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Green Flag preps Tigers for deployment
Maintainers conduct end-of-runway checks on F-16C block 50 #00-0222 from the 79th FS before it takes off during a Green Flag exercise on July 23rd, 2009. The 79th FS 'Tigers' participated in Green Flag to prepare for their deployment to Afghanistan in October. [USAF photo by 2nd Lt. Emily Chilson]
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
20th AMXS members A1Cs Jeremy Keller, left, and Eric Rigsby, inspect the braking system of an F-16CJ aircraft on July 10th. The 20th MXG is performing preventive maintenance inspections on all aircraft due to an unusual number of anti-skid problems. [USAF photo by SrA. Kathrine McDowell]
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
RJAF F-16BM #134 is seen parked on the ramp at Aviano AB during transit to Jordan on July 28th, 2009. This jet was former RNlAF #J-653. [Photo by Claudio Tramontin]
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'
USAF F-16C block 50 #91-0346 from the 14th FS drops an inert GBU-38 on Draughon Range on May 13th, 2009. This was the first time a joint direct attack munition was used on the range. [USAF photo by 1st Lt. Ryan Cross]
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
BAF F-16AM #FA-75, taxiing to the Florennes runway during TLP 2004/02 on March 2nd, 2004. Note the BDU-33 practice bombs hanging under the MPBA (Mutiple Practice Bomb Adapter). [Photo by <a href="http://users.pandora.be/T.F.P" target="new">Thomas Steenhouwer</a>]
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
Jeff Skiles, co-pilot of US Airways Flight 1549 which crashed into the Hudson River in New York on January 15th, 2009, climbs into a US Air Force Thunderbird F-16 in preparation for his flight with the team on July 23rd, 2009. [USAF photo by SSgt. Kristi Machado]
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
Lt. Col. Ross 'Rosco' Anderson, 482nd FW Operations Group commander and a full-time reservist assigned to Homestead ARB &amp; his older brother, Col. Dean 'Norm' Anderson, 20th FW vice commander at Shaw AFB pose for a portrait in front of an F-16 at Nellis AFB on July 22nd, 2009. The brothers were given the unique opportunity to take command of the AEW at the Red Flag 09-4. Col. Anderson, serving as the Red Flag AEW commander and Lt. Col. Anderson, as the Red Flag AEW Operations Group commander. [USAF photo by TSgt. Michael R. Holzworth]
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
The Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) from Northrop Grumman will be a full performance fire control Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) derived from proven AESA technology for F-16 aircraft. [Northrop Grumman photo]
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
TuAF F-16C block 40 #89-0036 from 162 Filo has suffered a bird strike upon take-off. The aircraft landed safely. This is the result. [Photo by <a href="http://eminfindikli.tripod.com" target="new">Emin F&yacute;nd&yacute;kl&yacute;</a>]
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
USAF F-16C block 50 #91-0359 from the 77th FS taxis back from a training mission at Red Flag 09-4 on July 14th, 2009. [USAF photo by 2nd Lt. Emily Chilson]
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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