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Hill’s F-16’s to fly in NATO air exercise Apr 26, 2017 - Eight F-16 aircraft and more than 200 Airmen from the active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Air Force Reserve 419th FW from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, are currently at Albacete Air Base, Spain, to participate in the NATO Tactical Leadership Programme through May 19. [Read more...]	F-16 crashes near Andrews AFB in Washington DC; pilot ok Apr 05, 2017 - An F-16C that was on a training mission crashed in an unpopulated area near Andrews AFB in Maryland this morning. [Read more...]

Pilot reaches milestone 1,000th combat hour Apr 01, 2017 - The 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander reached a milestone – 1,000 combat hours in an F-16 Fighting Falcon – after flying a sortie March 20, 2017 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. [Read more...]	Hill’s F-16s: Celebrating 40 years of combat airpower, part 2 Mar 30, 2017 - In honor of the F-16, whose operational service here is coming to a close this year, we continue our two-week tribute to the men and women of the 388th Fighter Wing and Team Hill who have supported Viper’s combat mission for the past 38 years. [Read more...]
US Air Force delivers refurbished F-16s to Indonesia Mar 25, 2017 - Four refurbished F-16 Fighting Falcons were delivered to Indonesia, the fifth of six "ferry cells" in a sale of 24 total aircraft. [Read more...]	416th FLTS upgrading F-16 radar Mar 24, 2017 - The 416th Flight Test Squadron continually conducts developmental testing to enhance the warfighting capabilities of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. One focus of the F-16 testers is the integration and testing of a new radar as part of the F-16 Radar Modernization Program. [Read more...]
Hill’s F-16s: Celebrating 40 years of combat airpower, part 1 Mar 23, 2017 - Forty years ago, the United States Air Force announced that the 388th Fighter Wing would be the first unit to transition to the F-16 Fighting Falcon, now more commonly known as the Viper. Thirty-eight years ago, the first operational F-16A took to the skies here and the Viper has been slipping the surly bonds of earth over Utah ever since. [Read more...]	114th FW Airmen participate in joint training Mar 23, 2017 - Approximately 140 Airmen returned last week from a joint training exercise at Naval Air Station Key West, FL. The purpose of this deployment was to train alongside the U.S. Navy and Canadian Air Force. [Read more...]
Colorado Air National Guard brings new life to fallen Thunderbird tail Mar 14, 2017 - Airmen from the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard removed the vertical tail from a fallen Thunderbird F-16 aircraft March 14, in hopes of someday returning it to service. [Read more...]	US KC-135 completes first refueling mission with Romanian F-16 Mar 08, 2017 - History was made when the U.S. Air Force and Romanian Air Force made their first air refueling contact Feb. 28, 2017, over Romania. [Read more...]

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