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5th Gen Fighters
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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.
It's not every day Airmen here get the chance to work with live, expensive bombs for the Fighting Falcon, but the Shooters are out the door for another deployment on a mission to get some practice.
Fighting through Afghanistan's windstorms with the help of Night Vision Goggles, the pilot's executed their plan with precision.
May 4th, 2008 marks the end of an era, and the start of a new one for the 174th Fighter Wing, Hancock Field, Syracuse, NY. Col. Anthony B. Basile has been the Wing Commander of the 174th Fighter Wing since 2003.
Family and friends of the 310th FS "Top Hats" and 425th FS "Black Widows," gathered to support two changes of command ceremonies here April 24 and 25.
The majority of people will never experience tearing through the skies at more than 10,000 feet in an F-16CJ while performing close air support missions precisely coordinated though several operation units.
22nd FS returned in February from a four month AEF deployment to Balad AB, in support of OIF. Since their return, the pilots of the Red Hot Fighter Squadron have been training and honing the skills required of an F-16 Block 50 fighter pilot.
Two F-16s of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNlAF) 322nd Sqn did a fly-past at RAF Woodvale - the place where the squadron was first formed 65 years ago.
Just as winter came to a close on the island of Japan, more than 150 Airmen touched down on the frozen flight line of Eielson Air Force base to take part in this year's RED FLAG 08-2 training exercise in April.
It's not just the roll of the dice; the Shooters are headed for Vegas.
After swapping out F-16s with Kunsan AB, Airmen of the 354th AMXS sheet metal shop wasted no time in painting the newly-received aircraft with a flanker color scheme.
Lt. Col. Douglas Nikolai assumed command of the 22nd FS from Lt. Col. Matt Chesnutt during a change of command ceremony on March 14, 2008. Colonel Chesnutt, moved on to become the deputy commander of the 52nd Operations Group.
An F-16 squadron from South Carolina led a combined large-force exercise at Kunsan AB earlier this month, the first time a squadron stationed outside South Korea has completed the task with American and South Korean jets.
F-16C #83-1165 affectionately known as "Lethal Lady" belonging to the Vermont ANG reached a milestone on Monday. It is the first F-16 airframe to log 7,000 hours of flight time.
Pilots from 100 Fighter Squadron from Dannelly Field's 187th Fighter Wing headed to Tyndall AFB to fly training missions against the F-22.
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