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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...]
F-16s secure Indo-Asia-Pacific through integrated airpower Feb 28, 2017 - U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to Misawa Air Base are at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam for COPE NORTH 17, a U.S. Pacific Air Forces-sponsored field training exercise conducted annually, held this year, February 15 through March 3. [Read more...]	Jordanian F-16 jet crashed in Saudi Arabia, pilot OK Feb 24, 2017 - It appears that a Jordanian F-16 has crashed in Saudi Arabia. Initial reports state that the pilot, identified as Adnan Nabas, survived after parachuting to safety. [Read more...]

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