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Norway sends F-16s to patrol Baltic skies

Friday, November 16, 2007
In response to a request from NATO, Norway will for the second time be sending F-16 fighter aircraft to police the NATO airspace in the Baltic area.
Col. Robert Polumbo, 482nd Fighter Wing vice commander, surpassed the milestone of 4,000 F-16 flying hours on Tuesday, and was promptly greeted with hugs from his family and a celebration with fellow Makos.

US offering Croatia free F-16 fighter jets

Saturday, November 10, 2007
According to the Croatian newspaper "Nacional", the USA is ready to offer Croatia used F-16s for free. This was the outcome of a recent meeting between the head of the Croatian Air Force and US military officials in the Pentagon.
US Air Force reservists are conducting two weeks of air-refueling missions in Egypt with F-16 pilots from the Egyptian air force.

Crew chief meets childhood hero at Hill

Tuesday, November 06, 2007
"Okay buddy, how do you read me?" That simple phrase may not mean a lot to the average person, but for Airman 1st Class Jeremy Myers, hearing it from his hero was unforgettable.
Technicians from the 80th Fighter Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment (AFE) received training from Boeing experts on the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1.
Air Force F-16 squadrons passing through Balad Air Base have used the tall slabs outside their temporary headquarters to tally the number of bombs dropped by pilots over the course of their deployments.

Hill AFB unveils first converted Thunderbird

Thursday, November 01, 2007
Hill Air Force Base rolled out the first of 11 configured F-16 Fighting Falcon jets to the world's premiere United States Air Force Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team, Oct. 24.

Only half of KF-16s in operation

Friday, October 26, 2007
The Korean Air Force operated only half of its 130 KF-16 fighter jets between February and August, analysis revealed, thus leaving a defense vacuum.
Airmen from the 80th Fighter Squadron and 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit participated in a Buddy Wing Program exercise from Tuesday through Thursday.

Airmen participate in WILLKA 2007

Thursday, October 18, 2007
Active duty, Reserve and National Guard Airmen from across the Southwest came together Oct 15 to 19 in Iquique, Chile, to participate in WILLKA, Chile's first exercise with their new F-16 Fighting Falcons and the USAF.
Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has signed a defence agreement with India to use one of its airbases to conduct joint exercises for the next 5 years.
The 56th Fighter Wing closed out fiscal 2007 by flying 38,959.7 hours.

Kunsan receives upgraded F-16 fighters

Friday, October 05, 2007
The 8th Fighter Wing received its initial group of Block 40 F-16 Fighting Falcons this week under the Common Configuration Implementation Program (CCIP).
Defence State Secretary Cees van der Knaap plans to equip only 36 of the F-16s with Mode 5 IFF as it is too expensive to install the identification system in all Dutch F-16s.

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