EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Lt. Col. Edward Cassidy, 412th Operations Group deputy commander, climbs the ladder of an F-16 Fighting Falcon here Feb. 26. Colonel Cassidy recently achieved 3,000 flying hours in the F-16 airframe. He joins about 160 other pilots worldwide who have reached this milestone. Colonel Cassidy is one of only a handful of Edwards pilots to achieve the 3,000 flying-hour milestone. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Stacy Sanchez)