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27 May 2010
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Boeing receives 1st F-16 for conversion to QF-16 Aerial Drone
The first retired F-16 Fighting Falcon arrived at Boeing's Cecil Field facility in Jacksonville on April 22 to begin conversion into a QF-16 aerial drone....
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27 May 2010
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F-16 units deploying to Langley AFB
Air Force officials announced Thursday that Joint Base Langley-Eustis will host two F-16 units which will deploy to Langley Air Force Base over the next two months....
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27 May 2010
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Raptor pilot surpasses 4,000 hours
In order to stay proficient and ensure the Air Force's continued air dominance, pilots must train constantly in their fighters, logging hours upon hours in the cockpit. For one Langley pilot, years of missions added up to a remarkable milestone....
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26 May 2010
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Team Holloman airmen and Raptors deploy
The U.S. Air Force deployed 12 F-22A Raptors from Holloman to Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 24, 2010, for approximately four months....
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24 May 2010
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Wolf Pack produces 147 sorties in one day
The 8th Fighter Wing tested its flying and maintenance operations during surge operations on May 17.
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21 May 2010
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510th FS deploys to Afghanistan
Airmen from the 510th Fighter Squadron, the "Buzzards," deployed to Afghanistan recently in support of overseas contingency operations bringing with them new technological capabilities....
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21 May 2010
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F-22s set to deploy to Japan & Guam
The U.S. Air Force is scheduled to deploy F-22A Raptors to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and Kadena Air Base, Japan, in late May for approximately four months. ...
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20 May 2010
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Edwards receives first two F-35A's
Two F-35A Lightning II stealth Joint Strike Fighters left their final-assembly site in Fort Worth, Texas and flew nonstop to Edwards Air Force Base, May 17. ...
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14 May 2010
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Thunderbolt selected to fly F-35
Luke Air Force Base will soon begin looking for a new wing weapons officer....
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12 May 2010
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Kunsan Headhunters led the way at Red Flag-Alaska
The crewchief and pilot perform one last, all-encompassing inspection. Everything checks out. The weapons load crew members carefully yet quickly mount live Joint Direct Attack Munitions GBU-38s onto the F-16C Fighting Falcons....
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12 May 2010
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F-35 marks 200 flights as test program ramps up
After a surge of flight test activity the F-35 program completed its 200th test flight last week. On May 5, Graham Tomlison piloted BF-1 for 44 minutes evaluating the jet's flying qualities and airframe loads....
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07 May 2010
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Luke AFB welcomes RDAF
About 100 members from the Royal Danish Air Force fighter wing deployed to Luke Air Force Base recently for a month long F-16 combat enhancement training mission. ...
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06 May 2010
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Fighting Samurai departs to ROK
The pilots and maintainers of the 14th Fighter Squadron and the 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit deployed to the Republic of Korea this week....
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05 May 2010
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Maintainer passes tests, joins Thunderbird team
An aircraft maintainer from Air Force Reserve Command's 926th Group has earned a coveted spot with the Thunderbirds, the U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron....
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05 May 2010
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Spotlight: Captain Corrigan, Viper East demo pilot
Captain Ryan "Rider" Corrigan is the F-16 Viper East Demo Team pilot. Before the Thunderbirds fly, he will be performing at ShawFest this weekend....
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04 May 2010
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F-16 training bolsters U.S.-Pakistan relations
Pakistan's air force soon will upgrade its 30-year-old fleet of F-16 Fighting Falcons, and the pilots charged with flying more capable fighters are ready to handle the new technology after training with the Arizona Air National Guard....
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04 May 2010
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DeHaes assumes command of the 132nd FW
The 132nd Fighter Wing held its twelfth change of command, Saturday, May 1. Colonel Mark Hammond transferred command to Colonel William DeHaes in a ceremony held at the 132nd Fighter Wing, Iowa National Guard, Des Moines ANGB. ...
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02 May 2010
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Pakistani pilots complete training in the US
Eight experienced Pakistan Air Force pilots, who have flown the F-16A/B, recently learned to fly the newer C/D model aircraft at the 162nd Fighter Wings, international F-16 training unit at Tucson International Airport....
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02 May 2010
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Dutch F-16 pilot training to return to Tucson
The Royal Netherlands Air Force will soon resume F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot training here at Tucson International Airport after a five-year absence....
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02 May 2010
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148th Fighter Wing gets new wings
Fighter pilot Lt. Col. Reed Bowman was all smiles when the first F-16 Block 50 landed at the Duluth Air National Guard (ANG) Base April 27, 2010....
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01 May 2010
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Farewell Falcon - "Con La Diana Sul Petto"
Since June 2003 the A.M.I. has been flying 34 leased F-16's operated by 2 different units, 5° Stormo based at Cervia - San Giorgio with 23° Gruppo and 37° Stormo based at Trapani - Birgi with 10° & 18° Gruppo....
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