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148th Fighter Wing gets new wings
Fighter pilot Lt. Col. Reed Bowman was all smiles when the first F-16 Block 50 landed at the Duluth Air National Guard (ANG) Base April 27, 2010.
Dutch F-16 pilot training to return to Tucson
The Royal Netherlands Air Force will soon resume F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot training here at Tucson International Airport after a five-year absence.
Pakistani pilots complete training in the US
Eight experienced Pakistan Air Force pilots, who have flown the F-16A/B, recently learned to fly the newer C/D model aircraft at the 162nd Fighter Wings, international F-16 training unit at Tucson International Airport.

F-16 News

148th Fighter Wing gets new wings
Fighter pilot Lt. Col. Reed Bowman was all smiles when the first F-16 Block 50 landed at the Duluth Air National Guard (ANG) Base April 27, 2010.
Dutch F-16 pilot training to return to Tucson
The Royal Netherlands Air Force will soon resume F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot training here at Tucson International Airport after a five-year absence.
Pakistani pilots complete training in the US
Eight experienced Pakistan Air Force pilots, who have flown the F-16A/B, recently learned to fly the newer C/D model aircraft at the 162nd Fighter Wings, international F-16 training unit at Tucson International Airport.

F-22 News

44th Fighter Group becomes part of Team Holloman
The Air Force Reserve Command's 44th Fighter Group officially stood up at Holloman April 9, 2010, with an activation ceremony and passing of the historic group's guidon.
Red Tail Angels fly into Holloman history
On April 9, 2010, military history will once again be made in New Mexico as one of the most revered fighter squadrons of World War II makes Holloman its new home.
Artic Warriors train in the tropics
It's been more than a year since the initial arrival of the F-22 Raptors from Elmendorf Air Force Base. Airman from the 90th EFS have deployed to Andersen AFB three times in 18 months as part of U.S Pacific Command's Theatre Security Package.

F-35 News

Joint F-35 513th EWS stands up
The squadron serving as the sole Department of Defence provider of electronic warfare support for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter activated April 23 in a ceremony at Eglin AFB.
Italian officials visit F-35 training wing
Representatives from the Italian air force and navy visited the 33rd Fighter Wing recently in an effort to check the progress of the first F-35 integrated training center and learn more about this new coalition venture.
New F-35 will test weapons
The seventh Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II flight test aircraft took to the skies for the first time today, with the overall objective of validating the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant’s weapons suite.
F-16 Fleet Status
F-16 fleet - May 4, 2010
Fleet overview:
scrapped: 41
write-off: 542
preserved: 105
stored: 485
instructional: 105
on order: 107
active: 3157
Changes '09/'10:
Fleet adds: 26
Fleet drop: 68
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Quote of the Day
Flying is the second greatest thrill known to man; landing is the first!
-- Unknown
Today in history
4 May 1982
Venezuela orders 24 F-16s (Peace Delta) becoming the 10th customer.
4 May 1999
A USAF F-16CJ #91-0353 shot down a Mig 29 over Serbia.
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Image Gallery
RNoAF F-16AM #664 taxiing by during the Maple Flag exercise in 2004.
F-16 Hall of Fame
Testing the AGM-119A Penguin
RNOAF #685
F-16A Block 15
An AGM-119A Penguin anti-ship missile is mounted on the pylon of RNoAF F-16A block 15 #685 from 331 skv during testing of the missile in the mid eighties. Norway is the only country using the Penguin missile.
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Sierra Hotel
Latest Viper Drivers to reach 1K - 6K flying hours:
6,000 Hours
6,000 Hrs
2008-05-02

  Lt.Col. Mike "Brillo" Brill

| 466 FS | 421 FS  
5,000 Hours
5,000 Hrs
2006-03-04
4,000 Hours
4,000 Hrs
2010-02-05
3,000 Hours
3,000 Hrs
2010-03-01
2,000 Hours
2,000 Hrs
2010-04-03
1,000 Hours
1,000 Hrs
2010-03-22
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Crew Chief Profiles

 SMSgt. Mark Sobus

 (added: 20 Nov 2009)
C-141 | C-130 | 34 FS | 4 FS

 Maj. Arthur Shields

 (added: 24 May 2008)
512 FS | 512 FS | F-117 | C-130

 TSgt. Jay Jenkins

 (added: 13 Jan 2007)
163 FS | 163 FS | F-4

 MSgt. Eric Tagesen

 (added: 10 Mar 2007)
F-15 | 62 FS | 612 TFS | 613 TFS | 614 TFS | A-10 | F-15

 TSgt. Keith Allen

 (added: 27 Apr 2010)
612 TFS | 612 TFS | 69 FS | Air Demonstration Squadron | 36 FS
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