
The final 388th FW Block 40, #88-0421 from 421st FS to undergo CCIP upgrades is handed over to Col. Scott Dennis, 388th FW commander, in a ceremony on April 21st, 2008. Beginning in November 2005, depot workers from the 309th Maintenance Wing, led by Brig. Gen. Art Cameron, invested over 5,500 maintenance hours into each of 388th FW's 72 aircraft. CCIP brings upgraded avionics and communications systems to pilots in combat. Hill's 4th FS was the first to fly CCIP F-16s in combat in August of 2007. [USAF photo by Alex Lloyd]
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News: Depot upgrades keep Falcon fighting [2008-04-28]
Airmen of the active duty 388th FW and Reserve 419th FW received their final Block 40 F-16 to complete the Common Configuration Implementation Program upgrade April 21st.
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News: OO-ALC completes 500th F-16 CCIP modification [2010-03-25]
The Common Configuration Implementation Program, or CCIP (pronounced C-Sip) as it is commonly known, is the largest modification program ever undertaken on the Falcons. A CCIP rollout ceremony Friday, March 26, in the 309th Flight Test Building 233 will be held at 1 p.m. to mark the occasion.
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