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In May 2007, members of the 140th Wing Colorado ANG returned to Jordan as judges for the second annual Falcon Air Meet (FAM) hosted by the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF).

The Dutch defense minister announced Monday the government plans to reduce the number of its F-16 fighter jets as part of a package of spending cuts

Members of the 35th Fighter Squadron and the 155th Fighter Squadron from Junwon Air Base, teamed up for a Buddy Wing Program exercise Wednesday through Friday.

The Government of United Arab Emirates is moving a request forward to set up a F-16 pilot training program in the USA for there Block 60 "Desert Falcons". The program is similar to whats in place for the Netherlands and Singapore.

The last operational F-16A Fighting Falcon (#82-0993) flew its final mission June 15, taking off from the ANG base for indefinite storage at the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.

The 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing commander was honored as Air Combat Command's top wing commander June 13.

The two wings from 7th Air Force and Republic of Korea air wings from across the peninsula participated in a week-long Combined Large Force Exercise (CLFE).

One of Duluth's first F-16s began its final journey on the 13th, this time heading for the Minnesota Air Guard Museum.

A small group of Reserve F-16 pilots and crew chiefs now work side-by-side with their active duty counterparts here, marking a major milestone in an ongoing integration initiative aimed at increasing the combat capability of Hill's fighter wings.

Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. John D. W. Corley presented the Koren Kolligian Jr. Trophy, one of the service's top safety awards, to a fighter pilot during a ceremony June 5 in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes.

For one F-16CJ "Wild Weasel" pilot, receiving his promotion to captain was one of many memorable firsts during his deployment to Iraq from January to June for AEF 5/6.

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan purchased six additional F-16B multi-role aircraft from the Dutch Air Force surplus.

For two years running, Elmendorf's 12th FS has had the honor of one of its fliers being chosen to represent the Air Force in the USAF Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds.

The Republic of Korea Air Force is considering to purchase spare parts for its 136 KF-16 fighter jets under a commercial contract directly from Lockheed Martin or from other nations.

Edwards pilots and flight test engineers recently returned from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, where they had the opportunity to participate in Red Flag-Alaska -- a 10-day air combat training exercise.