Chris "Snooze" Kurek

Born: Nov 19, 1975 in Birmingham, AL
Hometown: Tulsa, OK
College: USAFA, Class of 1998
Pilot Training: Sheppard AFB, TX
F-16 FTU: 63rd Fighter Squadron - the "Panthers"; Luke AFB, AZ
1st Assignment: 524th Fighter Squadron the "Hounds of Heaven"; Cannon AFB, NM
Flight time: Over 600 hrs in the F-16; 39 combat sorties in Operation Southern Watch and Operation Iraqi Freedom