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4th Fighter Wing Commander Col. Mark Kelly, left, is greeted by 4th Operations Group Commander Col. John Hruby after landing the Spirit of Goldsboro at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Friday afternoon. A crowd of airmen and Military Affairs Committee members -- and Kelly's wife, Tanya -- were gathered to honor the colonel for reaching 3,000 flying hours in the F-15E, a milestone only a handful of Strike Eagle aviators have reached.