Incentive Flight Program

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Tech. Sgt. Nate McCombs, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, received an incentive flight on an F-16 Fighting Falcon Nov. 14, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Sergeant McCombs received his incentive flight for winning the 52nd Maintenance Group Lance Sijan award in 2007. ( U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Nicholas Wilson )

Incentive Flight Program

Published Nov. 18, 2008

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- Tech. Sgt. Nate McCombs, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, received an incentive flight on an F-16 Fighting Falcon Nov. 14, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Sergeant McCombs received his incentive flight for winning the 52nd Maintenance Group Lance Sijan award in 2007. ( U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Nicholas Wilson )

Name: Tech. Sgt. Nate McCombs

Unit: 52 AMXS

Duty title: Expeditor

Hometown: Macomb, Ill.

Years in Service: 13

Why joined: Serve Country/ Travel

Family: Wife & three daughters

Hobbies: Travel, Taking pictures of Flowers

Favorite aspect of job: The people

Most memorable AF experience: Deploying to Afghanistan in 2006

Favorite part of F-16 flight: The take off

Previous flying experience: I jumped off a cliff when I was a kid!

What award earned the flight: 52nd MXG Lance Sijan 2007

Any advice to future fliers or advice received before flight: Place the barf bag in a place you can get to it FAST!

Description of experience: WOW!