311th Fighter Squadron Class 21-CBH graduation Published Jan. 18, 2022 By Senior Airman Quion Lowe 49th Wing Public Affairs Alamogordo, N.M. -- Seven F-16 Viper student pilots graduated from the 311th Fighter Squadron’s F-16 Basic Course during a ceremony, Jan. 15, 2022, in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The F-16 B-Course is a 37-week long course required for all student pilots. On average, B-Course students log 70 hours of flying time over 59 sorties in addition to roughly 245 hours of academic training and 69 hours of flight simulator training. The 49th Wing is the Air Force’s premiere F-16 and MQ-9 Reaper aircrew training wing. Graduates of the F-16 B-Course will be reassigned to operational flying units throughout the Combat Air Force. Congratulations to the graduates of Class 21-BBH: Capt. Cody Rochford Capt. Israel Woodmancy 1st Lt. Michelle Strickland 1st Lt. Mark Brown 1st Lt. Matthew Oliver 1st Lt. Eric Smith 1st Lt. Nicholas Patrick