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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 - May 5, 2024
Fleet overview:
scrapped: 204
write-off: 620
preserved: 162
stored: 584
instructional: 121
on order: 125
active: 2859
Changes '23/'24:
Fleet adds: 20
Fleet drop: 59
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Today in F-16 history
May 1996
F-16s from the ANG 149th FS/192nd FW equiped with a new recce pod start flying recce missions over Bosnia in support of peace-keeping operations, marking the first deployment of USAF F-16s in the recce role.
5 May 2005
UAEAF accepts first F-16 from the Direct Commercial Sale order.
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Flying is not dangerous; crashing is dangerous.
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F-16C Block 52
Wore 13 mission markings and 4 HARM markings for Operation Enduring Freedom. The nose art is of a fireman at ground zero reaching for a soldier and large american flag.The art work is by TSgt. Robbie Leist and SSgt. Chad Marks. However, the 389 did not fire any Harms during OEF, so the HARM markings are from previous OSW deployments.
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Callsign "Butane"

First assignment FNG 0-2 doing my initial overseas BFM checkout. Flying against an IP that most everyone thought was a doosh. Clearly my jet was tweaked up a bit because I managed to reverse and get a gunshot on the first 2 engagements. 3rd engagement I aggressively unloaded and rolled again and he calls a Knock it Off and RTB before my gunshot. He rips me a new one in the debrief saying I was too aggressive, out of control, and that I violated the 500ft bubble and says he’s busting me. I took the VCR to my flight commander (great dude) and he threw the BS flag, said the closest I got was 550ft. Big shitstorm ensues with the OpsO, he made the IP pass me. At the bar that night I was named Butane: a highly flammable gas that is slightly denser than air.
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| 466 FS | 421 FS  
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| 134 FS | 134 FS | 125 FS  
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| 151 Filo | 132 Filo | 132 Filo  
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