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From 2008

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]

Apr 28, 2008 - 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. [Read more...]

Israeli Air Force F-16I's resume operations

Magnificent image of the IDFAF's new F-16I at its homebase. [IDFAF photo]

Apr 28, 2008 - The IDF/AF will resume training flights of all but seven of its F-16I fighter jets, following a decision by Commander Maj.-Gen. Elazar Shkedy. The fleet had been grounded in late March after routine inspection detected presence of formaldehyde in three jets. [Read more...]

Bombs on target: Dropping the bomb

1st. Lt. Ken Peterson, a 332nd EFS F-16 pilot, boards his jet before flying a mission on March 20th, 2008 at Balad AB. F-16 pilots are the final link in the chain of events required to put precision-guided munitions on target. [USAF photo by SSgt. Mareshah Haynes]

Apr 26, 2008 - The time has come for the mission to be executed. The pilot advances the F-16 Fighting Falcon to the mission area, soaring across the desert terrain at 500 mph, like the proud and magnificent creature the jet was named after. [Read more...]

First F-16 pilot to reach 6000 flight hours

Lt Col. Mike Brill 'Brillo' most F-16 flying hours in the World. Photo taken at the 419th FW at Hill AFB. [USAF photo by TSgt. Michael Owens]

Apr 25, 2008 - Col. Mike Brill, from the 419th Fighter Wing at Hill AFB will set another record next week when he is expected to become the first F-16 pilot to break the 6,000 flying hours mark. [Read more...]

77th FS gains Iron Thunder experience

Apr 23, 2008 - The majority of people will never experience tearing through the skies at more than 10,000 feet in an F-16CJ while performing close air support missions precisely coordinated though several operation units. [Read more...]

Pakistan reduces order to 18 new F-16s

PAF F-16B block 15 #82603 is touching down on the runway at Lajes AFB on its way from Pakistan to the US for its MLU conversion. [Photo by Fabio Rocha]

Apr 23, 2008 - The Dawn newspaper is reporting that Pakistan has decided to halve the number of new F-16C/D block 52 jets it's buying from the US due to financial constraints. [Read more...]

Big 22 flights puts 52 FW leaders in the F-16

Lt. Col. Doug 'Stoli' Nikolai, 22nd FS commander, and CMSgt. Vance Clarke, 52nd FW command chief, prepare for a flight in F-16D block 50 #91-0474 from the 23rd FS on April 1st, 2008. The flight was part of a program to help senior leaders gain a better understanding of the base operations. [USAF photo by SrA. Logan Tuttle]

Apr 22, 2008 - 22nd FS returned in February from a four month AEF deployment to Balad AB, in support of OIF. Since their return, the pilots of the Red Hot Fighter Squadron have been training and honing the skills required of an F-16 Block 50 fighter pilot. [Read more...]

Maintainers contribute to GWOT milestone

Apr 22, 2008 - If there was ever a question as to what the US Air Force has contributed to the Global War on Terrorism, it was answered this week. [Read more...]

AN/ALQ-213 Processor Upgrade

Apr 22, 2008 - Terma North America has been awarded a $ 4.7 million contract by Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) to complete development of the AN/ALQ-213(V) Processor Upgrade for the US Air Force, Warner Robins ALC. [Read more...]

1 million sorties flown for GWOT

USAF F-16C block 40 #88-0477 from the 421st FS launches on a sortie on April 21st, 2008 from Balad AB. On April 20th, USAF pilots had flown more than 1 million sorties in support of the Global War on Terrorism. [USAF photo by SrA. Julianne Showalter]

Apr 22, 2008 - At 6 a.m., it's another early Friday morning in Iraq as the two young men deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, get ready to venture into harm's way yet again. [Read more...]

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