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Taco leader retires
Jan 23, 2004 - Col. William P. Robinson, the vice wing commander of the 150th Fighter Wing of the New Mexico Air National Guard at Kirtland AFB, retired in January after serving thirty-four years in the Air Force. [Read more...]
Pratt & Whitney re-engined Air Guard F-16s achieve milestone
Jan 13, 2004 - A group of Air National Guard F-16 fighters, recently re-engined with new Pratt & Whitney (P&W) F100- PW-229 engines, has achieved a year of flying in which the engines have performed flawlessly - a condition known as "Code One." [Read more...]
177th Fighter Wing to get more modern F-16s
Jan 08, 2004 - The F-16s used by the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing are about 20 years old and have an average of 4,500 hours in the air. [Read more...]
Faulty engine parts found in 44 Luke and 10 Tucson F-16s
Jan 07, 2004 - The Air Force has found quite a few defective engine parts in F-16s and has made repairs and ordered extra inspections of the aircraft to avoid future crashes. [Read more...]
Turbine blade caused F-16C crash
Jan 06, 2004 - Failure of a turbine blade caused a 147th FW Ellington ANG F-16C to crash in an unpopulated area near Rosepine, La., Sept. 22, according to a report Air Force officials released today. [Read more...]
USAF Thunderbirds Release 2004 Schedule
Dec 11, 2003 - The USAF Thunderbirds announced the 2004 air show schedule. The team is scheduled to perform more than 65 shows in 22 states, Canada and Asia. [Read more...]
First PANTERA targeting pods for Norway's F-16s
Nov 19, 2003 - PANTERA, the export equivalent to the Lockheed Martin Sniper Extended Range (XR) targeting pod was delivered to the RNoAF for use in their F-16s. PANTERA is the international application of Sniper, which the USAF selected as its Advanced Targeting Pod. [Read more...]
Ellington Field could lose 147th Fighter Wing
Nov 17, 2003 - A Gulf Coast F-16 wing that has protected the area's petrochemical industry and once included President Bush as a pilot is now threatened by lobbying and another wave of military base closures and realignment, military officials and residents say. The residents and members of the military community fear that the Texas Air National Guard unit, based at Ellington Field, could be moved or reduced in size. [Read more...]
2003 Semper Viper Award
Oct 23, 2003 - Maj. Edward Linch and Capt. Brian Wolf are the winners of the 2003 Joe Bill Dryden Semper Viper Award. The two Block 30 F-16 pilots won the award for their distinguished service during a mission over western Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. [Read more...]
Decorated Colorado ANG pilot retires
Oct 06, 2003 - Last Sunday, Lt. Col. Greg Brewer took his final flight at Buckley Air Force Base, marking his retirement from the Colorado Air National Guard's 120th Fighter Squadron. After touching down there was a little fun, and celebration for the 1979 Air Force Academy graduate. [Read more...]
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