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910th hosts 60th Pilot for a Day

U.S. Air Force Reserve Capt. Brian Hodor, a Pilot with the 757th Airlift Squadron, shows the oath of office to 11-year-old Jacob Sypert here, Oct. 29, 2014. Sypert became the 910th Airlift Wing’s 60th Pilot for a Day, being sworn in as an honorary second lieutenant and spending the day here experiencing military activities including a high-speed taxi down the runway in a Youngstown C-130H Hercules aircraft. The Pilot for a Day program began in 2000 as a community outreach event for the purpose of providing a fun-filled day for children with life-threatening or chronic illnesses. U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White

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910th hosts 60th Pilot for a Day

U.S. Air Force Reserve Col. James Dignan, 910th Airlift Wing commander, administers the oath of office to 11-year-old Jacob Sypert here, Oct. 29, 2014. Sypert became the 910th Airlift Wing’s 60th Pilot for a Day, being sworn in as an honorary second lieutenant and spending the day here experiencing military activities including a high-speed taxi down the runway in a Youngstown C-130H Hercules aircraft. The Pilot for a Day program began in 2000 as a community outreach event for the purpose of providing a fun-filled day for children with life-threatening or chronic illnesses. U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White

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910th hosts 60th Pilot for a Day

U.S. Air Force Reserve Col. James Dignan, 910th Airlift Wing commander, signs the oath of office with 11-year-old Jacob Sypert here, Oct. 29, 2014. Sypert became the 910th Airlift Wing’s 60th Pilot for a Day, being sworn in as an honorary second lieutenant and spending the day here experiencing military activities including a high-speed taxi down the runway in a Youngstown C-130H Hercules aircraft. The Pilot for a Day program began in 2000 as a community outreach event for the purpose of providing a fun-filled day for children with life-threatening or chronic illnesses. U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White

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910th hosts 60th Pilot for a Day

Lt. Col. John Boccieri, 757th Airlift Squadron commander, shows a weather map to 11-year-old Jacob Sypert here Oct. 29, 2014. Sypert became the 910th Airlift Wing’s 60th Pilot for a Day, being sworn in as an honorary second lieutenant and spending the day here experiencing military activities including a high-speed taxi down the runway in a Youngstown C-130H Hercules aircraft. The Pilot for a Day program began in 2000 as a community outreach event for the purpose of providing a fun-filled day for children with life-threatening or chronic illnesses. U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White

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910th hosts 60th Pilot for a Day

Lt. Col. John Boccieri, 757th Airlift Squadron commander, helps 11-year-old Jacob Sypert try on a flight helmet here Oct. 29, 2014. Sypert became the 910th Airlift Wing’s 60th Pilot for a Day, being sworn in as an honorary second lieutenant and spending the day here experiencing military activities including a high-speed taxi down the runway in a Youngstown C-130H Hercules aircraft. The Pilot for a Day program began in 2000 as a community outreach event for the purpose of providing a fun-filled day for children with life-threatening or chronic illnesses. U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White

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910th hosts 60th Pilot for a Day

Lt. Col. John Boccieri, 757th Airlift Squadron commander, gives a pre-flight briefing to his crew and guests here Oct. 29, 2014. Eleven-year-old Jacob Sypert became the 910th Airlift Wing’s 60th Pilot for a Day, being sworn in as an honorary second lieutenant and spending the day here experiencing military activities including a high-speed taxi down the runway in a Youngstown C-130H Hercules aircraft. The Pilot for a Day program began in 2000 as a community outreach event for the purpose of providing a fun-filled day for children with life-threatening or chronic illnesses. U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White

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910th hosts 60th Pilot for a Day

U.S. Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Lafayette Smith, Jr., a loadmaster with the 757th Airlift Squadron, works through a pre-flight checklist as part of the Pilot for a Day program here, Oct. 29, 2014. Eleven-year-old Jacob Sypert became the 910th Airlift Wing’s 60th Pilot for a Day, being sworn in as an honorary second lieutenant and spending the day here experiencing military activities including a high-speed taxi down the runway in a Youngstown C-130H Hercules aircraft. The Pilot for a Day program began in 2000 as a community outreach event for the purpose of providing a fun-filled day for children with life-threatening or chronic illnesses. U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White

