Portland, Ore. - An F-15C Eagle with the 123rd Fighter Squadron, 142nd Fighter Wing, of the Oregon Air National Guard, conducts a Functional Check Flight on February 27, 2020. This video was gathered as part of a greater story which profiled Col. Todd Hofford and how he became the first fighter pilot in the world to return to flight after receiving a prosthetic disc in his neck. Watch Col. Hofford's story here: https://katu.com/news/local/142nd-wing-colonel-becomes-first-fighter-pilot-to-fly-f-15-with-prosthetic-disc-in-neck Additional stories about the 142nd Fighter Wing: Protecting our Skies: Flying with Fighter Pilots https://katu.com/news/local/protecting-our-skies-flying-with-oregon-air-national-guard-fighter-pilots 2018 Aerospace Control Alert CrossTell Exercise https://katu.com/news/local/civil-air-patrol-we-go-up-and-we-serve-as-targets