F-16 Fighting Falcon News

From 2011


332nd AEW commander reaches 4,000th flight hour Aug 09, 2011 - Fly--Fight--Win: three words that define our focus, our duty and our purpose. For a fighter pilot, every sortie - every bomb or bullet on target - every minute of reconnaissance vividly represents those words. And each successive "Mission Complete" sharpens their commitment to get the job done. [Read more...]	Morocco receives first F-16s Aug 05, 2011 - Morocco is the latest U.S. partner nation to receive the F-16 Fighting Falcon, a historic event marked by a ceremony at Ben Guerrir Air Base, Morocco on August 4th. [Read more...]

Ohio F-16s intercept 75yr old woman flying a kit airplane Aug 05, 2011 - Two F-16 fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a 75-year-old pilot today after she entered airspace restricted for President Barack Obama's fundraising trip to Chicago. [Read more...]	Morocco unveils its block 52 F-16s Aug 04, 2011 - The Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) unveiled the first four of 24 Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft in a ceremony today at Ben Guerrir Air Base in Morocco. [Read more...]
First F-16s for Morocco depart on ferry flight Aug 03, 2011 - The first four of 24 new Block 52 F-16s produced for the Royal Moroccan Air Force have left the Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth, Texas, en route to Morocco. [Read more...]	Norwegian F-16s return home from NATO mission Aug 02, 2011 - Norwegian F-16s that were assigned to operations over Libya returned home to Bodø on Monday, effectively ending Norway's participation in the NATO mission. [Read more...]
SAFE SKIES 2011 closing ceremonies, mission complete Jul 29, 2011 - SAFE SKIES 2011 came to a close on July 29 after twelve days of what officials said were successful flying training missions. [Read more...]	Alabama F-16 comes off runway at Oshkosh Jul 28, 2011 - An F-16C block 30 from 100 FS (#87-0296) sustained a hard landing after coming off the runway at Wittman Regional Airport during the AirVenture event at Oshkosh this morning. [Read more...]
Dutch F-16 crew chiefs make the mission happen in Afghanistan Jul 25, 2011 - A vehicle convoy on its way to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, comes under attack; immediately the convoy commander calls for an air strike. Once the F-16 fighter jet crew chiefs get the word, they know exactly what to do and rush to the airfield to prepare F-16s for launch to assist the troops on the ground. [Read more...]	Another batch of Belgian F-16s delivered to Jordan Jul 18, 2011 - The second flight of four from a total batch of nine F-16 fighters were delivered to Jordan today (with the first flight leaving last Wednesday) from Kleine Brogel airbase. [Read more...]

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