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Air Force commander hits 3,000 F-16 hours 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...]	Maintainers adapt to high ops tempo, keep Falcons flying Mar 21, 2013 - The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a versatile multi-role fighter aircraft that has been proven to be effective in a variety of combat scenarios. [Read more...]

Fighting Falcon hails proud heritage at Luke Mar 20, 2013 - The F-16 Fighting Falcon has served the U.S. Air Force as one of the world's premier fighter aircraft, and for nearly a quarter of a century Luke Air Force Base has produced air-to-air and air-to-ground combat warriors in the venerable fighter. [Read more...]	Underwater survey company recovers F-16 wreck Jan 10, 2013 - Underwater survey company Phoenix International, based in the USA, has successfully completed an underwater search and recovery of a USAF F-16 aircraft from over 16,400 feet of sea water (fsw) off the coast of Japan in an operation which cost $1.4M. [Read more...]
480th FS tests warfighting skills at Red Flag Jan 08, 2013 - Members of the 480th Fighter Squadron departed Spangdahlem Air Base Jan. 4, to participate in Red Flag 13-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. [Read more...]	New F-16 software platform to be tested by 40 FLTS & 85 TES Dec 18, 2012 - Developmental testing for an F-16 operational flight program will be accomplished at the 40th Flight Test Squadron and 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron here for the first time. [Read more...]
Possible $117 million weapon systems sale to Oman Dec 13, 2012 - U.S. Congress has been notified that there's a possible sale to Oman for a number of F-16 weapon systems, as well as equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $117 million. [Read more...]	US to deliver 20 Block 52 F-16s to Egypt Dec 11, 2012 - Despite instability due to the new Islamic government in Egypt, the US is sending more than 20 F-16 fighter jets to Egypt as part of a $1 billion foreign aid package. [Read more...]
Fighting ducks graduate 14 pilots Nov 30, 2012 - Class 12-CBG will take their next step today on the long road to becoming combat mission-ready fighter pilots in the most lethal Air Force in the world. [Read more...]	416th FLTS continues to enhance life-saving Auto-GCAS technology Nov 20, 2012 - Since the beginning of the partnership between the Department of Defense, NASA and Lockheed Martin, the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System has evolved into an instrument intended to keep civilian and military aircrew members fit to fly and fight another day. [Read more...]

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