COMACC qualifies new F-16 demo team pilot
Gen. Hawk Carlisle (right), commander of Air Combat Command, watches alongside Col. Douglas Thies, 20th Operations Group commander and Maj. Gen. Thomas Deale, ACC A3, as Capt. John "Rain" Waters flies his F-16 Fighting Falcon in a demonstration in hopes of qualifying as a pilot for the 2017-18 F-16 demonstration team Feb. 1, 2017 at Langley Air Force Base, Va. Demonstration pilots, who perform at air shows worldwide, serve two-year tours on their respective teams, and must be certified at multiple levels. Carlisle, as COMACC, was Waters' final level of certification, and named him as a demo pilot immediatley after the flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Emerald Ralston)