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IDF F-16s fly at Red Flag
Jul 20, 2009 - Flying at home station is necessary for training, but flying with other units, especially an allied unit like the Israeli Air Force, results in valuable experience and preparation for the fight. [Read more...]
115 FW pilots deliver F-16s to Hellenic AF
Jul 17, 2009 - Four pilots with the 115th Fighter Wing proved developing the bonds of comradeship with coalition partners can occur in the most unique situations when they delivered four F-16 Fighting Falcons to Araxos Air Base, Greece, on June 20. [Read more...]
Osan departs for Red Flag Alaska
Jul 17, 2009 - Airmen from Osan Air Base joined military members from across the world this week to participate in what is considered the most intense training opportunity available to combat flying units- RED FLAG-Alaska 09-03, scheduled for July 23 - Aug. 7. [Read more...]
183 FW granted one-year mission extension
Jul 17, 2009 - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s office announced on Thursday the 183rd FW was being granted a one year extension to its current mission at Springfield's Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport maintaining F-16s. [Read more...]
PAF F-16 crashes near Sargodha
Jul 17, 2009 - An F-16 from the Pakistan Air Force has crashed in the vicinity of Khosab on Thursday. The pilot was killed. [Read more...]
388th FW pilot to join Thunderbirds
Jul 13, 2009 - When the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform at the base's open house this weekend, there likely will be many spectators hoping to be part of that team someday. However, for a man in the crowd, that will be a reality starting this fall. [Read more...]
Proposed realignment plan to affect Luke AFB
Jul 09, 2009 - The Air Force announced June 25 a proposed force structure realignment plan for fiscal 2010 and it includes a summary of military and civilian personnel changes and reassignment of aircraft at Air Force bases, including Luke Air Force Base. [Read more...]
Adjutant General gets fighter wing introduction at Mach 1
Jul 08, 2009 - The commanding general of the Arizona National Guard flew in the back seat of an F-16D Fighting Falcon on July 7 to experience first hand the 162nd FWs pilot training mission at Tucson International Airport. [Read more...]
13 FS Panthers answer the call...
Jul 06, 2009 - When your nation calls, it means it's time to start charging and that's what the 13th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron has done. [Read more...]
Expeditionary weapons-loaders arm jets for the fight
Jul 06, 2009 - Without the work of expeditionary weapons-loaders, who load munitions on aircraft, the F-16s in the fight would be no different than any commercial airliner in terms of strike capability. [Read more...]
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