Graduation & Assignments

On Friday, 13 December 1996, 28 students of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training class 97-02 received their wings. The guest speaker for the event was Brigadier General Joseph I. Mensching, United States Air Force. The class consisted of 2 German students, 5 Danish students, 4 Norwegian students, and 17 U.S. students. The students of ENJJPT Class 97-02 received the following assignments:
 

A-10 Warthog
Mark "Grumpy"

F-16 Fighting Falcon
Egil "AJ"

C-130 Hercules
Jakob "LEJ"

F-15 Eagle
Joseph "Fifi"

Tornado
Ralf "Ralph"

G-3 Gulfstream
Martin "ERI"

F-16 Fighting Falcon
Nathan "Nut"

F-16 Fighting Falcon
Lars "Popeye"

A-10 Warthog
Michael "Opie"

C-130 Hercules
Rudi "GIR"

G-3 Gulfstream
Vagn "VIN"

F-16 Fighting Falcon
Christopher "Fat"

G-3 Gulfstream
John "STI"

C-9 Nightingale
Marcus "Jerry"

F-15 Eagle
Frank "Loba"

A-10 Warthog
Michael "Hands"

F-15 Eagle
Jason "Gump"

F-15 Eagle
David "Nike"

F-16 Fighting Falcon
Charles "Podes"

F-16 Fighting Falcon
Arnstein "Arnie"

A-10 Warthog
Jonathan "Teflon"

F-4 Phantom II
Gerald "Opa"

B-52 Stratofortress
Raymond "Rainmann"

F-16 Fighting Falcon
Haakon "Murphy"

F-15 Eagle
Paul "Junior"

F-15 Eagle
James "Sween Dog"

F-16 Fighting Falcon
Christopher "Tumor"

F-15 Eagle
Matthew "V-Dub"

More than a year of hard work and dedication finally paid off!