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U.S. F-16s begin training sorties in Poland
A Polish F-16 taxis past a 555th FS F-16 before a training mission on March 18th, 2014 at Lask AB. [USAF photo by A1C. Ryan Conroy]
Mar 20, 2014 - U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base, Italy began off-site aerial training for the first time since their arrival at Detachment 1, 52nd Operations Group at Lask AB, Poland on March 18th. [Read more...]
Fighter pilot goes above, beyond call of duty
Maj. Adam Thornton, 56th Training Squadron instructor pilot, stands next to an F-16 at Aviano AB. Thornton deployed to Aviano in support of Operation Unified Protector where he received an Air Medal for acts above and beyond the call of duty. [USAF photo]
Nov 15, 2013 - "It was dusk, one of the worst times to use night vision goggles. The sun was going down over my right shoulder. The Mediterranean was dark and the sky was dark, like being in a gigantic black hole. It was hard to tell which way was up and which way was down. We started looking for targets outside of Tripoli. We had determined, by the amount of surface-to-air equipment there, the Gaddafi regime would be using it to target coalition aircraft. Eliminating the equipment was a high priority." [Read more...]
Aviano AB F-16 accident report released
USAF F-16C block 40 #88-0510 from the 510th FS is coming in for landing at Aviano AB on June 10th, 2009 sprting the unit's markings on the tail. [Photo by Pascal]
Oct 31, 2013 - U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa officials released the results of their investigation into the January 28 crash of F-16C block 40 #88-0510 over the Adriatic Sea, resulting in the death of the pilot Capt. Lucas Gruenther. [Read more...]
Landing by sight, low altitude blamed for F-16 jet crash near Bagram
Capt. James Steel, 77th FS pilot, stands in front of F-16C block #91-0368 in Afghanistan after a combat mission on November 12th, 2012. Capt. Steel was killed on April 3rd, 2013 after his aircraft crashed returning to base from a CAS mission. [USAF photo by Lt. Col. Tad Clark]
Aug 27, 2013 - An F-16C pilot killed in an April crash near Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan was flying low and didn’t see the mountains in his flight path because of bad weather, according to a recently completed investigation. [Read more...]
480th pilots gain currencies despite flying hour redux
Two F-16C block 50s #96-0080 & #91-0343 from the 480th FS prepare to refuel during Red Flag 13-2 above the Nevada Test and Training Range on January 25th, 2013. [USAF photo by A1C. Jason Couillard]
Aug 22, 2013 - The 480th Fighter Squadron restarted its flying hour program this summer after the squadron stopped flying in April due to Air Force wide budget reductions driven by sequestration. [Read more...]
Maintaining aircraft integrity one coat at a time
An F-16 sits in the Corrosion Control Facility after being coated with primer on August 8th, 2013 at Aviano AB. From start to finish an F-16 takes approximately eight days to repaint. [F-16.net collection]
Aug 15, 2013 - With a new state-of-the-art Corrosion Control Facility at Aviano AB, aircraft are now serviced in-house for a quarter of the cost. [Read more...]
115th FW train with Polish air force
U.S. and Polish F-16 aircraft wait at the end of the runway for final departure orders before the first mission of Aviation Detachment rotation 13-2 on May 13th, 2013. [USAF photo by TSgt. Kenya Shiloh]
May 16, 2013 - Nearly 100 Airmen assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, are deployed to train in a joint theater security cooperation event with the Polish air force. [Read more...]
RMAF & USAF unite for Majestic Eagle 2013
USAF F-16C block 40s #88-0541 & #89-2011 from the 510th FS taxi at Ben Guerir AB during exercise Majestic Eagle 2013 on April 15th, 2013. [USAF photo by SSgt. Stephen Linch]
Apr 15, 2013 - Airmen from the Royal Moroccan air force and the U.S. Air Force united at Ben Guerir Air Base, Morocco, April 15, for Majestic Eagle 2013, a bi-lateral training exercise, which will continue through till April 26, 2013. [Read more...]
510th FS train with Spanish counterparts
Capt. Corydon Jerch, 510th FS pilot, exits his aircraft after returning to Aviano AB after a training mission in Zaragoza AB on March 27th, 2013. [USAF photo by A1C. Matthew Lotz]
Mar 29, 2013 - More than 250 Airmen and 14 F-16 Fighting Falcons from Aviano Air Base returned from a training mission to Zaragoza Air Base, Spain, March 27. [Read more...]
Air Force commander hits 3,000 F-16 hours
Col. Patrick McKenzie, 51st FW commander, prepares to exit his F-16 after reaching 3,000 flying hours at Osan AB on March 28th, 2013. [USAF photo by SSgt. Sara Csurilla]
Mar 28, 2013 - Col. Patrick McKenzie, 51st Fighter Wing commander, joined a small elite group of pilots by reaching 3,000 hours in an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Osan, March 28, 2013. [Read more...]
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