1st Lt. Paul Gabor, 11th Bomb Squadron Formal Training Unit, punches a unit patch on the flight suit of Capt. Seth Shipley, 96th Bomb Squadron, after graduating from his FTU class on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 10. FTU is a nine month course for pilots, navigators and electronic warfare officers out of their initial flight training. The course consists of academic studies, simulators and flight training where the students gain the experience and confidence to operate a B-52H Stratofortress

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1st Lt. Paul Gabor, 11th Bomb Squadron Formal Training Unit, punches a unit patch on the flight suit of Capt. Seth Shipley, 96th Bomb Squadron, after graduating from his FTU class on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 10. FTU is a nine month course for pilots, navigators and electronic warfare officers out of their initial flight training. The course consists of academic studies, simulators and flight training where the students gain the experience and confidence to operate a B-52H Stratofortress

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