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Luke pilot reaches a rare milestone, surpasses 3k flying hours in F-16
Nov 27, 2020 - As of November 23, 2020, only 295 pilots worldwide could claim to have surpassed three thousand flying hours in the F-16 Fighting Falcon. That number is now 296. [Read more...]
Luke changes F-16 paint scheme to a single color
Jul 07, 2020 - A team of nine 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Low Observable Aircraft Structural Maintenance personnel painted an F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 310th Fighter Squadron a solid medium-gray color. [Read more...]
F-16 crashes in Western Arizona
Apr 24, 2018 - The Air Force pilot who ejected from an F-16C fighter jet that crashed in Arizona Tuesday morning has been released from the hospital. [Read more...]
Luke F­-16 crashes near Bagdad Arizona, Taiwanese pilot killed
Jan 21, 2016 - An F-16 (#93-0711) belonging to the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base crashed in northwestern Arizona today around 08.45h. The pilot, a Taiwanese air force student pilot, did not survive. [Read more...]
F-16 crashes on training mission at Holloman AFB, New Mexico
Nov 25, 2015 - A USAF F-16 crashed while on a training mission in New Mexico, but the pilot managed to safely eject from the aircraft. [Read more...]
Aggressors take off for joint, coalition training in Pacific
Jan 17, 2015 - Fourteen F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron took off January 17 in transit to Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, and Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. [Read more...]
Turkish F-16 jets scramble to intercept 2 Syrian Su-24s
Mar 17, 2014 - Two Turkish F-16 fighter jets scrambled from Diyarbakir AFB today to intercept two Syrian Su-24 'Fencer' fighter jets approaching southern Turkey. [Read more...]
Triple Nickel kicks off REAL THAW 14
Feb 03, 2014 - Approximately 260 personnel from the 31st Fighter Wing arrived in Monte Real Air Base, Portugal, in support of REAL THAW 14--a two-week close air support exercise hosted by the Portuguese Air Force. [Read more...]
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