USAF F-16C block 25 #83142 from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing flies a combat air patrol mission in the Northeastern United States in support of Operation Noble Eagle. More than 11,000 airmen - the majority Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve - have generated more than 7,500 sorties to patrol American skies 24/7 since September 11th, 2001. [USAF photo by MSgt. Don Taggart]
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News: Pilot error blamed for forest fires in New Jersey [2007-07-27]
USAF officials determined that the cause of the forest fire on the Warren Grove Training Range in New Jersey on May 15 was pilot error, committed when a pilot of an F-16C deployed flares at an altitude that allowed them to contact the range while still burning.
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