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Luke-trained warriors direct fight while in flight Aug 12, 2011 - Statistically, for every F-16 fighter squadron in the U.S. Air Force, only about 10 percent of pilots are certified to direct an air strike on ground targets. These controllers in the sky prioritize battlefield targets and act as gatekeepers for the ground commander. [Read more...]	332nd AEW commander reaches 4,000th flight hour Aug 09, 2011 - Fly--Fight--Win: three words that define our focus, our duty and our purpose. For a fighter pilot, every sortie - every bomb or bullet on target - every minute of reconnaissance vividly represents those words. And each successive "Mission Complete" sharpens their commitment to get the job done. [Read more...]

Morocco receives first F-16s Aug 05, 2011 - Morocco is the latest U.S. partner nation to receive the F-16 Fighting Falcon, a historic event marked by a ceremony at Ben Guerrir Air Base, Morocco on August 4th. [Read more...]	Morocco unveils its block 52 F-16s Aug 04, 2011 - The Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) unveiled the first four of 24 Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft in a ceremony today at Ben Guerrir Air Base in Morocco. [Read more...]
First F-16s for Morocco depart on ferry flight Aug 03, 2011 - The first four of 24 new Block 52 F-16s produced for the Royal Moroccan Air Force have left the Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth, Texas, en route to Morocco. [Read more...]	SAFE SKIES 2011 closing ceremonies, mission complete Jul 29, 2011 - SAFE SKIES 2011 came to a close on July 29 after twelve days of what officials said were successful flying training missions. [Read more...]
Dutch F-16 crew chiefs make the mission happen in Afghanistan Jul 25, 2011 - A vehicle convoy on its way to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, comes under attack; immediately the convoy commander calls for an air strike. Once the F-16 fighter jet crew chiefs get the word, they know exactly what to do and rush to the airfield to prepare F-16s for launch to assist the troops on the ground. [Read more...]	Another batch of Belgian F-16s delivered to Jordan Jul 18, 2011 - The second flight of four from a total batch of nine F-16 fighters were delivered to Jordan today (with the first flight leaving last Wednesday) from Kleine Brogel airbase. [Read more...]
ANG F-16s participate in SAFE SKIES 2011 Jul 18, 2011 - Several Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcons landed in Ukraine over the weekend for a U.S. European Command sponsored, aerial military-to-military exchange event called SAFE SKIES 2011. [Read more...]	162 FW pilots set flying record Jul 08, 2011 - Four members of the 162nd Fighter Wing flew with the largest number of F-16 flying hours ever flown in a four-ship formation - a total of 14,834.3 - in 4th of July flybys this year. [Read more...]

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