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29 July 2011
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SAFE SKIES 2011 closing ceremonies, mission complete
SAFE SKIES 2011 came to a close on July 29 after twelve days of what officials said were successful flying training missions. ...
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28 July 2011
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Alabama F-16 comes off runway at Oshkosh
An F-16C block 30 from 100 FS (#87-0296) sustained a hard landing after coming off the runway at Wittman Regional Airport during the AirVenture event at Oshkosh this morning....
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27 July 2011
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F-35 Lightning II flight test report
The F-35 flight test program moves closer to achieving year-end milestones since the last update issued June 13. The F-35 Lightning II 5th Generation multirole fighter conducted 107 test flights, bringing the total number of flights for the year to 518. ...
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25 July 2011
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Dutch F-16 crew chiefs make the mission happen in Afghanistan
A vehicle convoy on its way to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, comes under attack; immediately the convoy commander calls for an air strike. Once the F-16 fighter jet crew chiefs get the word, they know exactly what to do and rush to the airfield to prepare F-16s for launch to assist the troops on the ground....
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19 July 2011
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USAF to base 36 F-35A's at Nellis
The U.S. Air Force has issued a Record of Decision for the proposed basing of F-35A Lightning II aircraft at Nellis Air Force Base. ...
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18 July 2011
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ANG F-16s participate in SAFE SKIES 2011
Several Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcons landed in Ukraine over the weekend for a U.S. European Command sponsored, aerial military-to-military exchange event called SAFE SKIES 2011....
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18 July 2011
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Another batch of Belgian F-16s delivered to Jordan
The second flight of four from a total batch of nine F-16 fighters were delivered to Jordan today (with the first flight leaving last Wednesday) from Kleine Brogel airbase....
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15 July 2011
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IDF F-16 grazes a tree during landing
Israel Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Ido Nechushtan ordered the temporary suspension of all training flights after an F-16 nearly crashed during a landing approach at Ramat David Air Base....
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15 July 2011
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First F-35 arrives at Eglin
The Department of Defense's first F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter touched down at its new home at Eglin AFB, July 14, marking a major milestone in the nation's military history. ...
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14 July 2011
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Lockheed Martin delivers first production F-35 to Eglin AFB
The first Lockheed Martin production model F-35 Lightning II to be assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing arrived today at 13.18hrs CDT after its 90-minute ferry flight from Fort Worth, Texas. ...
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12 July 2011
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F-35C completes first jet blast deflector testing
Using F-35C test aircraft CF-2, the F-35 integrated test force based at Naval Air Station Patuxent River collaborated with the aircraft launch and recovery engineering team at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to complete the first jet blast deflector (JBD) testing July 8....
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08 July 2011
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162 FW pilots set flying record
Four members of the 162nd Fighter Wing flew with the largest number of F-16 flying hours ever flown in a four-ship formation - a total of 14,834.3 - in 4th of July flybys this year....
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