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"The pilot of a Massachusetts Air National Guard F-15 that crashed in Virginia on Wednesday has been identified.Lt. Col. Morris \"Moose\" Fontenot Jr. was killed when the fighter jet crashed as it was en route to New Orleans for radar installation as part of routine maintenance, according to Col. James Keefe, 104th Fighter Wing commander.\"We all continue to keep the Fontenot family in our thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time,\" Keefe said.Fontenot served with the 104th Fighter Wing as the full-time Wing inspector general, responsible for the implementation of the Air Force Inspection System and as an F-15 instructor pilot with more than 2,300 flight hours.A 1996 Air Force Academy graduate, Fontenot was also a Weapons School graduate with more than 17 years of F-15 flying experience.\u00A0Following Active Duty assignments in Washington D.C., Japan, Idaho, Florida, Alaska and a number of deployments to the Middle East, Fontenot joined the Massachusetts Air National Guard in February.\u00A0He was a decorated combat veteran, earning the Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, Aerial Achievement Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal and Combat Readiness Medal among others.12967056"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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