Retired Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Foulois, great-nephew of the late retired Maj. Gen. Benjamin Foulois, looks at an F-16CM Fighting Falcon at Shaw Air Force Base, , Nov. 2, 2018. Kevin’s career was paved by his uncles numerous milestones to include the first military man to teach himself to fly, the first to fly more than 100 miles non-stop and the first to use an aircraft in a combat operation.

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