Incentive Flight Program

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- Tech. Sgt. Lindley D. Hummel, 52nd Force Support Squadron, prepares to take an incentive flight Oct. 17, 2008. Sergeant Hummel earned his incentive flight for his selection as 2007 Air Force Base Level Manpower and Organization Noncommissioned Officer of the year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathanael Callon)

Incentive Flight Program

Published Oct. 23, 2008

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- Tech. Sgt. Lindley D. Hummel, 52nd Force Support Squadron, prepares to take an incentive flight Oct. 17, 2008. Sergeant Hummel earned his incentive flight for his selection as 2007 Air Force Base Level Manpower and Organization Noncommissioned Officer of the year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathanael Callon)

Name: Tech. Sgt. Lindley D. Hummel

Unit: 52nd Force Support Squadron

Duty title: Manpower technician

Hometown: Philadelphia

Years in Service: 19

Why joined: Travel, education and career

Family: My beautiful wife, Emiley, and our awesome children Isabel and Tristan

Hobbies: Triumph Motorcycles, four-wheel driving, Great Danes, mountain biking, traveling, O Gauge trains and coaching youth soccer

Favorite aspect of job: Helping commanders manage their authorizations.

Most memorable AF experience: Being stationed in Iceland and all of the experiences gained from that assignment.

Favorite part of F-16 flight: Doing barrel rolls.

Previous flying experience: Space available passenger on C-5 Galaxy, C-17 Globemaster, C-9 Nightingale, C-21, KC-10 Extender and Army Blackhawk helicopter.

What award earned the flight: 2007 Air Force Base Level Manpower and Organization Noncommissioned officer.

Any advice to future fliers or advice received before flight: Be yourself and pay attention to the preflight training and information.

Description of experience: I finally lived the "Aim High" television commercial -- that featured F-16 Fighting Falcons -- that got me to join the Air Force.