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Leahy calls to save longest-flying F-16

Thursday, April 17, 2008
Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy is pushing to have the nation's longest-flying F-16 put on permanent display rather than cut up for scrap when it's retired from service.
A defense ministry official dismissed a report that the United States notified South Korea of a plan to pull an F-16 squadron out of the Korean Peninsula by the end of the year.

8 FW, ROKAF reach safety milestones

Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Recently both the 8th Fighter Wing and the Republic of Korea's 111th Fighter Squadron received safety awards for having outstanding safety records.

NASCAR rookie takes F-16 ride

Monday, April 14, 2008
After walking away from one of this year's worst professional racing wrecks, a NASCAR rookie from Glendale tried a different kind of ride.
Aerial dog-fights between 10 or more jets and dodging simulated missiles may sound like a boss-level of a video game, but it's really the daunting experience of a combat pilot during the RED FLAG-Alaska 08-2 training at Eielson AFB.

Bombs on target: loading the bomb

Friday, March 21, 2008
The call goes out and people begin to scatter. There's a sense of urgency in the air that can almost be felt, like static electricity that makes the hair on your arms stand up.
While most fourth grade girls talk about being a ballerina, veterinarian, doctor or princess, Shawna Rochelle Kimbrell, knew she wanted to take to the skies.

Carcinogen grounds Israeli F-16I jets

Friday, March 21, 2008
Israel grounded all F-16I fighter jets Friday after formaldehyde, a potentially carcinogenic material, was found in one of the plane's cockpits.

Eagles vs Falcons head-to-head at Kadena

Thursday, March 20, 2008
Thousands of feet up in the air, an F-16 Falcon pilot gets a visual of an F-15 Eagle and the fight is on as the two high performance jet fighters engage in an air-to-air combat.
Members of the US Air Force and Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) took to the skies for a joint and bilateral air exercise March 10 to 13.
It's a well known fact that Luke, the largest F-16 base in the world, graduates about 400 pilots a year. What is not so well known is that Luke also trains all F-16 crew chiefs in the Air Force.
Adequate training is vital to success in any combat situation. In the case of fighter pilots, training enables a higher percentage of mission success with adversaries both in the air and on the ground.

31st AMXS wins Air Force level award

Tuesday, March 04, 2008
After a record-setting year, the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's hard work and dedication to the mission culminated with the squadron clinching the 2007 Air Force Maintenance Effectiveness Award.

Kunsan receives AIM-9X missile capability

Friday, February 29, 2008
Pilots, maintainers and ammunition troops at Kunsan have been introduced to a new generation weapon that changes the way we look at air to air combat.

Miss Nevada USA flies with Thunderbirds

Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Miss Nevada will trade her crown for a helmet this week as she takes to the skies with the US Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron.

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