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Maintaining an F-16 aircraft is no easy task. Add extra flying missions, longer shifts and increased safety hazards, and the task is more daunting than usual. But the Airmen of the 482nd Maintenance Group of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., are up for the challenge.

Shaw F-16 fighter jets will be busy well before Super Bowl Sunday preparing to protect the skies around Sun Life Stadium in Miami for game day.

The Royal Bahrain Air Force (RBAF) is to make its international debut at this month's Al Ain Aerobatic Show by sending two F-16s to display during the 4 day event held at Al Ain International Airport in the United Arab Emirates from January 27-30.

Norway celebrated 30 years of F-16 operations. On January 15 1980 test pilot Steinar Berg flew F-16B #78-0301 from the Fokker factory at Amsterdam-Schiphol in the Netherlands to Rygge AFB ushering in a new era for the arctic air force.

Until a few weeks ago, a Marine under heavy enemy fire on a remote Afghanistan hillside could not talk directly with the F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot until they were in line-of-sight to provide air support.

The USAFs in Europe commander emphasized the important role each airman fulfills in supporting the mission both at home station and in the deployed environment during his visit Jan. 8, to Spangdahlem AB, Germany.

Most Airmen have seen an aircraft take off. They hear the hum of a taxiing jet. It sits at the end of the runway, and then zooms across the landscape as if it were shot from a cannon at a thousand miles per hour.

Four small teams on base work behind the scenes to ensure pilots have flawless flights and survival equipment for their missions.

Lockheed Martin has won a contract worth $841.9m (£528.2m) to supply Morocco with 24 block 52 F-16 fighter aircraft and support equipment, the Defense Department said on Tuesday.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on December 17 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt of modification and installation of part kits to upgrade 156 F-110-GE-100 engines through the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP).

The 178th Fighter Wing, Springfield, Ohio, graduated its final American F-16 Fighting Falcon Basic Course class Dec. 12 at a formal banquet at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza.

Fiscal year 2009 marked the second year that the Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 Training Detachment flew 3,000 hours. As a reward for meeting the annual goal pilots were able to enjoy a day off for their hard work.

During a Sept. 23 test, an AIM-9X fired from a U.S. Air Force F-16C fighter sank a rapidly moving target boat in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress December 7 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to establish a Material Management Program for repair and return of 61 F100-PW-220E engine modules.

Shaw Airmen supporting the alert mission, from maintainers to pilots, standby 'round the clock in case they are needed.