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Orbit International supplies COTS power supplies for F-16
Sep 24, 2009 - Orbit International Corp. A Defence manufacturer announced that its Power Group, Behlman Electronics, Inc. has received an initial production order for COTS power supplies in support of the F-16 program [Read more...]
115 FW pilots deliver F-16s to Hellenic AF
Lt. Col. Doug Read, 115th FW Operations Support Flight commander, is greeted by 116th CW commander, Col. Kostas Vouzious, upon arrival to Araxos AFB on June 20th, 2009. The reunion between the two friends who formerly worked together during Colonel Read's year stationed there 12 years ago, occurred during an F-16 delivery by four 115th FW pilots to the HAF. [Photo by Mr. Clye Williams]
Jul 17, 2009 - Four pilots with the 115th Fighter Wing proved developing the bonds of comradeship with coalition partners can occur in the most unique situations when they delivered four F-16 Fighting Falcons to Araxos Air Base, Greece, on June 20. [Read more...]
Aircrews and soldiers train together at Green Flag West
USAF F-16D block 50 #91-0464 from the 22nd FS begins its taxi to take-off during Green Flag West 09-05 at Nellis AFB. [Photo by Casey Bain]
Apr 06, 2009 - In partnership with the Army's National Training Center, the Air Force's Green Flag West is improving joint integration and warfighting skills of fighter pilots and joint terminal attack controllers. [Read more...]
50th TFW fights in Desert Shield & Desert Storm
An air-to-air view of USAF F-16C block 25 #85-1405 from the 10th TFS armed with Mark 84 2,000-pound bombs mounted under its wings and AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles on its wing tips during the second wave of air attacks on Iraqi targets in support of Operation Desert Storm on January 17, 1991. [USAF photo by TSgt. Perry Heimer]
Feb 19, 2009 - As Saddam Hussein refused to comply with United Nations Security Council resolutions to remove his military forces from Kuwait by Jan. 16, 1991, the 50th TFW deployed to Saudi Arabia to join coalition forces gathering to enforce security council resolutions. [Read more...]
14th EFS pilot gets captain's bars for Christmas
Capt. Kevin Danaher flashes a hand signal from the cockpit of F-16C block 50 #92-3912 at Balad AB after being promoted in an airborne ceremony on December 25th, 2008. Danaher, the standardization and evaluations liaison for the 14th EFS and a native of Crystal River, is deployed from Misawa AB. [USAF photo by TSgt. Erik Gudmundson]
Dec 31, 2008 - An F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot with the 14th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Balad got a special present on Christmas Day: a brand-new set of captain's bars. And he got to celebrate it at 14,000 feet. [Read more...]
Misawa & Komatsu Airmen train together
USAF F-16C block 50 #90-0808 from the 14th FS taxis to the runway at the JASDF's 6th Air Wing in Komatsu on December 2nd, 2008. [USAF photo by SSgt. Kelly White]
Dec 04, 2008 - JASDF members at Komatsu AB, Japan, are hosting more than 80 Misawa Airmen through the week during a JASDF and U.S. air-to-air training event that will increase operational readiness and bilateral interoperability for both forces and foster the U.S.-Japan alliance. [Read more...]
Alert Mission comes to an end at Selfridge
F-16 pilot, Lt. Col. William Hargrove, prepares to launch in an alert jet as TSgt. Harold Hayes, aircraft armament systems specialist, goes over the procedures checklist on August 1st, 2008. The alert mission at the 127th Wing, Selfridge ANG Base was officially passed off to the 180th FW on October 2nd, 2008. [USAF photo]
Oct 03, 2008 - Since that unforgettable morning on September 11, 2001, the F-16s here have patrolled local skies and stood alert, ready to answer the nation's call to identify or intercept unresponsive or otherwise threatening aircraft. [Read more...]
Sky's the limit for F-16 demo team
USAF F-16C block 50, #91342, performing the standard Lockheed demonstration flight at Farnborough held between July 24th and July 30th, 2000. [<a href="http://www.airsceneuk.co.uk/" target="new">Airsceneuk</a> photo by Gary Parsons]
Sep 18, 2008 - Being a pilot for F-16 demonstration team means plenty of thrills. Any other F-16 pilot that tried some of the aerial tricks that Maj. Mike Briggs performs routinely would likely lose his wings. [Read more...]
Building capable allies, strong bonds
From the end of the runway at Tucson IAP, an instructor pilot in F-16B block 15 #83-1170 with the Arizona ANG's 162nd FW prepares to take off with his wingman flying F-16C block 25 #84-1237, who is an international student pilot training with the Guard unit. [USAF photo by MSgt. Dave Neve]
Aug 14, 2008 - Over European castles, Middle Eastern deserts and Pacific islands, F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots are soaring in ever-increasing numbers. [Read more...]
RSAF to purchase Sniper ATP
Sniper XR (eXtended Range) pod. [<a href="http://www.lmtas.com" target="new">LMTAS</a> photo]
May 08, 2008 - Lockheed Martin has won a undisclosed value contract from the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) for the Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) for the F-16 Block 52 aircraft. [Read more...]
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