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F-16s use new 20mm ammo in battle
The more aerodynamic, higher velocity PGU-28A/B 20mm HEI 20mm cannon round (bottom) replaced the older M56 round long used by the F-16. It was first validated at a firing range on February 22nd, 2007, then used in battle against insurgents east of Baghdad on February 26th marking the first-ever use in battle by Air Force F-16 pilots in Iraq. [USAF photo by Capt. Ken Hall]
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
USAF F-16C block 30 #87-0268 from the 162nd FS is buzzing by the camera after take-off. [Photo by <a href="http://www.jakemelampy.net" target="new">Jake Melampy</a>]
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
Tail detail of USAF F-16C block 25 #83-1147 with markings of the 147th FW. [Photo by <a href="http://www.jakemelampy.net" target="new">Jake Melampy</a>]
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
Members of the AFRC's 944th FW at Luke AFB watch as the 302nd FS flagship passes for its final flight. The flagship will go on to become an aggressor at Nellis AFB. The 944th FW is home to two original Tuskegee Airmen squadrons, the 301st and 302nd FS. The 944th FW's 17 F-16s were reassigned to other units as part of BRAC actions. [USAF photo by SSgt. Susan Stout]
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
<b>115th FW</b> of the Wisconsin ANG which has the 176th FS. (Jon Somerville collection)
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
USAF F-16C block 50 #90-0822 from the 14th FS taxi's on the flightline at Balad AB. The 14th Expeditionary Figher Squadron is the first block 50 F-16 squadron deployed to Iraq. The 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing announced the opening of a third assigned fighter squadron in a ceremony on January 16th, 2007. [USAF photo]
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
USAF F-16C block 25 #84-1279 from the 194th FS is banking over a coast line. [USAF photo by Capt. Kirk Hawkins]
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
USAF F-16C block 30 #86-0208 from the 107th FS seen parked in front of a hardened shelter during a deployment in Iraq in November of 2006. [F-16.Net photo]
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
F-16s from the North Dakota ANG's 119th FW get refueled by a 319th ARW KC-135 Stratotanker on January 16th, 2007 over North Dakota during their good-bye flight. [USAF photo by SMSgt. David H. Lipp]
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
USAF F-16A ADF #82-0929 from 178 FS of the North Dakota ANG armed with AIM-9 missiles at London Ontario AB on June 3rd, 1994. [Photo by <a href="http://www.modelingmadness.com" target="new">Scott Van Aken</a>]
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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