airforce, airman, airmen, army, conflict, force, forces, holloman, ii, magazine, marine, military, navy, news, phantom, politics, qf-4, sailor, soldier, states, united, vietnam, war
