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From 2009

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Singapore plans to continue F-16 training in U.S.
Sep 24, 2009 - The DSCA notified US Congress of two possible Singapore Air Force pilot training programs. Singapore wishes to continue training in the Continental United States (CONUS). [Read more...]
Luke pilot breaks 4,000 flying hours
Sep 23, 2009 - Over the skies of the Barry M. Goldwater Range, one Luke F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot recently reached a milestone that few pilots can claim. [Read more...]
115th FW launches jets to Iraq
Sep 22, 2009 - The 115th Fighter Wing launched 14 F-16 fighter jets early Tuesday morning as a part of the Wing's scheduled Air Expeditionary Force rotation that began last week when approximately 200 Airmen deployed to theater. [Read more...]
20 FW's jets receive an upgrade
Sep 22, 2009 - The 20th Fighter Wing's F-16 Fighting Falcons are going through modifications now to improve a communications capability called beyond-line-of-sight. [Read more...]
Utah airmen vital to Afghanistan operations
Sep 20, 2009 - The men and women of the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings arrived in Afghanistan and made history as the first U.S. F-16s to operate out of this country. [Read more...]
Change of command for 8th FW - 'Wolf 49'
Sep 15, 2009 - Col. Robert Givens assumed command Tuesday of Kunsan Air Base's 8th Fighter Wing, which includes 15 squadrons and 2,600 airmen. [Read more...]
US plan potential withdrawal of F-16s from Misawa
Sep 14, 2009 - The Obama administration has proposed the possible pull out of all 40 F-16s from Misawa AB to the government of Japan. The discussion are supposed to have taken place back in April and have only now been released. [Read more...]
BAF 31 Squadron unveils 'Blackbird'
Sep 14, 2009 - In the presence of a select group of invites and 5 days before the start of the 2009 NATO Tiger Meet, F-16AM #FA-87, callsign "BLACKBIRD" was unveiled in a aircraft shelter near the "Tigerslair' - the dispersal of 31 Squadron. [Read more...]
IDFAF F-16 crashes in Southern Hebron
Sep 13, 2009 - An F-16A from the IDFAF crashed in the Southern Hills near Hebron on Sunday. The pilot who was killed was the son of the late Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia accident in 2003. [Read more...]
Morocco requests Support Equipment & Weapons
Sep 09, 2009 - The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Morocco for F-16 C/D Block 50/52 aircraft support equipment and weapons. [Read more...]
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