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F-16s use new 20mm ammo in battle
Mar 02, 2007 - Air Force F-16 pilots employed a new 20mm cannon round in their M61/A1 'Vulcan' Gatling guns for the first time, first validating the rounds at a firing range on Feb. 22, and then employing them in battle Feb. 26. [Read more...]
ANG F-16 pilot broke rules when he buzzed downtown
Feb 25, 2007 - The pilot of an Ohio Air National Guard F-16 with then-Lt. Gov. Bruce Johnson in the backseat broke several FAA regulations in his high-speed tour of Columbus, Ohio, last summer. [Read more...]
Texas ANG off to support troops in Iraq
Feb 24, 2007 - The 147th Fighter Wing of the Texas Air National guard is expected to fly to Southeast Asia late today from Ellington Field to support troops in Iraq. [Read more...]
944th Fighter Wing closes chapter in history
Feb 12, 2007 - Today, reservists from the 944th Fighter Wing at Luke AFB bid farewell to the last three F-16s after almost 20 years. The unit's F-16s are being reassigned to other locations on the recommendations of the BRAC. [Read more...]
Air Guard's 115th receives Outstanding Unit Award
Feb 04, 2007 - The Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing received the U.S. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award in a ceremony on Saturday. [Read more...]
Misawa airmen busy at Balad
Jan 31, 2007 - Less than two weeks after arriving in Iraq, the 14th FS commander says Misawa’s airmen have been extremely busy flying and supporting combat sorties and waging battle against mud and dust. [Read more...]
F-16 crashes in California, pilot safe
Jan 19, 2007 - A California Air National Guard F-16C crashed today near Owens Lake in remote eastern California, but the pilot safely ejected and was not hurt. [Read more...]
Selfridge ANG units begin new Iraqi mission
Jan 18, 2007 - Air National Guardsmen and F-16s from Selfridge Air National Guard Base arrived in Iraq last week to fly missions as part of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, according to a press release. [Read more...]
Last four 119th FW F-16s leave Fargo base
Jan 16, 2007 - The last four F-16 Fighting Falcons of the North Dakota Air National Guard left their Fargo base and headed to the military bone yard in Arizona. On route the jets performed a final fly past of the state capital, Bismarck. [Read more...]
Two F-16s that flew 9/11 to be displayed
Dec 26, 2006 - One of three F-16s that patrolled the skies over Washington, D.C., during the 2001 terrorist attacks now headed to the McChord Air Force Base Museum in Washington state. [Read more...]
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