Editing Richard A. Searfoss (section)

==Air Force service==
Searfoss graduated in 1980 from [[Undergraduate Pilot Training]] at [[Williams Air Force Base]], [[Arizona]]. From 1981 to 1984, he flew the [[F-111#F-111F|F-111F]] operationally at [[RAF Lakenheath]], England, followed by a tour at [[Mountain Home Air Force Base]], [[Idaho]], where he was an [[F-111#F-111A|F-111A]] [[Flight instructor|instructor pilot]] and [[weapon systems officer|weapons officer]] until 1987. In 1988 he attended the [[United States Naval Test Pilot School|U.S. Naval Test Pilot School]], [[Patuxent River, Maryland]], as a USAF exchange officer. He was a flight instructor at the [[U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School]] at [[Edwards Air Force Base]], [[California]], when selected for the astronaut program.

He has logged over 6,000 hours flying time in 77 different types of aircraft and over 939 hours in space. He also holds FAA Airline Transport Pilot, glider, and flight instructor [[Pilot certification in the United States|ratings]].