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5th Gen Fighters
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Two F-16s of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNlAF) 322nd Sqn did a fly-past at RAF Woodvale - the place where the squadron was first formed 65 years ago.
Just as winter came to a close on the island of Japan, more than 150 Airmen touched down on the frozen flight line of Eielson Air Force base to take part in this year's RED FLAG 08-2 training exercise in April.
It's not just the roll of the dice; the Shooters are headed for Vegas.
After swapping out F-16s with Kunsan AB, Airmen of the 354th AMXS sheet metal shop wasted no time in painting the newly-received aircraft with a flanker color scheme.
Lt. Col. Douglas Nikolai assumed command of the 22nd FS from Lt. Col. Matt Chesnutt during a change of command ceremony on March 14, 2008. Colonel Chesnutt, moved on to become the deputy commander of the 52nd Operations Group.
An F-16 squadron from South Carolina led a combined large-force exercise at Kunsan AB earlier this month, the first time a squadron stationed outside South Korea has completed the task with American and South Korean jets.
F-16C #83-1165 affectionately known as "Lethal Lady" belonging to the Vermont ANG reached a milestone on Monday. It is the first F-16 airframe to log 7,000 hours of flight time.
Pilots from 100 Fighter Squadron from Dannelly Field's 187th Fighter Wing headed to Tyndall AFB to fly training missions against the F-22.
The Vermont Air National Guard began converting to the Block 30 F-16 today with the arrival of the first jet from the Montana ANG, Air Guard officials said.
The 56th Fighter Wing commander officially announced the future deactivation of one of Luke's eight fighter squadrons Tuesday during a forum.
After dropping a near record number of bombs in Iraq, members of the 22nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron returned to their home base in Spangdahlem this week.
The 13th FS "Panthers" roared into Florida last week to participate in two 53d Wing Weapon System Evaluation Programs (WSEP) commonly known as Combat Archer and Combat Hammer.
On Saturday, 13 of the Combat Air Forces newest Viper pilots at Luke AFB, Arizona, will close six months of grueling training and receive their graduation certificates.
Air Force Times reports the first four of a dozen Aggressor F-16s have arrived at Eielson Air Force Base on Sunday to form up as part of the new 18th Aggressor Squadron.
Lt. Col. Greg Thomas took command of the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, "Thunderbirds," Jan.11 at the Thunderbird Hangar.
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