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F-16 crashed outside of Holloman Air Force Base, USA
An F-16 crashed outside of Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, on Tuesday around noon. The pilot safely ejected.
Iraqi F-16s to be equipped with the AN/ALQ-211 electronic warfare system
The Iraqi Air Force is to equip all 34 of its F-16C/D Block 52Ms with the AN/ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare suite (AIDEWS).
USAF secretary Kendall plans to ride in AI-operated F-16 for a Sneak Peek on CCA Technology
The US Air Force is rapidly scaling up its plans to automate some of its fleet, and the US Air Force secretary says he's planning to fly in one of the autonomously piloted F-16s this spring.
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F-16 Fleet Status
F-16 fleet - May 2, 2024
Fleet overview:
scrapped: 204
write-off: 620
preserved: 162
stored: 584
instructional: 121
on order: 127
active: 2857
Changes '23/'24:
Fleet adds: 20
Fleet drop: 59
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Today in F-16 history
2 May 2008
USAF pilot Michael J. Brillo Brill is the first to reach 6,000 hours on the F-16.
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2 May 1988
RTAF accepts first F-16 from Peace Naresuan I order.
2 May 1989
An AIM-7 Sparrow missile is launched for the first time from an F-16C following successful F-16A testing.
Quote of the Day
On individual combat tactics, aggressiveness is the keynote of success. ... The enemy on the defensive gives you the advantage, as he is trying to evade you, and not to shoot you down.
-- Major Thomas B. Tommy McGuire, USAAF
F-16 Hall of Fame
Color Scheme Champion
BAF #FA-87
F-16A Block 20 MLU
Adorned with 2 sets of tail markings for the 50th anniversary of the Tiger Meet (left side) and 60th anniversary of 31 sqn (Right side). This marks the 4th time this airframe has been adorned with a special color scheme for the NATO Tiger Meet. This makes this airframe the overall 'color scheme champion' of all F-16s worldwide.
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Callsign of the day

Callsign "Lightening"

WSOs briefed the weather during flight brief. Listed on sign out board occasionally next to weather was "Lightening FL 200". So this new WSO briefed that lightening was at FL 200. Ok, that was part of the WSO briefings, too. But then he asked me after the brief how the weather man knew there was going to be lightening at only that altitude. I told him that was the name of the tanker refueling track in use and the altitude being used.
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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
2021-09-21
Lt.Col. David "Grits" Gritsavage
| 134 FS | 134 FS | 125 FS  
4,000 Hours 4,000 Hrs
2023-11-21
Lt.Col. Emre Mert
| 151 Filo | 132 Filo | 132 Filo  
3,000 Hours 3,000 Hrs
2023-07-26
2,000 Hours 2,000 Hrs
2023-09-27
1,000 Hours 1,000 Hrs
2023-08-24
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Crew Chief Profiles
SSgt. Rick Samilton (added: 17 Mar 2024)
13 FS | | 36 FS | C-130 | 18 sqn | F-35 | 3 sqn | 331 skv | 57 FW | 82 ATRS
SSgt Anthony Myers (added: 26 Apr 2024)
35 FS | 510 FS | 510 FS | 311 FS
Sgt.1st Clss Rick Verver (added: 15 Apr 2024)
315 sqn | 315 sqn
SSgt. Thomas Quinn (added: 14 Apr 2024)
480 FS | 8 FS | 35 FS
SrA. Steve Jones (added: 18 Apr 2024)
19 FS | 19 FS | 19 FS
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