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178 FW upgrades all ANG F-16 block 30 radios Apr 19, 2011 - The 178th Fighter Wing has been tasked with upgrading all 160 of the Air National Guard's F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 30 radios. [Read more...]	Airmen from 388th FW return from Afghanistan Apr 19, 2011 - A dozen F-16s, their pilots and 36 maintainers returned home Friday after a nearly seven month deployment to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. [Read more...]

Luke AFB pilot reaches 5,000 F-16 flying hours Apr 01, 2011 - A pilot at Luke Air Force Base reached a feat March 24 that only two other F-16 pilots have accomplished throughout their careers. Col. Robert McCutchen Jr., 56th Fighter Wing special assistant to commander, reached his 5,000th F-16 flying hour. [Read more...]	Greece requests FMS order for F-16 parts Apr 01, 2011 - The Greek government has requested a Foreign Military Sales order to provide funds for F-16 spare parts and other equipment. [Read more...]
Marine squadron's F-16 flights "a milestone" toward JSF Mar 21, 2011 - Marine aviators of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 completed four sorties this week in F-16 Fighting Falcons, beginning a familiarization process to ensure readiness and efficiency in the transition to the Department of Defense's fifth-generation fighter, the F-35B Lightning II. [Read more...]	Eielson Wing Commander marks 4,000+ hours Mar 03, 2011 - Earning the opportunity to fly a fighter aircraft in the Air Force is an honor few Airmen are chosen for, and being assigned to the F-16 "Fighting Falcon" for 24 years on active duty is an even rarer achievement. [Read more...]
Arizona alert pilot named best in U.S. Feb 28, 2011 - In a post 9/11 world, hundreds of alert fighter pilots across the country know the feeling of sprinting to a jet at the shrieking sound of a klaxon - the piercing alarm that sends them into the skies to meet an unknown threat. [Read more...]	F-16s receive 'physicals' at phase dock Feb 25, 2011 - The United States Air Force is considered the greatest Air Force in the world, and one of the reasons is because of the regularly scheduled "physicals" each jet receives. [Read more...]
MXS phase inspection helps preserve aircraft quality Feb 22, 2011 - Inspection team members from the 354th Maintenance Squadron remove panels on an F-16 Fighting Falcon to take a closer look at the wear and tear the aircraft may have endured during its last few hundred flying hours. [Read more...]	134th EFS helps Wolf Pack complete mission Feb 22, 2011 - The 8th Fighter Wing relies on more than two thousand permanently assigned Airmen from across the Air Force to complete its mission. [Read more...]

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