SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- Lt. Col. Brian Egger, center, 480th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, is greeted by Col. David Lyons, 52nd Operations Group commander, after landing here Dec. 14. Egger reached his 4,000th F-16 flying hour on this flight and is the 34th F-16 pilot in U.S. Air Force history to reach this milestone. Egger is stationed at Ramstein Air Base, but does flight qualifications and is an instructor pilot with the 480th FS here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Natasha Stannard)