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	F-35 Ground-Test article completes testing 5... The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II program successfully completed F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) full-scale static testing – with zero structural failures – five months ahead of schedule and in less than half the time of legacy programs.
	Museum of Aviation wins AF award for Thunderbirds... The Museum of Aviation has won the 2010 Air Force Heritage Award for its Ambassadors in Blue - U. S. Air Force Thunderbirds exhibit.
	F-35 with mission systems arrives at Navy test site The first mission systems-equipped Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II test jet joined the fleet at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., today.

Commanders final flight

Osan NCO to join Thunderbirds team

Navy F-35 achieves first flight

20th FW welcomes new commander

Makos F-16 drops fuel tanks in Biscayne Bay

New tech-advanced classroom awaits F-35 students

Raptor pilot surpasses 4,000 hours

F-16 News

	Museum of Aviation wins AF award for Thunderbirds... The Museum of Aviation has won the 2010 Air Force Heritage Award for its Ambassadors in Blue - U. S. Air Force Thunderbirds exhibit.
	Commanders final flight Over 150 base personnel, family and friends came out to welcome back Brig. Gen. William "Blaze" Binger after completing his final flight in an F-16 on June 3.
	Osan NCO to join Thunderbirds team The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds can be seen at air shows across the globe, performing precision aerial stunts and demonstrating the capabilities of the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

20th FW welcomes new commander

Makos F-16 drops fuel tanks in Biscayne Bay

F-16 units deploying to Langley AFB

Boeing receives 1st F-16 for conversion to QF-16 Aerial Drone

Wolf Pack produces 147 sorties in one day

510th FS deploys to Afghanistan

Kunsan Headhunters led the way at Red Flag-Alaska

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F-22 News

	Raptor pilot surpasses 4,000 hours In order to stay proficient and ensure the Air Force's continued air dominance, pilots must train constantly in their fighters, logging hours upon hours in the cockpit. For one Langley pilot, years of missions added up to a remarkable milestone.
	Team Holloman airmen and Raptors deploy The U.S. Air Force deployed 12 F-22A Raptors from Holloman to Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 24, 2010, for approximately four months.
	F-22s set to deploy to Japan & Guam The U.S. Air Force is scheduled to deploy F-22A Raptors to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and Kadena Air Base, Japan, in late May for approximately four months.

44th Fighter Group becomes part of Team Holloman

Red Tail Angels fly into Holloman history

Artic Warriors train in the tropics

69 FS reactivates at Luke

27 FS experiences change in command

149th FS pilot named top Weapons School graduate

Holloman maintainers launch Raptors into Red Flag 10-3

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F-35 News

	F-35 Ground-Test article completes testing 5... The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II program successfully completed F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) full-scale static testing – with zero structural failures – five months ahead of schedule and in less than half the time of legacy programs.
	F-35 with mission systems arrives at Navy test site The first mission systems-equipped Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II test jet joined the fleet at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., today.
	Navy F-35 achieves first flight The most advanced aircraft in the history of the United States Navy made its inaugural flight yesterday, assuring a future of long-range, first-day-of-the-war stealth striking capability from the Navy's big-deck carriers.

New tech-advanced classroom awaits F-35 students

Edwards receives first two F-35A's

Thunderbolt selected to fly F-35

F-35 marks 200 flights as test program ramps up

Joint F-35 513th EWS stands up

Italian officials visit F-35 training wing

New F-35 will test weapons

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F-16 Fleet Status

F-16 fleet - Jun 11, 2010
	Fleet overview: scrapped: 41 write-off: 542 preserved: 106 stored: 485 instructional: 105 on order: 107 active: 3156
	Changes '09/'10: Fleet adds: 26 Fleet drop: 71
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Quote of the Day

Flying is the perfect vocation for a man who wants to feel like a boy, but not for one who still is.

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Today in history

11 Jun 1989
First dedicated close air support (CAS) unit is activated at Syracuse, New York.

11 Jun 1991
IDFAF accepts first F-16 from Peace Marbel III order.

Image Gallery

The tail section of USAF F-16A block 10 #79-0343 still remains at the crash site. The plane came down on December 27th, 1982.

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F-16 Hall of Fame

First Block 60
UAEAF #3001 F-16F Block 60 The first of the advanced block 60 F-16s, specifically built for the United Arab Emirates Air Force. The aircraft features Conformal Fuel Tanks (CFTs), and a dorsal spine with a completely different set of avionics than a 'standard' F-16 making it the most advanced F-16 type developed so far. The jet wore civil registration N161LM for the first flight.
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Sierra Hotel

Latest Viper Drivers to reach 1K - 6K flying hours:

	6,000 Hrs 2008-05-02	Lt.Col. Mike "Brillo" Brill \| 466 FS \| 421 FS
	5,000 Hrs 2006-03-04	Lt.Col. Nick "Midas" Anderson
	4,000 Hrs 2010-02-05	Lt.Col. Gary M. Middlebrooks \| 175 FS
	3,000 Hrs 2010-05-11	Capt. Ole "Sol" Jepsen Esk 727 \| Esk 727 \| Esk 727
	2,000 Hrs 2010-04-03	Col. Tatang "Python" Harliansyah 3 SkU \| 3 SkU
	1,000 Hrs 2010-05-11	Capt. Alec "Bulldog" Spencer 310 FS
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