{"id":24544,"date":"2024-03-19T14:13:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T18:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/new-commander-takes-helm-at-80th-ftw-at-sheppard-air-force-base\/19\/03\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-03-19T14:13:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T18:13:39","slug":"new-commander-takes-helm-at-80th-ftw-at-sheppard-air-force-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/new-commander-takes-helm-at-80th-ftw-at-sheppard-air-force-base\/19\/03\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"New commander takes helm at 80th FTW at Sheppard Air Force Base"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The 80th Flying Training Wing at Sheppard Air Force Base has a new commander.<\/p>\n<p>Col. Mitchell &#8220;Lucky&#8221; Cok assumed command last week of the 80th FTW \u2014 host to the only internationally manned and managed pilot-training program on the planet producing fighter pilots for the NATO alliance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 641px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/SSwyA5OLOTq5GxiHQZgLyg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNjA0\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/times-record-news\/c4b058d11c42b6b58186ab6f1b0808e9\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Maj. Gen. Clark J. Quinn, far left, commander of the 19th Air Force at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, hands off the 80th Flying Training Wing flag to Col. Mitchell J. Cok during a change of command ceremony March 7 at Sheppard Air Force Base as Cok assumes command of the 80th FTW.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/sFukR3BSQrdVa68gdB8tfA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/times-record-news\/c4b058d11c42b6b58186ab6f1b0808e9\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Maj. Gen. Clark J. Quinn, far left, commander of the 19th Air Force at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, hands off the 80th Flying Training Wing flag to Col. Mitchell J. Cok during a change of command ceremony March 7 at Sheppard Air Force Base as Cok assumes command of the 80th FTW.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Cok began serving as deputy commander of the 80th FTW in July. A graduate of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program at Sheppard, he is no stranger to the base or Wichita Falls.<\/p>\n<p>Among his past assignments at SAFB, he has served as commander of the 88th Fighter Training Squadron where student-pilots take introduction to fighter fundamentals.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 1200px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader portrait\" style=\"padding-bottom:125%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Zff4VYXg2WXmdCfEL1j19A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE5MjA7aD0yNDAw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/times-record-news\/a50fad7484adea25d6f8cf8a3aa808c8\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Col. Mitchell J. &quot;Lucky&quot; Cok, commander of the 80th Flying Training Wing at Sheppard Air Force Base\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/FX9PAFLUVHa4ZisaUZnkdQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyMDA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/times-record-news\/a50fad7484adea25d6f8cf8a3aa808c8\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Col. Mitchell J. &quot;Lucky&quot; Cok, commander of the 80th Flying Training Wing at Sheppard Air Force Base\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/FX9PAFLUVHa4ZisaUZnkdQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyMDA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/times-record-news\/a50fad7484adea25d6f8cf8a3aa808c8\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Col. Mitchell J. &#8220;Lucky&#8221; Cok, commander of the 80th Flying Training Wing at Sheppard Air Force Base<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The ceremony to mark the change of command was March 7, according to SAFB.<\/p>\n<p>The former commander of the 80th FTW, Col. Brad &#8220;NARCO&#8221; Orgeron, was summoned early for his next assignment. Orgeron <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesrecordnews.com\/picture-gallery\/news\/2022\/06\/24\/80th-flying-training-wing-change-command\/7725982001\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:began serving as commander of the unit in June 2022;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">began serving as commander of the unit in June 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Trish Choate is serving as the interim editor for the Wichita Falls Times Record News, San Angelo Standard-Times and Abilene Reporter-News . Contact Trish with news tips at tchoate@gannett.com. Read her recent work\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesrecordnews.com\/staff\/4406429002\/trish-choate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>. Her X handle is @Trishapedia<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesrecordnews.com\/story\/news\/2024\/03\/19\/new-commander-takes-helm-at-80th-ftw-at-sheppard-air-force-base\/73012657007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New commander takes helm at 80th FTW at Sheppard Air Force Base;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New commander takes helm at 80th FTW at Sheppard Air Force Base<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/commander-takes-helm-80th-ftw-172756668.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 80th Flying Training Wing at Sheppard Air Force Base has a new commander. Col. 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