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Egyptian officers visit Cannon AFB
Jul 05, 2004 - Four Egyptian F-16 pilots and two maintenance officers visited Cannon AFB last week to observe how the U.S. Air Force runs its business. [Read more...]
Replacement T'bird modified in record time
Jul 02, 2004 - After an Air Force Thunderbird demonstration team aircraft crashed during an air show at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho on Sept. 14, 2003, the team turned to the F-16 Production Section of the Maintenance Directorate to modify another F-16 for use. [Read more...]
Portuguese F-16s to participate in maritime exercise
Jul 01, 2004 - From July 11-16 ten allied countries will participate in a multinational exercise off the coast of Morocco to show the combined force capabilities and quick response times of the participating naval, air, undersea and surface warfare groups . [Read more...]
Belgian F-16s return home
Jul 01, 2004 - After three months of operations above the Baltic States, the Belgian F-16s are returning home in the forthcoming days. They will be replaced by a Danish detachment for the next three months. [Read more...]
Officials release F-16 accident report
Jun 30, 2004 - Pilot error caused two F-16 Fighting Falcons to collide March 9, during a training mission over the Atlantic Ocean about 35 miles southeast of Myrtle Beach, S.C., according to a report Air Force officials released June 15. [Read more...]
F-16 pilot won't face court-martial
Jun 30, 2004 - An Air Force F-16 pilot who in 2002 mistakenly dropped a 500-pound bomb on a group of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan, killing four, will not face court-martial, the Air Force said last Thursday. [Read more...]
Thunderbirds suffer minor bird-strike damage during air show
Jun 30, 2004 - The USAF Thunderbirds evidently suffered a bird-strike, Saturday, June 26, 2004, during an air show at the Southern Wisconsin Air Fest, at Rock County Airport, near Janesville, Wisconsin. [Read more...]
PoAF F-16s intercept airliner
Jun 24, 2004 - Two Portuguese Air Force (PoAF) F-16s intercepted an airliner on June 23rd. As part of security measures related to the EURO 2004 - European Soccer Championship - there are always 2 F-16s fully armed in the air at the time of the games to patrol the no fly zones around the stadiums. [Read more...]
20th FW at Shaw to get new commander
Jun 19, 2004 - Veteran F-16 pilot Col. Philip Ruhlman is due to take up command of the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw Air Force Base on June 24. [Read more...]
UFO sighting appears to be Unidentified Flying Dutchmen
Jun 19, 2004 - According to a story from Manchester Online, 6 Dutch F-16s caused some interest in the U.K. when people thought that they were unidentified flying objects. [Read more...]
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