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18th AGRS makes first deployment to ROK
Oct 19, 2010 - Kwangju Air Base, Republic of Korea, is hosting the fourth annual MAX THUNDER exercise, a bi-lateral training exercise with ROK military forces. [Read more...]
Pratt & Whitney's F119 Demonstrates Full Life Capability
Sep 20, 2010 - Pratt & Whitney’s F119 engine powering the F-22 Raptor has successfully completed 8,650 total accumulated cycles, or TACs, representing the first time a fifth generation fighter engine has demonstrated the ability to meet full life requirements. [Read more...]
PACAF Demo team brings the thunder to Chitose Air Base
Aug 09, 2010 - The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a monument of technical precision, finesse and power. The roar of its afterburner draws hundreds of thousands of people to air shows throughout the world each year. [Read more...]
The darting mission of the F-16 Fighting Falcon
Jul 26, 2010 - The F-16 Fighting Falcon has been a part of the USAF for more than 30 years now and has continued to provide support to the nation since then, but while its mission is to provide multi-role support for the United States and allied nations, its mission varies from each of its locations. [Read more...]
P&W awarded $74M contract for F100 engine maintenance
Jul 19, 2010 - The USAF awarded Pratt & Whitney a contract and options, with a value up to $74 million, to provide scheduled maintenance for U.S. Air Force F100 engines powering F-15 and F-16 fighter aircraft. [Read more...]
178 FW deploys for Exercise Load Diffuser 2010
Apr 29, 2010 - Approximately 100 members of the 178th Fighter Wing from Springfield, Ohio deployed in support of the Load Diffuser Exercise 2010, April 22 - 27 to Kecskemet, Hungary. [Read more...]
FAA boss rides with Thunderbirds
Apr 16, 2010 - The Federal Aviation Administration administrator was given the opportunity to see other side of the safety coin when he flew with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, April 15. [Read more...]
OO-ALC completes 500th F-16 CCIP modification
Mar 25, 2010 - The Common Configuration Implementation Program, or CCIP (pronounced C-Sip) as it is commonly known, is the largest modification program ever undertaken on the Falcons. A CCIP rollout ceremony Friday, March 26, in the 309th Flight Test Building 233 will be held at 1 p.m. to mark the occasion. [Read more...]
Hill will lose 24 F-16s
Mar 08, 2010 - According to the Standard-Examiner. The 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base will deactivate this coming summer. Plans are in progress to reduce Hills fleet of F-16s from 72 to 48 aircraft. [Read more...]
Thunderbirds soar with the angels
Mar 04, 2010 - Members of the Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, traded in their blue and gold F/A-18 Hornets to strap into an USAF red, white and blue Thunderbird F-16 Fighting Falcon on Thursday 4th. [Read more...]
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