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Spangdahlem Wing CC reaches 1,000 hour mark flying F-16 Dec 20, 2006 - After flying fighters for more than 23 years, he said he cannot believe he is paid to do it. Col. Darryl Roberson, 52nd FW commander, reached 1,000 hours in the F-16 on Nov. 17, the third time he has reached this milestone in his Air Force career. [Read more...]	Israeli F-16s clash with German ship Oct 25, 2006 - Two Israeli F-16s were involved in an armed incident last Monday with a German ship patrolling Lebanon's waters as part of the UN force in the Arab country. [Read more...]

Spangdahlem airmen off to Romania for exercise Viper Lance Aug 10, 2006 - About 250 airmen and 14 F-16 fighters from Spangdahlem's 52nd Fighter Wing left on Tuesday for a three-week multinational exercise in Romania to let pilots hone their low-flying skills. [Read more...]	Danish F-16 sucessfully tests the enhanced Paveway II Jun 19, 2006 - The Royal Danish air force recently conducted a series of tests of the Raytheon Enhanced Paveway II precision guided weapon. [Read more...]
Coordination plus cooperation equals success Oct 30, 2005 - To fly an aircraft in the Montana Air National Guard, it takes many coodinated steps in within the Wing. When aircraft 86-0328 sustained structural damage while in Balad, Iraq last summer, the next mission just became a whole lot difficult. [Read more...]	Lockheed cuts more jobs from its F-16 line Aug 31, 2005 - Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. will continue to reduce the number of workers employed in its F-16 Fighting Falcon program. through 2006, the company said Tuesday. [Read more...]
Des Moines Air Guard deploys to Gulf Jul 01, 2005 - About 400 members of the Iowa Air National Guard from Des Moines are being deployed to the Persian Gulf region to fly F-16s in support of U.S. troops on the ground in Iraq. [Read more...]	Thunderbirds' first female pilot announced with new 2006 pilots Jun 17, 2005 - The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron,"Thunderbirds," have announced their new pilots for the 2006 demonstration season which includes the first female demonstration pilot in the 52 year history of the Thunderbirds. [Read more...]
Belgian F-16s like "Bambi on ice" during exercise Battle Griffin Mar 10, 2005 - NATO forces faced a Cold War of their own during exercises in Norway. Battle Griffin is a Norwegian invitational exercise with 14,000 participants from 15 nations. The main objective is to practise the Deployed Forces Concept. [Read more...]	Brazil cancels jet fighter upgrade plans Feb 26, 2005 - Brazil canceled its plans to spend $700 million on at least 12 new fighter jets to upgrade its air force. This is a blow for Lockheed who offered 12 F-16 Fighting Falcons. [Read more...]

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