A long time flying
Maj. Jon Williams exits an E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System, or AWACS, after a flight July 4, 2011, during which he reached 10,000 flying hours in the aircraft. The 10,000-hour landmark is a feat that has only been achieved a handful of times since the aircraft became operational in the Air Force in 1977, two years before Maj. Williams joined. Maj. Williams is a mission crew commander for the 963rd Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron in Southwest Asia. (Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrick Mitchell)