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Thunderbirds return to Homestead
Dec 11, 2008 - After a 17 year absence, the USAF Thunderbirds will once again fly over the skies of Homestead, Fla. The world famous jet fighter acrobatic team will headline the "Wing's Over Homestead" Air Show, Nov. 7-8, 2009, at Homestead ARB. [Read more...]
First successful autoland of the F-16 conducted
Dec 09, 2008 - Lockheed Martin and the US Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB, have successfully demonstrated an autonomous landing of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, marking the first time an F-16 has landed entirely under computer control. [Read more...]
Former F-16 pilot selected to fly the shuttle
Dec 06, 2008 - Col Terry Virts Jr., 41, a former F-16 pilot has been named by NASA as the pilot of space shuttle Endeavour on flight STS-130 next December to the International Space Station. [Read more...]
Thunderbirds receive final 2 Block 52 F-16s
Nov 18, 2008 - The Standard Examiner reports, Ogden Air Logistics Center delivered the final two, specially-modified Block 52 F-16s to the USAF Demonstration Squadron, on Monday during a ceremony on the base's flightline. [Read more...]
US F-16 destroyed in ground fire
Nov 12, 2008 - A USAF F-16 (believed to be #93-0554) assigned to the 332nd AEW, based at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, caught fire after the pilot aborted the takeoff, at about 5.40h Baghdad time. [Read more...]
Exercise Anatolian Eagle 2008/3 starts in Turkey
Sep 08, 2008 - Exercise Anatolian Eagle 2008/3 a Turkish run multinational military air exercise started on Monday 8th and will run through September 16th. [Read more...]
Wing revives orientation flight program
Aug 25, 2008 - Spangdahlem Air base Instruction 11-401 is probably one that many Sabers are unfamiliar with. [Read more...]
Thunderbirds 'Soar into Solstice'
Jun 25, 2008 - More than 6,000 people in the local area took the afternoon off to venture out to Eielson Air Force Base for the 2008 "Soaring into Solstice" Thunderbirds Show June 24. [Read more...]
8th FW partake in Max Thunder exercise
Jun 19, 2008 - Airmen and aircraft from units across the Pacific Air Forces descended on Kunsan Air Base June 16 through 20, to participate in Max Thunder. [Read more...]
80 FS participate in Commando Sling
May 30, 2008 - Enhancing interoperability and allied war fighting lethality are just a few of the aims for Kunsan Air Base airmen currently mobilized to the Republic of Singapore. [Read more...]
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