Pilots and maintainers assigned to the 35th Fighter Squadron "Pantons" and Aircraft Maintenance Unit hosted members of the Republic of Korea air force in an effort to improve that country's F-16 operations May 16.

In preparation of converting Cannon AFB to a special operations base, the 523rd FS, named the Crusaders, is the first squadron at the base to deactivate.

From May 21st until July 22nd the Belgian Air Component will deploy 10 F-16 fighters to the North-American continent for the annual Cross Continental Deployment (CCD).

Six U.S. Air Force F-16s from Osan Air Base are in Singapore for the third iteration of Exercise Commando Sling which runs today through May 25.

Being second has its benefits. As Misawa's 13th Fighter Squadron heads into its final weeks of training before deploying to Iraq, its pilots are tailoring their flying drills to lessons learned from the squadron that went first.

A historic agreement was signed into place April 16, finalizing the association between the 388th Fighter Wing and 419th Fighter Wing.

Eight 2nd Wing F-16 fighters deploy for three weeks (between April 18th and May 4th) to the Épinoy Air Base, Cambrai in France to perform night training flights.

More than 100 members of the 20th Fighter Wing from Shaw Air Force base, along with several F-16CJs, are deploying to southwest Asia to participate in exercises.

Shifting focus and learning a new mission seems to be the preparation theme for the Panthers of the 13th Fighter Squadron as they prepare to replace the 14th Fighter Squadron in Iraq.

The 124th Fighter Squadron under the 132nd Fighter Wing has new tail markings to usher in a change in the F-16 which they operate. On March 30, 2007 the 124th Fighter Squadron gave up its last F-16 block 42 for the older model of the F-16, a block 30.

Eielson Air Force Base F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots took to the sky as aggressors for the first time in Red Flag-Alaska history during the exercise that runs April 5 through 21.

Hill AFB's 34th Fighter Squadron's "Rude Rams" recently completed a deployment in direct support of homeland defense, called Operation Noble Eagle.

Airmen from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., recently deployed as mission ready warfighters to participate in Red Flag-Alaska, a multi-service, multi-platform coordinated, combat operations exercise.

The 419th Fighter Wing is losing its F-16 aircraft and becoming the first fighter associate wing in the U.S. Air Force along with their active duty partners, the 388th Fighter Wing.

Misawa's deployed F-16 pilots got back into the fight last week in Iraq while supporting some major Army operations, reported Lt. Col. Chuck Toplikar, the 14th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander.