F-16 Fighting Falcon News

From 2008


14th EFS pilot gets captain's bars for Christmas Dec 31, 2008 - An F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot with the 14th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Balad got a special present on Christmas Day: a brand-new set of captain's bars. And he got to celebrate it at 14,000 feet. [Read more...]	TARS pod brings picture into focus Dec 29, 2008 - High above Iraq, Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcons fly over suspected terrorist areas, taking high-resolution images with a sophisticated photographic system contained inside a Theater Airborne Reconnaissance System -- or TARS -- pod. [Read more...]

Luke pilot reaches 4K hours milestone Dec 29, 2008 - In January 1979, the first operational F-16 Fighting Falcon was delivered to Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Nearly 30 years later to the day, a pilot from Luke AFB has amassed 4,000 hours flying this workhorse of the air. [Read more...]	Peace Xenia IV F-16 Blk 52+ first flight Dec 24, 2008 - Lockheed Martin completed a successful first flight of the F-16 Advanced Block 52+ variant for Greece on December 5th. [Read more...]
Pilot disciplined for German violation Dec 24, 2008 - The Air Force took "appropriate administrative disciplinary action" against a Spangdahlem-based fighter pilot who violated Germany flight regulations and reportedly spooked residents of a town near the base. [Read more...]	Thunderbirds announce their 2009 schedule Dec 18, 2008 - The US Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, also known as the Thunderbirds has released the schedule for their 2009 show season. Next years starts with a Super Bowl fly-over and includes a Pacific tour. [Read more...]
Last Michigan Air Guard F-16 Flight Dec 17, 2008 - Michigan Air National Guard's 107th Fighter Squadron flew its last F-16 sortie yesterday afternoon as the unit prepares to transition to the A-10 aircraft and mission. [Read more...]	Iraqi general visits Luke, flies in F-16 Dec 17, 2008 - Ten years ago, Iraqi air force Brig. Gen. Ali al-Aaragy was flying Mirage fighters for his country's air force. This week, he was flying in a 63rd Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon. [Read more...]
AFRL develops fixes to address JHMCS failures Dec 17, 2008 - Air Force and University of Dayton Research Institute engineers together have identified Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS), display unit materials and processing issues and developed a repair capability for damaged systems. [Read more...]	RSAF in Joint Military Training with IAF Dec 16, 2008 - The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted the Joint Military Training (JMT) 2008 exercise at Kalaikunda Air Force Station, India, from 24 Nov to 17 Dec. [Read more...]

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