Incentive Flight Program

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- Senior Airman Michael Grill, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, receives an incentive flight in an F-16 Fighting Falcon Oct. 24, 2008. Airman Grill earned an incentive flight for earning the 2008 Air Combat Command Flightline Safety Award while deployed to Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jenifer H. Calhoun)

Incentive Flight Program

Published Nov. 5, 2008

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- Senior Airman Michael Grill, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, receives an incentive flight in an F-16 Fighting Falcon Oct. 24, 2008. Airman Grill earned an incentive flight for earning the 2008 Air Combat Command Flightline Safety Award while deployed to Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jenifer H. Calhoun)

Name: Senior Airman Michael Grill

Unit: 52nd AMXS/23rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit

Duty title: F-16 Avionics

Hometown: Smyrna, Georgia

Years in Service: 4 1/2

Why joined: Education and travel opportunities

Family: N/A

Hobbies: Fixing jets and dirt biking

Favorite aspect of job: Working with different people

Most memorable AF experience: This incentive flight

Favorite part of F-16 flight: The experience of multiple Gs

Previous flying experience: N/A

What award earned the flight: 2008 Air Combat Command Flightline Safety Award earned while at Joint Base Balad, Iraq

Any advice to future fliers or advice received before flight: None

Description of experience: Awesome!