#FedFeed – Secretary Carter gets hands-on training in the cockpit

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Secretary of Defense Ash Carter got to participate in a training mission on a U.S. Air Force T-1 today.

.@usairforce pilot instructors take #SecDef Carter on a training mission in a T-1 aircraft, the USAF’s advanced heavy jet trainer. #LiftOff pic.twitter.com/okLLYqliWv

— U.S. Dept of Defense (@DeptofDefense) November 16, 2016

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That’s him presumably flying the plane. Here’s an image of him in the cockpit:

That’s #SecDef getting hands on instruction aboard a @usairforce T1 @JBSARandolph pic.twitter.com/JJtu0eHdbo — Peter Cook (@PentagonPresSec) November 16, 2016

This is not the first time he’s gotten involved in training exercises lately. It begs the question: is he fulfilling a bucket list in his last few weeks on the job? Or possibly preparing for his post-civil-service career? He of all people should know that the jobs are in cyber…

Here he is learning to assemble an M-16:

#SecDef joins @usairforce trainees in assembling M-16s under the watchful eye of 323rd Training Squadron instructors @JBSALacklandpic.twitter.com/dYmVSzHNhx

— Peter Cook (@PentagonPresSec) November 16, 2016

And nearly setting his pants on fire with a huge torch:

#SecDef learns to use the Broco Torch for a thermal breach @fortleonardwood. pic.twitter.com/Wgihd9qUTj — Peter Cook (@PentagonPresSec) November 2, 2016

And learning demolition:

#SecDef Carter is at Range 33 @fortleonardwood getting a lesson on how to construct demolition charges. Next, he gets to watch them explode! pic.twitter.com/vLSYtHJuOo

— U.S. Dept of Defense (@DeptofDefense) November 2, 2016

I wonder if they weren’t taking video of that one in case something went wrong.

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