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910th hosts 60th Pilot for a Day

Tim Wertz, a firefighter with the 910th Civil Engineer Fire Department, shows a fire helmet to 11-year-old Jacob Sypert here, Oct. 29, 2014. Sypert became the 910th Airlift Wing’s 60th Pilot for a Day, being sworn in as an honorary second lieutenant and spending the day here experiencing military activities including a high-speed taxi down the runway in a Youngstown C-130H Hercules aircraft. The Pilot for a Day program began in 2000 as a community outreach event for the purpose of providing a fun-filled day for children with life-threatening or chronic illnesses. U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White

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910th hosts 60th Pilot for a Day

Tim Wertz, a firefighter with the 910th Civil Engineer Fire Department, shows a jaws of life unit to 11-year-old Jacob Sypert here, Oct. 29, 2014. Sypert became the 910th Airlift Wing’s 60th Pilot for a Day, being sworn in as an honorary second lieutenant and spending the day here experiencing military activities including a high-speed taxi down the runway in a Youngstown C-130H Hercules aircraft. The Pilot for a Day program began in 2000 as a community outreach event for the purpose of providing a fun-filled day for children with life-threatening or chronic illnesses. U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White

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910th hosts 60th Pilot for a Day

U.S. Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Justin Kelly, a 910th Security Forces Squadron member, instructs 11-year-old Jacob Sypert on how to make radio calls for a routine traffic stop here, Oct. 29, 2014. Sypert became the 910th Airlift Wing’s 60th Pilot for a Day, being sworn in as an honorary second lieutenant and spending the day here experiencing military activities including a high-speed taxi down the runway in a Youngstown C-130H Hercules aircraft. The Pilot for a Day program began in 2000 as a community outreach event for the purpose of providing a fun-filled day for children with life-threatening or chronic illnesses. U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White

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U.S. Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Justin Kelly, a 910th Security Forces Squadron member, and 11-year-old Jacob Sypert, the 910th Airlift Wing’s 60th Pilot for a Day, question Senior Airman Sarah Whitaker, a member of the 910th Force Support Squadron, regarding a simulated traffic violation here, Oct. 29, 2014. Sypert was sworn in as an honorary second lieutenant and spent the day here experiencing military activities including a high-speed taxi down the runway in a Youngstown C-130H Hercules aircraft. The Pilot for a Day program began in 2000 as a community outreach event for the purpose of providing a fun-filled day for children with life-threatening or chronic illnesses. U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White

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U.S. Air Force Reserve Tech. Sgt. Charles Runnion, an aircrew flight equipment craftsman with the 910th Operations Support Squadron, helps 11-year-old Jacob Sypert, the 910th Airlift Wing’s 60th Pilot for a Day,try on a parachute here, Oct. 29, 2014. Sypert was sworn in as an honorary second lieutenant and spent the day here experiencing military activities including a high-speed taxi down the runway in a Youngstown C-130H Hercules aircraft. The Pilot for a Day program began in 2000 as a community outreach event for the purpose of providing a fun-filled day for children with life-threatening or chronic illnesses. U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White

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910th welcomes 60th Pilot for a Day

YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio—Jacob Sypert, 11, became the 910th Airlift Wing’s 60th Pilot for a Day, being sworn in as an honorary second lieutenant and spending the day here experiencing military activities including a high-speed taxi down the runway in a Youngstown C-130H Hercules aircraft, Oct. 29, 2014. The Pilot for a Day program began in 2000 as a community outreach event for the purpose of providing a fun-filled day for children with life-threatening or chronic illnesses. U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White

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Sixtieth Pilot for a Day sworn in at Youngstown

Published Oct. 30, 2014
By Eric M. White
910th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- See photos and cutlines to the right.