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D.C. Jet painted with MLB’s Nats Logo at Iowa paint facility Jun 05, 2020 - “The one constant through all the years Ray, has been baseball.” This line from the 1989 film “Field of Dreams” was spoken by the character of Terence Mann played by actor James Earl Jones. The iconic baseball movie that asked, “Is this heaven?” about an Iowa cornfield, turned baseball field, still speaks to baseball fans throughout America. [Read more...]	Armed F-16 crashes into a warehouse in California, pilot ok May 17, 2019 - An armed F-16 fighter jet crashed Thursday into a warehouse just off March Air Reserve Base in Perris, California. [Read more...]

MISSION COMPLETE: Final F-16 Phase Inspection for the VTANG Aug 29, 2018 - Aircraft tail number 328 recently emerged from its 300-hour phase inspection, marking another final event for the F-16 at the 158th Fighter Wing. Aircraft 328 was the last F-16 to undergo a phase inspection as the unit transitions to the F-35 Lightning II in fall of 2019. [Read more...]	Pilot ejects from burning F-16C at Houston Airport Jun 21, 2017 - A Oklahoma Air National Guard F-16 caught fire and crashed during takeoff from Ellington Airport in Houston. The pilot safely ejected and was taken to the hospital. [Read more...]
F-16 crashes near Andrews AFB in Washington DC; pilot ok Apr 05, 2017 - An F-16C that was on a training mission crashed in an unpopulated area near Andrews AFB in Maryland this morning. [Read more...]	South Carolina F-16s collide during routine night operations. Jun 08, 2016 - Two F-16 fighter jets belonging to the South Carolina Air National Guard crashed above a military operating area near Jefferson County, Georgia. Both pilots of each of the single-seat aircraft ejected safely. [Read more...]
F-16s fast-track through flight line fueling Feb 16, 2016 - Airmen of the South Carolina Air National Guard demonstrated the need for speed last weekend as they accelerated six F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets through “hot-pit” ground refueling exercises at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Feb. 6-7. [Read more...]	187 Fighter Wing F-16s return from Romania Nov 12, 2015 - 187th Fighter Wing F-16s, approximately 150 Airmen and nearly 40 tons of support equipment from the 187th Fighter Wing Airmen have returned from a training mission in Campia Turzii, Romania. [Read more...]
New York adds fighter jet to historic display at state HQ Nov 05, 2015 - An F-16 fighter that New York Air National Guard pilots flew in combat over Iraq during Operation Desert Storm now welcomes troops, families and visitors at the main entrance of New York National Guard headquarters as part of a historic display. [Read more...]	Another Swamp Fox first, combined training with Polish Air Force Jul 22, 2015 - The South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing sent more than 100 Airmen and a contingent of F-16s to Łask Air Base to train with the Polish Air Force's 32nd Tactical Air Wing and the 52nd Fighter Wing's 480th Fighter Squadron from Spangdahlem, Germany in June. [Read more...]

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