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'Shooters' deploy in support of Operation Inherent Resolve Oct 16, 2018 - U.S. Airmen assigned to the 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and supporting units, deployed to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. [Read more...]	115th FW wraps up deployment to South Korea Nov 09, 2017 - Approximately 180 Airmen from the 115th Fighter Wing, 176th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Wisconsin Air National Guard, also known as the Badgers, completed a 3-month Theater Security Package deployment on November 8. [Read more...]

'Triple Nickel' returns to Afghanistan, continues counterterrorism operations Apr 27, 2017 - Airmen and F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, from Aviano Air Base, Italy, deployed to Afghanistan in support of the premiere counterterrorism wing. [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...]
Denmark pulls F-16 jets back from anti-ISIS operation Dec 02, 2016 - In a planned move, Denmark is pulling back its seven F-16 fighter jets from a US-led multinational air campaign against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. [Read more...]	F-16s arrive at Lask Air Base Sep 07, 2016 - Four F-16 Fighting Falcons aircraft and more than 100 members from the South Dakota Air National Guard, 114th Fighter Wing arrived September 3rd. [Read more...]
Belgian F-16s leave for the Middle East to participate in Inherent Resolve Jun 28, 2016 - Six Belgian F-16 fighter jets left Kleine Brogel airbase yesterday heading for Jordan. They will resume operation "Desert Falcon" which was started in October 2014 but interrupted in June 2015 due to budgetary constraints. [Read more...]	Hours on end: Viper pilot reaches two significant milestones Nov 28, 2015 - “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Two thousand years after Chinese philosopher Laozi recorded this phrase, Air Force Col. Henry Rogers reached a similar figure as he stepped from his F-16 while deployed to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. [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...]	‘Black Widows’ arrive at Bagram for final F-16 deployment Nov 02, 2015 - Airmen assigned to the 421st Fighter Squadron, known as the “Black Widows,” from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, arrived at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan - October 28 in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and NATO’s Resolute Support mission. [Read more...]

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