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Pilot reaches milestone 1,000th combat hour Apr 01, 2017 - The 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander reached a milestone – 1,000 combat hours in an F-16 Fighting Falcon – after flying a sortie March 20, 2017 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. [Read more...]	UAE deploys F-16 squadron to Jordan to hunt down ISIS militants Feb 07, 2015 - The United Arab Emirates ordered a squadron of F-16 fighters to Jordan, which an official said would participate in airstrikes on the Islamic State group after the UAE earlier suspended its involvement. [Read more...]

More than just a pilot in the sky Oct 24, 2012 - Over the past year, the 69th Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., has sent 22 pilots on contingency deployments throughout the world. [Read more...]	Lockheed Martin awarded upgrade contract for 145 RoCAF F-16s Oct 01, 2012 - Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract valued up to $1.85 billion by the U.S. Government to initiate the upgrade of 145 Block 20 F-16A/B aircraft for the Republic of China (RoC). [Read more...]
Reserve pilot exceeds 4000hr flying milestone Aug 10, 2012 - There's something to be said for goals - whether big or small, they motivate a person to keep going, to take one more step when quitting would be so much easier. Sometimes, it's hard to tell if all this hard work will lead to something worth the effort. For Col. Kurt "Huevos" Gallegos, 301st Operations Group Commander, it's led to reaching milestones that only come with hard work and time. [Read more...]	Lockheed Martin to celebrate delivery of 4,500th F-16 Apr 02, 2012 - In late 1969, a conspiracy was hatched in secret all-night meetings in Washington, D.C. area hotel rooms that would have a profound impact on military aviation and Fort Worth. [Read more...]
New homepage Mar 09, 2010 - As you have probably noticed, we redesigned the F-16.net homepage. The new design not only looks more attractive and fresh, it also features a lot of new content, including the latest pilots and crew chiefs to submit their profile, a random aircraft profile from our F-16 Hall of Fame, a random unit profile and a real-time fleet status report. [Read more...]	Herley receives $1.4M award for F-16 A/B spares Dec 21, 2009 - Herley Industries, Inc. announced that it has received a contract valued at approximately $1.4 million from an international customer to produce microwave modules for the APG-66 radar used in the F-16A/B [Read more...]
Historic article: F-16 reaches five million flt hrs Dec 03, 2009 - History isn't always the "old stuff" which occurred hundreds of years ago. History is made every second of every day. Something that happened just a few years back could be historically significant in many ways. [Read more...]	Finding a cure for No Fault Found Nov 06, 2009 - Intermittent Fault Detectors address the all too familiar No Fault Found and cannot duplicate situations within the avionics repair and maintenance business. [Read more...]

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