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Dutch F-16s "Go Guard" for new paint job Feb 07, 2012 - This week, the painters from the Air National Guard Paint Facility in Sioux City, Iowa rolled out the first of six F-16s from the Royal Netherlands Air Force that will be receiving a new paint job. [Read more...]	Pakistan receives first MLU F-16s Feb 06, 2012 - The Pakistani airforce received its first two MLU upgraded F-16s today at PAF Shahbaz airbase after the aircraft arrived back from the USA. [Read more...]

First Iraqi in Arizona for F-16 pilot training Feb 02, 2012 - The first of the Iraqi pilots that will learn how to fly F-16s recently arrived in Tucson, Arizona with the 162nd Fighter Wing. The ANG unit is considered the International Training Center for F-16 flying training. [Read more...]	Volkel base commander passes 3000 hrs Jan 25, 2012 - During a training mission from Volkel Air Base yesterday afternoon, Col. Peter Tankink passed 3000 flying hour in the F-16. This makes him the 8th Dutch pilot to achieve this mark. [Read more...]
Stingers fly high with Bio-fuel Jan 12, 2012 - The 180th Fighter Wing is known for leaning forward in the research, development and implementation of green energy programs. The wing marked yet another environmentally friendly milestone Tuesday as one of its F-16CM fighting falcons successfully flew a routine training mission fueled solely on bio-fuel. [Read more...]	55th EFS aircrews heading to Korea for 3 month deployment Jan 12, 2012 - Twelve F-16 aircraft and approximately 240 airmen from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., deployed to Kunsan Air Base in South Korea on Sunday for a scheduled three-month deployment. The airmen were activated as the 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. [Read more...]
Philippines want to procure 12 F-16 fighter jets from the US Dec 21, 2011 - The Philippines would like to procure a squadron of F-16 fighter jets from the U.S. Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said Wednesday. He and the country's defense chief will meet their U.S. counterparts in Washington next year to discuss the requests. [Read more...]	Final USAF combat mission over Iraq Dec 20, 2011 - As the world watched the last convoy pass through the gates at Khabari Crossing on the Kuwait-Iraq border, they may not have realized those on the ground had some help in the skies from Airmen with a historic lineage. [Read more...]
480 FS F-16 pilot reaches 4,000 flight hours Dec 16, 2011 - Only 33 pilots in the 20-year history of the F-16 Fighting Falcon have reached 4,000 flying hours in the aircraft until December 14. [Read more...]	Oman to purchase 12 additional F-16s Dec 15, 2011 - The US Department of Defense on December 14th, has announced that Lockheed Martin have been awarded $600M fixed-price contract for a Foreign Military Sales program that will provide the government of Oman 12 additional F-16 C/D Block 50 Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft. [Read more...]

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