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Col. Mike Cosby of Boerne, Texas, commands the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing. He is a veteran pilot who flew 87 combat sorties during Operation Desert Storm and has a total of about 300 combat flying hours.

Col. Mike Cosby of Boerne, Texas, commands the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing. He is a veteran pilot who flew 87 combat sorties during Operation Desert Storm and has a total of about 300 combat flying hours.

Col. Mike Cosby of Boerne, Texas, commands the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing. He is a veteran pilot who flew 87 combat sorties during Operation Desert Storm and has a total of about 300 combat flying hours.

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