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Last Puerto Rico ANG F-16s stored
Mar 10, 1998 - The last two F-16A's of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard passed through Kelly AFB, TX on 11 March 1998 on there way to storage at AMARC, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. [Read more...]
250 AFRES and ANG F-16s to be Equiped with Targeting Pods
Feb 16, 1998 - The US Air Force plans to equip up to almost 250 F-16s of the Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard with targeting pods for close support and battlefield air interdiction. Candidate systems must be self-contained and capable of recognizing ground targets at stand-off distances and designate them for attack with laser-guided weapons. The contract is scheduled for award in August. [Read more...]
Bucaneros lose F-16s
Feb 10, 1998 - The 198th FS, 156th FW (Air National Guard) will convert from a 15 aircraft F-16A/B ADF fighter unit to an eight aircraft C-130E unit in early FY 99. The unit is based at Luis Munoz-Marin International Airport in Puerto Rico. [Read more...]
Pilot error blamed in collision of F-16s off N.J.
Feb 09, 1998 - An Air Force investigation report released Tuesday blamed pilot error for the midair collision of two New Jersey Air National Guard F-16 fighter jets off the Atlantic coast last September. [Read more...]
ASC at Wright-Patterson AFB awards contractfor 6 medium-altitude TARS sensors.
Feb 05, 1998 - Selected Air National Guard (ANG) F-16C's (being equipped with an advanced reconnaissance pod developed by the Aeronautical Systems Center) are assured of the pod's medium-altitude surveillance capability thanks to an Air Force contract awarded today. The center's Theater Airborne Reconnaissance System (TARS) Program Office has awarded a $6. 25 million contract modification to Lockheed Martin Fairchild Systems, Syosset, N. Y., for six Medium Altitude Electro Optical (MAEO) sensors and associated circuit cards for the TARS pods, which are carried externally on F-16C's. [Read more...]
Colorado ANG F-16s take over from Wisconsin ANG on Southern Watch
Jan 18, 1998 - On January 11th, F-16C/Ds from the 140th Wing, Colorado ANG, began arriving at Incirlik AB to take over Southern Watch Duty from the Wisconsin Air National Guard. The 115th FW 'Badgers' from the Wisconsin ANG arrived in Southwest Asia in mid-December with four of its own F-16C/D aircraft, and two of the 140thWing's F-16C/D Fighting Falcons. [Read more...]
"Paintless" F-16 evaluated in flight test series
Oct 22, 1997 - A U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team recently completed a series of F-16flight tests demonstrating the potential benefits of using appliques instead of paint on military aircraft. [Read more...]
F-16s collide on night training mission
Sep 17, 1997 - Two unarmed F-16 Fighting Falcons collided about 60 miles southeast of Atlantic City at 7:55 p.m. (EDT) Sept. 16 during a night recertification training flight. [Read more...]
Two Air National Guard F-16 fighter jets collided
Sep 15, 1997 - Two 177FS, NJ ANG F-16 fighter jets collided off the coast of New Jersey on September 16. The accident occurred southeast of Atlantic City and involved one F-16D aircraft, with two pilots aboard, and one F-16C. [Read more...]
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