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F-16 Fighter Jets for the Vietnamese Air Force?
The Biden administration is reportedly negotiating with Vietnam on the sale of an arms package featuring a fleet of F-16 fighter jets, in a move that could irk China and sideline Russia.
South Korean pilot safe after fighter-jet takeoff crash
A South Korean Air Force KF-16 fighter crashed Thursday morning shortly after takeoff at a base in Seosan City, about 60 miles southwest of Seoul, according to an Air Force spokesman.
F-35B goes missing after pilot ejects following a mishap
Military officials are searching for an F-35 fighter jet in South Carolina after a mishap forced the pilot to eject. The jet was left in autopilot mode so there’s a possibility it was still airborne for a while.
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F-16 fleet - Oct 2, 2023
Fleet overview:
scrapped: 204
write-off: 620
preserved: 159
stored: 587
instructional: 119
on order: 134
active: 2790
Changes '22/'23:
Fleet adds: 16
Fleet drop: 114
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Quote of the Day
A check ride ought to be like a skirt, short enough to be interesting but still be long enough to cover everything.
-- Unknown
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First Block 60
UAEAF #3001
F-16F Block 60
The first of the advanced block 60 F-16s, specifically built for the United Arab Emirates Air Force. The aircraft features Conformal Fuel Tanks (CFTs), and a dorsal spine with a completely different set of avionics than a 'standard' F-16 making it the most advanced F-16 type developed so far. The jet wore civil registration N161LM for the first flight.
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Callsign of the day

Callsign "Candyman"

While in Berlin for a tactics team conference, we visited a strip club called Mon Cheri, named after the chocolate-covered cherry candy. A stripper hid a piece of the candy in a special place, which someone had to find without using hands. I was coerced to find the candy or be without a callsign for the next three months.
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Sierra Hotel
Latest Viper Drivers to reach 1K - 6K flying hours:
6,000 Hours 6,000 Hrs
2008-05-02
Lt.Col. Mike "Brillo" Brill
| 466 FS | 421 FS  
5,000 Hours 5,000 Hrs
2021-09-21
Lt.Col. David "Grits" Gritsavage
| 134 FS | 134 FS | 125 FS  
4,000 Hours 4,000 Hrs
2022-07-08
3,000 Hours 3,000 Hrs
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2,000 Hours 2,000 Hrs
2023-01-17
1,000 Hours 1,000 Hrs
2023-08-24
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CMSgt. Eziah "EZ" Gonzalez (added: 27 Feb 2008)
523 FS | 523 FS | 51 FW | 522 FS | 523 FS | 482 FW
1st Lt. John van Harmelen (added: 14 Apr 2007)
313 sqn | 313 sqn | 313 sqn
MSgt. Kyle Doudy (added: 24 Apr 2008)
61 FS | 61 FS | 61 FS | 80 FS | 308 FS | 308 FS | C-17 | C-17 | KC-10
SSgt. Lucas Haas (added: 12 Jul 2023)
79 FS | 79 FS | 14 FS | 14 FS
MSgt. Douglas Stanley (added: 14 Jul 2010)
61 FS | 308 FS | 36 FS | F-15E | F-15E | F-15E | F-15E | 8 FW | F-15E | F-15E
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