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28 February 2011
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Arizona alert pilot named best in U.S.
In a post 9/11 world, hundreds of alert fighter pilots across the country know the feeling of sprinting to a jet at the shrieking sound of a klaxon - the piercing alarm that sends them into the skies to meet an unknown threat. ...
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25 February 2011
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Thunderbirds host the Blue Angels
The Thunderbirds hosted three members of the Navy Blue Angels team here February 23 as part of a traditional exchange program between the two units. ...
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25 February 2011
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F-16s receive 'physicals' at phase dock
The United States Air Force is considered the greatest Air Force in the world, and one of the reasons is because of the regularly scheduled "physicals" each jet receives....
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25 February 2011
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First production F-35 takes to the skies
The first production F-35 made its inaugural flight on Friday marking another milestone for the F-35 program....
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24 February 2011
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F-35 program names new Chief Test pilot
Alan "Al" Norman, a veteran Lockheed Martin experimental test pilot, was recently named Chief Test Pilot for the F-35 Lightning II program....
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22 February 2011
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134th EFS helps Wolf Pack complete mission
The 8th Fighter Wing relies on more than two thousand permanently assigned Airmen from across the Air Force to complete its mission....
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22 February 2011
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MXS phase inspection helps preserve aircraft quality
Inspection team members from the 354th Maintenance Squadron remove panels on an F-16 Fighting Falcon to take a closer look at the wear and tear the aircraft may have endured during its last few hundred flying hours....
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18 February 2011
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Adjustments put F-35 on track
The Defense Department's joint strike fighter program is on track to field the Lockheed-Martin F-35 Lightning II in fiscal 2016, the program's director said February 15....
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17 February 2011
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Lockheed Martin receives $726.6 Million contract modification for F-22 Raptor sustainment
Lockheed Martin Corp has received a $726.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force for sustainment of the F-22 Raptor fleet....
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15 February 2011
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Iraq postpones purchase of F-16s
The Government of Iraq has postponed a purchase of 18 F-16IQ jets worth approximately $1 Billion from United States and diverted the needed funds to feeding the countries poor, according to officials....
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14 February 2011
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Two Thai F-16s crash during exercise
Two Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) F-16s taking part in the Cobra Gold 2011 exercise crashed in Chaiyaphum province today. Both pilots managed to eject safely.
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12 February 2011
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Navy test pilot completes first F-35C flight
The carrier variant of the F-35 (CF-1) Joint Strike Fighter flew for the first time with a Navy test pilot at the controls February 11.
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05 February 2011
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Indian AF celebrates induction of first C-130J
The Indian AF celebrated the induction to service of its first Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules at Hindon Air Force Station, India, on February 5, 2011....
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04 February 2011
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Luke welcomes PACAF commander
The 56th Fighter Wing was visited Jan. 27 to Tuesday by Pacific Air Forces commander, Gen. Gary North, whose 35 years in the Air Force would definitely fit the description of bigger than life....
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03 February 2011
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U.A.E crosses Atlantic for Red Flag
The United Arab Emirates air force recently flew a squadron of F-16 Block 60 Desert Falcons across the Atlantic Ocean for the first time to participate in Red Flag 11-2 and strengthen partnerships with allied nations....
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01 February 2011
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ANG fighter wing preps for alert missions at Tyndall
Shooting down enemy aircraft over American soil is an event U.S.-based alert pilots train for.
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