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USAF's largest F-16 combat wing to get new commander

Aug 20, 2005 - Yesterday, a new commander took charge of the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw AFB. Col. William Hyatt assumes command from Col. Philip Ruhlman, who is headed to the Pentagon as vice director of the Air Force Studies and Analyses Agency. [Read more...]

F-16D crashes near Charleston, South Carolina

Apr 19, 2005 - Circa 17.00 hours on April 18, 2005 an F-16DJ crashed next to the Ashley River near Charleston, South Carolina. The two crew members ejected safely. Both the main power and backup power failed moments before the crash, the pilot said.
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F-16 crashes at Nellis, pilot safely ejects

Mar 18, 2005 - An Air Force pilot was able to safely eject moments before his F-16DJ crashed just short of the runway at Nellis Air Force Base. [Read more...]

Fighting Falcons tackle 'DEAD' mission

Jan 31, 2005 - The CJ model of the F-16 Fighting Falcon offers cutting-edge war-time fighting capabilities. Three new upgrades have helped the aircraft here transform from suppressing enemy air defenses to destroying enemy air defenses (DEAD). [Read more...]

Misawa awaits upgraded (CCIP) F-16s

Aug 11, 2004 - Pilots and maintainers at Misawa Air Base, Japan, are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the first batch of retrofitted "Wild Weasels" due back Monday after extensive upgrades at Hill Air Force Base depot in Utah. [Read more...]

F-16 canopy washes ashore near Misawa

Jan 23, 2004 - Aircraft debris that washed up on a beach about six miles from Misawa Air Base belongs to a U.S. F-16DJ that crashed in the Pacific Ocean almost three years ago, base officials said Wednesday. [Read more...]

Female fighter pilots break barriers, take on challenges full throttle

Apr 10, 2003 - Female fighter pilots are a special breed. They are willing to crack into a male-dominated field, take a $30 million aircraft, fly at mind-numbing speeds and head straight into the face of danger, all the while knowing they may not be coming back. [Read more...]

U.S. F-16 fires on Patriot missile battery in friendly fire incident

Mar 25, 2003 - A U.S. F-16 fighter fired an anti-radiation missile at a Patriot missile battery in Iraq after the battery's radar locked on the jet. No casualties were reported. [Read more...]

Lockheed delivers targeting pod to U.S. Air Force

Mar 13, 2003 - Lockheed Martin delivered its Sniper XR (eXtended Range) Advanced Targeting Pod to the U.S. Air Force Wednesday in Orlando.

The Sniper XR is considered the targeting pod of the future. The advanced technology in the pod lets aircrews detect and identify targets at significantly longer ranges, which considerably reduces the time it takes to locate, identify and kill a target. [Read more...]

Fatal F-16 crash in Germany blamed on pilot error

Jun 18, 2002 - An Air Force investigations board has determined that pilot error caused a fatal F-16 crash near Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, in March. Luke A. Johnson, 26, died in the crash, which happened as he was preparing to land at the base. His F-16CJ aircraft crashed into a wooded area about two miles from the runway while returning at about 9 p.m. March 20 from a night tactical-intercept training mission. [Read more...]

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