Col. Alan Hodgdon, one of 12 Air Force flight surgeons who are also pilots, receives T-6 egress training, July 25, from Staff Sgt. David Webb with the 71st Medical Operations Squadron’s Aerospace Physiology Flight here. Colonel Hodgdon is the Medical Group commander with the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa. He was a T-37 instructor pilot at Laughlin AFB, Texas, from 1978 until 1984. Colonel Hodgdon also flew F-4s while attending medical school. All flight surgeons have required flight time, half of which can be with aircraft outside their home unit. Colonel Hodgdon’s son, 2nd Lt. Benjamin Hodgdon, is a student in Class 090-06 here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joe B. Wiles)