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Misawa airmen compete for weapons-loading title

Dec 03, 2007 - The job of loading bombs and missiles onto an F-16 combat jet typically isn't nerve-racking. [Read more...]

F-16s destroy insurgent mortar team

Nov 17, 2007 - Two Air Force F-16s destroyed a mobile insurgent mortar team consisting of three al-Qaeda members, a mortar launcher and van Nov. 14 in Adwaniyah using maverick laser-guided missiles. [Read more...]

482nd FW vice commander surpasses 4000 hr mark

Nov 15, 2007 - Col. Robert Polumbo, 482nd Fighter Wing vice commander, surpassed the milestone of 4,000 F-16 flying hours on Tuesday, and was promptly greeted with hugs from his family and a celebration with fellow Makos. [Read more...]

61 FS graduated 11 new pilots from class 07-FBC

Nov 13, 2007 - Today, eleven of the Combat Air Force's newest Viper pilots will close six months of demanding training and receive their graduation certificates. [Read more...]

F-16 pilot with the 14th FS earned DFC

Nov 06, 2007 - Capt. Seward "Two Dots" Matwick, 28, an F-16 pilot with the 14th Fighter Squadron earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for his role in a combat mission over Iraq in February. [Read more...]

Pilots tallying fewer bombings as Iraq hits lull

Nov 04, 2007 - Air Force F-16 squadrons passing through Balad Air Base have used the tall slabs outside their temporary headquarters to tally the number of bombs dropped by pilots over the course of their deployments. [Read more...]

F-16 pilot with the 510th FS awarded DFC

Oct 30, 2007 - A pilot from the 510th Fighter Squadron was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross here Oct. 29 for his aerial combat support of friendly forces in the vicinity of An Najaf, Iraq, while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. [Read more...]

120th FW commander praises the F-16

Oct 25, 2007 - The Great Falls Tribune recently interviewed a commander with the 120th FW’s Montana's Air National Guard (MANG) who praised the F-16 as having "great manoeuvrability and reliability." [Read more...]

Turkish F-16s bomb rebel positions

Oct 24, 2007 - Turkish F-16s reportedly attacked positions of Kurdish rebels along its rugged border with Iraq on Wednesday, as Turkey's military stepped up its anti-rebel operations. [Read more...]

F-16 crash in Iraq attributed to pilot disorientation

Oct 07, 2007 - A pilot's disorientation during a night-time take off caused an F-16CG to crash in Iraq on June 15, killing the pilot immediately on impact, Air Force officials announced Thursday. [Read more...]

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