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New tail commemorates final Hill AFB F-16
The last operational Hill Air Force Base, Utah, F-16 Fighting Falcon, set to leave in September, will depart for reassignment to Holloman AFB, New Mexico with a new tail design commemorating the aircraft's 38 years at Hill.

F-35As fly in weapons evaluation
Airmen from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings supported and flew F-35A Lightning II aircraft during Combat Hammer, the first operational air-to-ground weapons evaluation for the Air Force’s newest fighter jets.

Final Hill AFB F-16 goes through phase
As the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings transition from the F-16 Fighting Falcon to the F-35A Lightning II, milestones occur frequently. Another milestone is currently underway; the 388th Maintenance Squadron is performing its final phase inspection on a Hill AFB F-16.

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F-16 Fleet Status

F-16 fleet - Aug 23, 2017
	Fleet overview: scrapped: 104 write-off: 594 preserved: 138 stored: 670 instructional: 101 on order: 31 active: 2935
	Changes '16/'17: Fleet adds: 18 Fleet drop: 42
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Today in F-16 history

23 Aug 1998
USAF Lt.Col. Michael J. Brillo Brill is the first pilot to reach 4,000 hours on the F-16.
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23 Aug 1998
Capt. Erik Pettyjohn wins the 1998 Semper Viper award, after he flew his damaged F-16 120 miles over enemy territory and landed it safely during a Northern Watch SEAD mission.
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Quote of the Day

Whoopie! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but it's a long one for me.

-- Pete Conrad, the shortest Apollo astronaut, upon becoming the 3rd man to walk on the moon. He came up with these words months before the event, and

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First Block 60

UAEAF #3001
F-16F Block 60

The first of the advanced block 60 F-16s, specifically built for the United Arab Emirates Air Force. The aircraft features Conformal Fuel Tanks (CFTs), and a dorsal spine with a completely different set of avionics than a 'standard' F-16 making it the most advanced F-16 type developed so far. The jet wore civil registration N161LM for the first flight.

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Callsign of the day

Callsign "Mojo"

That's mo Joe than you can handle.

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Latest Viper Drivers to reach 1K - 6K flying hours:

	6,000 Hrs 2008-05-02	Lt.Col. Mike "Brillo" Brill \| 466 FS \| 421 FS
	5,000 Hrs 2014-01-04	Lt.Col. Robert "T. Rex" Carpenter , Jr \| 162 FW \| 148 FS \| 1 sqn
	4,000 Hrs 2016-12-22	Lt.Col. David "Grits" Gritsavage \| 134 FS \| 134 FS
	3,000 Hrs 2017-06-05	Lt.Col. Anjar "Beagle" Legowo 3 SkU \| 3 SkU \| 3 SkU
	2,000 Hrs 2016-06-28	Lt.Col. Chunju "Boots" Lin \| F-5
	1,000 Hrs 2017-01-19	Maj. Nidhal Al Kamyani 20 sqn \| BAe Hawk
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