http://www.f-16.net/ F-16 Fighting Falcon news brought to you by F-16.net en-us http://www.f-16.net/graphics/f16.gif http://www.f-16.net/ webmaster@f-16.net Maj. Gen. Burt Field was awarded the Col. Joseph A. Moller Trophy naming him the best wing commander in Air Combat Command for 2008, the day before he relinquished command of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing. http://www.f-16.net/news_article2955.html The Accident Investigation Board report for F-16C block 25 #84-1273 has been released. The conclusion of the investigation says the cause was due to G-Induced Loss of Consciousness (G-LOC). http://www.f-16.net/news_article2954.html Two F-16CJs assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing flew the 50,000th Operation Noble Eagle sortie on June 30th, 2008. http://www.f-16.net/news_article2953.html When an American F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot was given the opportunity of applying for an exchange posting, he had no hesitation in selecting a tour to fly the F-2 Typhoon with the Royal Air Force. http://www.f-16.net/news_article2951.html The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Pakistan of AN/ALQ-211(V)9 AIDEWS Pods as well as associated equipment and services on June 26th. http://www.f-16.net/news_article2950.html More than 6,000 people in the local area took the afternoon off to venture out to Eielson Air Force Base for the 2008 "Soaring into Solstice" Thunderbirds Show June 24. http://www.f-16.net/news_article2948.html The Standard-Examiner is reporting that an air force investigation into a strafing incident at the Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR) on April 8 was the fault of the pilot. http://www.f-16.net/news_article2947.html US Air Force official have concluded there investigation of the April 2nd accident at Gila Bend Auxiliary Airfield, Arizona. The conclusion of the report says it was pilot error. http://www.f-16.net/news_article2943.html The Jerusalem Post has reported on a joint experiment to take place next month in the US in which the IDF/AF hope to discover what is causing high levels of carcinogenic material to be found in the F-16I. http://www.f-16.net/news_article2942.html Airmen and aircraft from units across the Pacific Air Forces descended on Kunsan Air Base June 16 through 20, to participate in Max Thunder. http://www.f-16.net/news_article2940.html The Dutch Ministry of Defence announced via its website that one if its F-16s sustained damage to its landing gear during a take-off from Kandahar airfield. http://www.f-16.net/news_article2937.html The walls are decorated with old Soviet Union propaganda, urging admirers of the art to note a "Glory to the Soviet People -- The Creator of Powerful Aviation", and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics flags with the infamous hammer and sickle graphic are spread throughout the building. http://www.f-16.net/news_article2933.html Bulgaria's Defense Minister Nikolay Tsonev boarded a US Air Force F-16 fighter today for a 45 minute flight. http://www.f-16.net/news_article2927.html Reported via Air Force Times is a AP story saying the Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich last ditch efforts to keep 15 ANG F-16s belonging to the 183rd FW have failed. http://www.f-16.net/news_article2925.html According to Thomson Financial News, Hampson Industries Plc. an aerospace parts supplier has won a contract worth 20 Million pounds to supply canopies for Lockheed Martin built F-16 aircraft. http://www.f-16.net/news_article2921.html