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First to fight: Panton’s celebrate 100th anniversary Jun 09, 2017 - The 35th FS heritage dates back to June 12, 1917, when the unit activated as the 35th Aero Squadron. Initially it began as a maintenance squadron, then transformed over the next 100 years from a fighter squadron, to a bomber squadron and finally back to a fighter squadron. [Read more...]	New Jersey ANG deployment augments Osan capabilities Feb 09, 2017 - Airmen and aircraft assigned to the 119th Fighter Squadron from the New Jersey Air National Guard began a deployment to Osan AB on February 5th. [Read more...]

JDEWR brings fight to F-16 pilots Aug 22, 2013 - Groundbreaking advancements to F-16 Fighting Falcon warfare training here arrived last week in the form of a Joint Deployable Electronic Warfare Range, or JDEWR. [Read more...]	Closure of the main fuel shutoff valve doomed Misawa F-16 Feb 20, 2013 - The US Air Force says an F-16C flying from Japan to Alaska last July crashed at sea because of an uncommanded closure of the main fuel shutoff valve hence stopping fuel from reaching the engine. [Read more...]
Luke welcomes PACAF commander Feb 04, 2011 - The 56th Fighter Wing was visited Jan. 27 to Tuesday by Pacific Air Forces commander, Gen. Gary North, whose 35 years in the Air Force would definitely fit the description of bigger than life. [Read more...]	PACAF Demo team brings the thunder to Chitose Air Base Aug 09, 2010 - The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a monument of technical precision, finesse and power. The roar of its afterburner draws hundreds of thousands of people to air shows throughout the world each year. [Read more...]
'Agressors' train Guard pilots Nov 30, 2009 - A mobile training team from the 18th Aggressor Squadron spent a week providing unit-level training for Hawaii Air National Guard pilots. [Read more...]	Sky's the limit for F-16 demo team Sep 18, 2008 - Being a pilot for F-16 demonstration team means plenty of thrills. Any other F-16 pilot that tried some of the aerial tricks that Maj. Mike Briggs performs routinely would likely lose his wings. [Read more...]
8th FW partake in Max Thunder exercise Jun 19, 2008 - Airmen and aircraft from units across the Pacific Air Forces descended on Kunsan Air Base June 16 through 20, to participate in Max Thunder. [Read more...]	79th FS PACAF Deployment Jan 12, 2008 - Nearly 300 20th FW Airmen and about 20 F-16s from the 79th FS deployed January 12th to the Pacific Air Forces theater of operations as part a four-month Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) rotation. [Read more...]

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