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The Indonesian Air Force will consider a US government offer to sell them Block 52 F-16s and C-130J Hercules heavy transport planes, according to the Indonesian news agency Antara.

For years that has been the case at Spangdahlem AFB, where pilots have had to cope with a potentially dangerous and well-known optical illusion when approaching the runway.

After flying with the U.S. Air Force for 33 years, the 5th Air Force and U.S. Forces Japan commander, flew the F-16 for a final time Feb. 6, at Misawa Air Base, Japan.

Turkish F-16s departed again from Diyarbakir AB at 1900 hours on February 6, 2008 to strike targets in Northern Iraq.

The current temperature has been a bitter fluctuation between 0 and -30 degrees since the arrival of Eielson's newest F-16 Aggressor aircraft over the past week.

Being a crew chief for the wing flagship #90-0737 flown by Brig. Gen. Tom Jones, 56th Fighter Wing commander, is no small task.

Four of Eielson's expected 12 aircraft landed safely Jan. 20 on the flightline.

As the deadline for India's biggest defence deal ever nears, Lockheed Martin unveiled a new upgraded version of its F-16 with "super cruise" capability and AESA radar.

For the past week Airmen have been participating in an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) alongside Republic of Korea Airmen and Soldiers, testing the combined mission of the two allies.

The 8th Fighter Wing received a squadron's worth of F-16 Block 40 Fighting Falcons this week under the Common Configuration Implementation Program from Eielson AFB.

Kunsan Air Base officials are expecting about 20 F-16s to arrive this week as part of an aircraft swap with Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, according to a press release.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has published an announcement on their website that states they have informed Congress of a possible sale of a variety of weapons for the United Arab Emirates F-16s.

The grounding of hundreds of F-15s because of dangerous structural defects is straining the US air defense network.

According to a report by Xinhua news service, Argentina is no longer considering the F-16 to replace some of it's older fighter aircraft.

Airmen from the Wolf Pack have just returned on December 20 after completing an 11-day training exercise for air combat training with sailors flying the F-18 Hornets at Atsugi NAF, Japan.