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10 August 2011
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USAF F-16 kills Talibans responsible for shot down helicopter
An F-16 airstrike has killed the Taliban fighters believed responsible for shooting down a CH-47 helicopter, killing 38 people, NATO-led forces said. They ran but couldn't hide.
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09 August 2011
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A Tough Sell For Australia
The top salesman for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter JSF program, Mr. Burbage, is in Australia to brief Defence stake holders....
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09 August 2011
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332nd AEW commander reaches 4,000th flight hour
Fly--Fight--Win: three words that define our focus, our duty and our purpose. For a fighter pilot, every sortie - every bomb or bullet on target - every minute of reconnaissance vividly represents those words. And each successive "Mission Complete" sharpens their commitment to get the job done....
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05 August 2011
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Ohio F-16s intercept 75yr old woman flying a kit airplane
Two F-16 fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a 75-year-old pilot today after she entered airspace restricted for President Barack Obama's fundraising trip to Chicago....
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05 August 2011
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F-22 pilots losing qualification as Raptors remain grounded
Air Force F-22 pilots are losing their training edge as the Raptor fleet enters its fourth month of a grounding, the Air Force Times reported....
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05 August 2011
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F-35 grounded after electrical system failure thus joining the F-22
For the third time in less than a year, the Pentagon has grounded all F-35 joint strike fighters because of a mechanical problem. The F-35s thus join the F-22 Raptors in stand down mode....
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05 August 2011
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Morocco receives first F-16s
Morocco is the latest U.S. partner nation to receive the F-16 Fighting Falcon, a historic event marked by a ceremony at Ben Guerrir Air Base, Morocco on August 4th. ...
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04 August 2011
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Morocco unveils its block 52 F-16s
The Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) unveiled the first four of 24 Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft in a ceremony today at Ben Guerrir Air Base in Morocco....
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03 August 2011
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First F-16s for Morocco depart on ferry flight
The first four of 24 new Block 52 F-16s produced for the Royal Moroccan Air Force have left the Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth, Texas, en route to Morocco....
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02 August 2011
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Norwegian F-16s return home from NATO mission
Norwegian F-16s that were assigned to operations over Libya returned home to Bodø on Monday, effectively ending Norway's participation in the NATO mission....
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01 August 2011
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First Air Force F-35 pilot part of aviation history
With the arrival of the joint strike fighter, the military continues setting the historic milestones for the worldwide aviation industry in preparing the first F-35 Lightning II pilots....
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