‘Scary’ story: F-16 pilot takes final flight, reflects on career
Lt. Col. Douglas Schaare, a Reservist in the 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, climbs out of the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon after flying his final sortie in the Air Force at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 26, 2013. Schaare, who has served in the Air Force for the past 25 years, will retire with almost 5,000 flying hours – 4,600 in the cockpit of an F-16. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Siuta B. Ika)