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F-35 flight tests continue to push the envelope
Maj. Matt Hayden and Mr. Alan Dykhoff are part of the team at Edwards who test and verify the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 aircraft performs as advertised.
309th AMU receives Nellis AFB jets
The fleet of gray F-16 Fighting Falcons on the Luke Air Force Base flightline is in sharp contrast to a small group of blue-colored training aircraft that arrived earlier this month.
Top Dogs squadron stands down
After 69 years in existence, the 61st Fighter Squadron will stand down in a ceremony at 4 p.m. in Hangar 413.

F-16 News

309th AMU receives Nellis AFB jets
The fleet of gray F-16 Fighting Falcons on the Luke Air Force Base flightline is in sharp contrast to a small group of blue-colored training aircraft that arrived earlier this month.
Top Dogs squadron stands down
After 69 years in existence, the 61st Fighter Squadron will stand down in a ceremony at 4 p.m. in Hangar 413.
Woman to become Alabama ANG's first female fighter...
Woman to become Alabama Air National Guard's first female fighter pilot. Sara Ferrero is flying al­most every day and is nearing her destination -- becoming the Alabama Air National Guard's first female fighter pilot.

F-22 News

Reserve pilot pulls double duty during Red Flag
Any pilot flying sorties during Red Flag-Alaska can expect long days filled with mission planning, and pre and post flight briefings.
Raptors practice capabilities during Global Gem
More than 150 Airmen and 12 F-22 Raptors from the 43rd Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., arrived here July 31 in support of the Air Force's first Exercise Global Gem joint training.
First ever deployed PMP performed on Andersen
History was made Aug. 4, as the first accelerated packaged maintenance plan, or PMP, on an F-22 Raptor in a deployed environment came to a conclusion.

F-35 News

F-35 flight tests continue to push the envelope
Maj. Matt Hayden and Mr. Alan Dykhoff are part of the team at Edwards who test and verify the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 aircraft performs as advertised.
Officials recommend Eglin as preferred alternative...
Air Force officials announced July 28 its proposal for basing 59 F-35 Lightning IIs at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
Lockheed Martin Marietta facility kicks off F-35...
Officials at the Lockheed Martin facility formally announced the start of F-35 Lightning II center wing production operations at the plant during a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday.
F-16 Fleet Status
F-16 fleet - Sep 9, 2010
Fleet overview:
scrapped: 41
write-off: 544
preserved: 107
stored: 533
instructional: 108
on order: 106
active: 3100
Changes '09/'10:
Fleet adds: 26
Fleet drop: 135
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315 sqn "Lion" (RNLAF)
Quote of the Day
Only peace can give us a life that we realy want to live.
-- Unknown
Today in history
9 Sep 1988
F-16 fleet reaches 2,000,000th flight hour with simultaneous flights by pilots from Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, and USAFE.
Image Gallery
RNlAF F-16A block 10 #J-257 from 315 sqn is coming in at the Open House held at Volkel AB on September 2nd, 2000.
F-16 Hall of Fame
First General Electric powered F-16
USAF #75745
F-16A
Modified as F-16/101 with a General Electric F101 engine and first flight with this engine was on May 29th, 1981. This engine later led to the GE F110 engine installed from block 30 onwards.
See more interesting F-16 Aircraft profiles
Sierra Hotel
Latest Viper Drivers to reach 1K - 6K flying hours:
6,000 Hours
6,000 Hrs
2008-05-02

  Lt.Col. Mike "Brillo" Brill

| 466 FS | 421 FS  
5,000 Hours
5,000 Hrs
2006-03-04
4,000 Hours
4,000 Hrs
2010-08-01

  Lt.Col. Doug "Scary" Schaare

| 55 FS | 55 FS  
3,000 Hours
3,000 Hrs
2010-08-14

  Lt.Col. Mike "Swamp" Marsh

125 FS | 125 FS | 138 FW  
2,000 Hours
2,000 Hrs
2010-08-09

  Wg.Cmd. Fauad Masud Hatmi

11 sqn | 9 sqn  
1,000 Hours
1,000 Hrs
2010-07-01
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Crew Chief Profiles

 MSgt Robert Palk

 (added: 8 Sep 2010)
B-52 | 63 FS | 14 FS | 3247 TS | C-5 | C-5 | C-5 | C-5

 MSgt. Jack Thomas, Jr.

 (added: 14 Sep 2008)
183 FW | 301 FW

 SSgt. Robert Scire

 (added: 9 Feb 2007)
63 FS | 63 FS | 36 FS | 36 FS | 555 FS

 CMSgt. Chuck Elliott

 (added: 31 Aug 2010)
F-4 | 312 FS | 13 FS | F-117 | 51 FW | 61 FS | 62 FS | A-10 | UAV Predator

 TSgt. Jason Passmore

 (added: 21 Jan 2008)
18 AS | F-117 | 36 FS | 23 FS | F-22
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