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Green Flag preps Tigers for deployment
Jul 28, 2009 - The 79th Fighter Squadron "Tigers" from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., flew in a two-week Green Flag exercise to prepare for their deployment to Afghanistan in October. [Read more...]
20th MXG make vital repairs to F-16
Jul 28, 2009 - Recently, 20th Maintenance Group Airmen tackled the task of a one-time inspection of 87, 20th Fighter Wing Lockheed-Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons to ensure the safety of the wing's pilots and aircraft. [Read more...]
Six more F-16s delivered to Jordan
Jul 28, 2009 - The Dutch Ministry of Defence, announced that this morning six surplus RNLAF F-16's took off from Leeuwarden airbase, for a new home in Jordan. [Read more...]
Bomb drop at Misawa range called 'a leap forward'
Jul 27, 2009 - New computer system lets pilots fire precision-guided munitions at sites previously deemed unsafe. [Read more...]
Belgian practice bomb gone missing over Germany
Jul 26, 2009 - The German military is looking for an imitation bomb, dropped over Germany by a Belgian F-16 fighter jet during a training flight last Monday. [Read more...]
Jeff Skiles, hero of Flight 1549, takes a flight of a different kind
Jul 25, 2009 - First Officer Jeff Skiles, co-pilot of the U.S. Airways flight that crash-landed in the Hudson River in January, took to the skies Thursday with the Thunderbirds, the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron. [Read more...]
Brothers command & fly at Red Flag
Jul 24, 2009 - For the first time in Red Flag history, two brothers are running the show. [Read more...]
Northrop Grumman successfully SABR Fit-Checks an F-16 at Edwards AFB
Jul 23, 2009 - Northrop Grumman Corporation's newest active electronically scanned array (AESA) fighter sensor, the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR), has been successfully installed on a F-16 at Edwards Air Force Base. [Read more...]
TuAF F-16 bird strike documented
Jul 23, 2009 - Last June, a Turkish Air Force F-16 (#89-0036) suffered a birdstrike at take-off. The aircraft was able to return safely to its base. [Read more...]
New guy at Red Flag
Jul 20, 2009 - Las Vegas may have a reputation for fun and games, but when it comes to Red Flag exercises, there is no room for messing around, especially for the new guys. [Read more...]
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