Israeli F-16's are striking Hezbollah targets in South Lebanon, as retaliation for a guerrilla attack that threatened to erupt into a border war.
Since the recent terror alert change to Code Orange last month, federal agencies have launched the most drastic security measures since 9/11. F-16 fighters provided Combat Air Patrol escorts to several international flights arriving at major U.S. cities.
USAF F-16s occasionally destroy empty buildings that are used to launch attacks on coalition forces in Iraq.
A group of heavily armed men wearing ski masks exchanged fire shots with Venezuelan Air Force personnel after they illegally broke into the Libertador Air Base in the city of Maracay, located 80 km from the capital city of Caracas.
A "blip" on a radar screen, rather than a plane, sent scores of White House staff and tourists fleeing the executive mansion on Thursday in fear of another Sept. 11-style attack on the U.S. capital.
A small civilian plane violated restricted air space around Washington on Monday around 11:15 a.m., causing a brief security alert at the White House before military jets intercepted it and steered it away.
The Israeli F-16 pilots who carried out the air force raid near Damascus three weeks ago said their bombs caused huge secondary explosions since they scored direct hits on ammunition bunkers.
According to a report in the German Magazine 'Der Spiegel', The Israeli government is drawing up plans to attack Iran's nuclear program. The reports says a special purpose force of the secret service Mossad received the order two months ago to prepare appropriate plans of attack.
Two F-16's were scrambled over Eilat this afternoon after an unidentified civilian aircraft entered Israeli airspace. It appeared that the aircraft, on its way to a neighboring Arab country, strayed from its air lane in Jordanian airspace.
Israeli Fighting Falcons flew over Lebanon today , as part of the War on Terror, and as an extension to the attack on Syria two days ago. This time noordnance has been deployed.
Israeli F-16s bombed a terrorist training camp on the Syria-Lebanon border in retaliation for the suicide bombing in the northern city of Haifa.
An Israeli F-16 dropped a 1,100-pound bomb on the home of a senior Hamas leader in a residential area of Gaza City early today, killing his son and a bodyguard and injuring 30 people.
Yesterday, an Israeli F-16 Fighting Falcon dropped a 550-pound laser-guided bomb on a three-story building downtown Gaza City. The bomb targetted Hamas founder Sheik Ahmed Yassin who was holding a meeting in the appartment.
Israeli F-16s buzzed the summer residence of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad early on Aug. 11th, as a warning that Israel holds Damascus responsible for the recent flare-up on its northern border.
A small plane inadvertently ventured into the 30-mile no-fly zone over President Bush's motorcade as the president returned to Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday, officials said. The pilot was taken into custody, then released several hours later.
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