Luke Thunderbolts, friends and family members of the "Panthers" gathered to support the 63rd Fighter Squadron change of command ceremony on May 12.
The 18th Aggressor Squadron's first pilot to reach a career hallmark flew his 2,000th hour in the F-16 on May 7.
Members of the 18th Aggressor Squadron are playing an important role in Northern Edge 2008, an annual joint-training exercise currently taking place at Eielson AFB.
Two of Tyndall Air Force Base's jet fleets have recently soared to new heights, exceeding maintenance and training standards.
F-22 Raptors recently demonstrated its viability in transferring real-time intelligence data between other aircraft and an air operations center as part of a joint experiment in a warfighting environment.
Holloman recently said goodbye to the F-117A Nighthawk and the time has now come to prepare for the arrival of the F-22A Raptor.
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I am not afraid of crashing, my secret is . . . just before we hit the ground, I jump as high as I can.
-- Bill Cosby
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Today in History
17 May 1986
A Pakistani F-16 shoots down a Su-22 of the Afghan Air Force, making Pakistan the second country after Israel to put F-16s into military action.
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Nose art on USAF F-16C block 30 #85-1398 'GUNFIGHTER' art done by MSgt Jeffery D. Hofer of the 175th FS.
The first group of maintenance crews for the F-35 Lightning II have successfully completed classroom instruction and certification training.
A review of Australia's air combat capability, due out this week, will confirm the F-35 for RAAF service.
The British pilot who will be the first person to fly the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B started and ran the aircraft's engine for the first time on April 18, initiating the final series of ground tests before the jet's first flight.
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