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FINAL FLIGHT
122 ND FIGHTER WING PILOT FLIES LAST MILITARY FLIGHT
THE INDIANA AIR NATIONAL GUARD LEADERSHIP , THE 122 ND LEADERS AND THE BLACKSNAKE TEAM HAVE MADE IT A REAL PLEASURE FOR ME TO SERVE DURING A DECADE THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO OTHER THINGS .” by Staff Sgt . Rita Jimenez
Retired U . S . Air Force Lt . Col . Jesse
“ Porta ” Jahn , an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot , formerly assigned to the 163rd Fighter Squadron , celebrated his final military flight amongst family and friends during the Fort Wayne Air Show on June 5 , 2022 .
“ Normally we get the privilege of flying our last flight with a few bros and then our families just get to watch the landing ,” said Jahn . “ All of my family and friends got to see the whole thing . The Blacksnakes really took care of them all and made them feel special .”
Blacksnake culture has made serving with the 122nd Fighter Wing a good experience for Jahn . This culture of care helped him pursue a life outside of the military , while still serving his country .
“ It ’ s kind of a military leadership cliché to say that if you take care of your people , the mission will take care of itself , said Jahn . “ That may not be true to the extreme , but the Indiana Air National Guard leadership , the 122nd leaders and the Blacksnake team have made it a real pleasure for me to serve during a decade that I had the opportunity to do other things .”
Jahn served as a pilot his entire military career . Upon graduating from the Air Force Academy in 1998 , he completed a Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Program at Vance Air Force Base , Oklahoma in 2000 . Between 2000 and 2003 , Jahn serve on active duty at Vance AFB as a T-37 Tweet aircraft First Assignment Instructor Pilot .
Jahn went on to complete A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft Initial Qualification Training at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base , Arizona in 2004 . He was then assigned to the 75th Fighter Squadron , Pope Air Force Base , North Carolina from 2004 to 2006 . There he flew A-10A aircraft . While serving with the 75th FS , Jahn deployed to Bagram Air
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