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New York ANG F-16 pilot passes 4,000 hrs
Aug 10, 2009 - A New York Air National Guard pilot in the 174th Fighter Wing has become the 25th pilot in the world to accrue 4,000 hours of flight time in the F-16. [Read more...]
What a way to end a career
Aug 09, 2009 - Launching and recovering aircraft are part of a crew chief's responsibility, having your final assignment be a pilot's 4,000 flying hour flight is an unbelievable coincidence. [Read more...]
179th FS proves air superiority
Aug 05, 2009 - Dr. Thomas Kennedy, Vice President of the Raytheon Company along with General Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, presented the Raytheon Trophy to the 179th FS saying, "It is an honor and a privilege to recognize such a fine unit." [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...]
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...]
Final flight for the 122nd FWs F-16 block 25 heritage jet
Jun 11, 2009 - The 122nd Fighter Wing's heritage jet will take its final flight today at the 122nd Fighter Wing before it is given to the Air Force Museum and subsequently kept on base as a static display. [Read more...]
944th FW commander reaches 3000 flt hours
May 27, 2009 - The 944th Fighter Wing commander logged his 3,000th F-16 flying hour May 20 in a basic fighter maneuver mission at Luke AFB. [Read more...]
Guard 'T-bird' pilot wheels enthusiasm at Andrews
May 18, 2009 - As acrobatic aircraft buzzed overhead as part of the run-up to the air show this weekend, Air Force Lt. Col. Derek Routt paid more notice to the parked, baby-blue and white business jets on the ground; aircraft used by the nation's leaders. [Read more...]
Airmen train next generation
Apr 30, 2009 - Over the Arizona desert near Tucson, nine student pilots took the "final exam" for a career most people only dream about in April. They are in the final stages of training to become F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots for the Air Force. [Read more...]
First 4th EFS Block 40 F-16 hits 7,000 hrs
Apr 30, 2009 - An F-16 Fighting Falcon #89-2092 assigned to the 4th EFS, deployed from Hill AFB, Utah, became the "first block 40" F-16 to surpass the 7,000 hour milestone during a recent combat mission in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. [Read more...]
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