US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mike Green, an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft Crew CHIEF, assigned to the 108th Fighter Wing (FW), Ohio National Guard (OHANG), poses for a photograph holding his 10-year-old guest, Garrett Matuszewski, Make-a-Wish Foundation cancer patient. Garrett's wish was to visit a military installation with F-16 fighter aircraft. Members of the 180th FW made sure to make it a memorable trip for Garrett. He spent the day on the flight line watching the jets take off while listening and talking to the pilots on his very own headset, learning about various F-16 flight controls while sitting in the cockpit, and learning how to fly in an F-16 flight simulator....

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[Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mike Green, an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft Crew CHIEF, assigned to the 108th Fighter Wing (FW), Ohio National Guard (OHANG), poses for a photograph holding his 10-year-old guest, Garrett Matuszewski, Make-a-Wish Foundation cancer patient. Garrett's wish was to visit a military installation with F-16 fighter aircraft. Members of the 180th FW made sure to make it a memorable trip for Garrett. He spent the day on the flight line watching the jets take off while listening and talking to the pilots on his very own headset, learning about various F-16 flight controls while sitting in the cockpit, and learning how to fly in an F-16 flight simulator. The Make-A-Wish Foundation helps sick and terminally ill children with a chance to fulfill a wish.

Base: Swanton

State: Ohio (OH)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SRA Elizabeth Slater, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files