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Hill’s F-16s: Celebrating 40 years of combat airpower, part 2 Mar 30, 2017 - In honor of the F-16, whose operational service here is coming to a close this year, we continue our two-week tribute to the men and women of the 388th Fighter Wing and Team Hill who have supported Viper’s combat mission for the past 38 years. [Read more...]	Hill’s F-16s: Celebrating 40 years of combat airpower, part 1 Mar 23, 2017 - Forty years ago, the United States Air Force announced that the 388th Fighter Wing would be the first unit to transition to the F-16 Fighting Falcon, now more commonly known as the Viper. Thirty-eight years ago, the first operational F-16A took to the skies here and the Viper has been slipping the surly bonds of earth over Utah ever since. [Read more...]

Vipers of '91: Hill's F-16s at war Jan 15, 2017 - When the Gulf War began, the footage of precision weaponry striking Iraqi government buildings, military installations, and tanks impressed the nation. Laser guided bombs and high speed anti-radiation missiles (HARMs), carried by the new stealthy F-117 Nighthawk, and the F-111 Aardvark caught the world's attention. [Read more...]

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