USAF F-16C block 32 #86-0273 from the 944th FW taxis out to the end of the runway signifying the beginning of air operations in Germany in support of Brilliant Arrow Operations. More than 150 members of the 301st and 944th FW deployed in support of "Brilliant Arrow," the air component of maritime, land and air NATO exercises going on in the region. The exercises are the final preparation phase before these three essential components of the NATO Response Force come together for the first time in the spring for the NRF live exercise "Steadfast Jaguar" off the west coast of Africa. [USAF photo by TSgt. Barbara Plante]
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News: First 944th jet departs [2006-08-24]
The first of 17 F-16s from the 944th Fighter Wing departed Luke on Tuesday for Hill Air Force Base, Utah, where it will undergo Falcon Star, a life-extending set of upgrades.
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