US Air Force Brig. Gen. James N. Post III, the commander of the 354th Fighter Wing at Eielson AFB, Alaska, completed his 2,565th sortie in the F-16 on 3 March 2011, which brought his official total flight hours in the F-16 to more than 4,000. Post is the only known general officer to reach the flight hour milestone while still on active duty. He transitioned to the F-16 from the F-4 in 1987. In 1995, he was named Pacific Air Forces Instructor Pilot of the Year and was the winner of the Air Force’s Gunsmoke air-to-ground competition. Post accumulated more than 280 flight hours in support of Operations Northern Watch, Southern Watch, and Iraqi Freedom.
