F-16, F-22 and F-35 News
US sends 12 F-16s to Poland in response to the crisis in Ukraine
Poland's defense ministry has confirmed that the US military will send 12 F-16 fighter jets and 300 service personnel to Poland next week for a training exercise whose scope was expanded in response to the crisis in neighboring Ukraine.
World travel nothing new for Misawa F-16 demo team
Eleven Airmen from the Misawa Air Base, Japan, F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team arrived in Singapore, February 5, in support of the 2014 Singapore International Airshow.
Pakistan acquiring F-16s from Jordan
Pakistani press is reporting that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has acquired one squadron of F-16 multi-role fighter aircraft from Jordan with 13 being inducted into the service next month.
F-16 Fleet Status
F-16 fleet - Mar 10, 2014
Fleet overview:
scrapped: 58
write-off: 562
preserved: 129
stored: 693
instructional: 96
on order: 84
active: 2960
Changes '13/'14:
Fleet adds: 42
Fleet drop: 107
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Today in F-16 history
Mar 1993
The 178th FS/119th FW launches a record surge of 44 sorties with 11 F-16s in 8 hours, in wind chill temperatures of -25°F to -38°F.
Quote of the Day
The Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you.
-- Attributed to Max Stanley, Northrop test pilot
F-16 Hall of Fame
YF-16 Prototype
USAF #01567
YF-16
Rolled out at Fort Worth, Texas on December 13th, 1973. First flight on January 20th, 1974 which is the very first flight of an F-16. It had been moved in a C-5 galaxy 12 days prior on January 8th, 1974 and assembled for first flight.
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F-16 Forum
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F-22 and F-35 Forum
F-35 air-to-air - Pro and Conspazsinbad
Can the F-35 match the PAK-FAaraya
F_35 Blow the Fanlinkomart
Why is the F-35 replacing the A-10?enrico
Navy to take a 3 year break from F-35C?Corsair1963
Should US Market New Sea Control Ship? (...southernphantom
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Military Aviation Forum
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Is a built in boarding ladder necessary ...ford2go
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Skydiver and pilot survive airborne coll...Lieven
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Callsign of the day

Callsign "Bubbles"

New guy was RTB after training. Flying low over the beach when "suddenly" his canopy blew off flying into the water.
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
2012-03-13

  Lt.Col. Kurt R. "Lo-Tek" Tek

| 162 FW | 162 FW  
4,000 Hours 4,000 Hrs
2013-06-04
3,000 Hours 3,000 Hrs
2013-05-00

  Col. Mustafa "Ors" Örsel (Ret.)

192 Filo | 143 Filo | 151 Filo  
2,000 Hours 2,000 Hrs
2013-11-30

  Capt. Eric "ROC" Scharnowski

Esk 730 | Esk 730 | AT-38  
1,000 Hours 1,000 Hrs
2013-10-27
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Crew Chief Profiles

 TSgt. Paul Riebe

 (added: 5 Apr 2007)
78 FS | 55 FS | F-117 | F-117 | F-22 | A-10 | A-10 | A-10

 CMSgt. Fevzı Cubukcu

 (added: 6 Mar 2014)
| 5 AJÜ

 MSgt. Robert Sylvester

 (added: 20 Jan 2007)
61 FS | 80 FS | 23 FS

 TSgt. Anthony Christaldi

 (added: 27 Feb 2014)
113 FW | 113 FW | 113 FW | 4 FS

 Mr. Zachary Eskelson

 (added: 19 Feb 2014)
416 FLTS
F-16 Unit
162 FS "Sabers" (USAF ANG)