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January 2010

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16 January 2010 30 years of Norway F-16s
Norway celebrated 30 years of F-16 operations. On January 15 1980 test pilot Steinar Berg flew F-16B #78-0301 from the Fokker factory at Amsterdam-Schiphol in the Netherlands to Rygge AFB ushering in a new era for the arctic air force....
12 January 2010 F-16 Upgrade expands radio capability
Until a few weeks ago, a Marine under heavy enemy fire on a remote Afghanistan hillside could not talk directly with the F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot until they were in line-of-sight to provide air support. ...
11 January 2010 Officials release S. Carolina F-16 accident report
A combination of factors resulted in the collision of two F-16CMs Oct. 15, 2009, according to an Air Combat Command accident investigation board report released Jan. 11....
11 January 2010 USAFE commander discusses fighter retirements
The USAFs in Europe commander emphasized the important role each airman fulfills in supporting the mission both at home station and in the deployed environment during his visit Jan. 8, to Spangdahlem AB, Germany....
10 January 2010 Aircraft with advantages, or the next generation of wasted money?
The Air Force is spending hundreds of billions of dollars on two fighter jets that probably will never be used to support troops on the ground in Iraq or Afghanistan....
08 January 2010 F-35B begins in-flight STOVL operations
The Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter engaged its STOVL propulsion system in flight for the first time today. ...
05 January 2010 Preparing the pilot for success
Most Airmen have seen an aircraft take off. They hear the hum of a taxiing jet. It sits at the end of the runway, and then zooms across the landscape as if it were shot from a cannon at a thousand miles per hour. ...
04 January 2010 Flight equipment Airmen keep pilots mission-ready
Four small teams on base work behind the scenes to ensure pilots have flawless flights and survival equipment for their missions. ...
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