Feb. 10, 1983, Nellis AFB, Nevada
Ron and his classmates - l. to. r. Mike Peplinski, Mike Brill, Russ Larned, Gary Erkes, Gary Rower, Chuck Iott, Burt Field, Ray "Animal" Naylor, Clyde Spencer, Joe Rybicki, Ron Gray, Tom McKay, Charles "Rich" Treadway, Bill Rew - from RTU Class in 1980 at Hill AFB. That group was one of the first 2Lt. RTU classes ever to be trained in F-16s during that time. Picture kindly provided by Col. "Rich" Treadway