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The Royal Danish Air Force is suffering from a serious aircrew shortage stemming from a hiring boom by commercial airlines over the last two years.

The Royal Norwegian Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman's Electronic Sensors and Systems Division a contract to integrate itsAN/AAR-65 imaging ultraviolet missile approach warning system on an F-16 Mid-Life Update aircraft, and to demonstrate its performance.

Two U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter units in Europe stepped up their presence in the skies over Bosnia, the Pentagon announced Sept. 4.

Two wings from Hill Air Force Base joined forces earlier this week to support the Air Force's first no-notice exercise of its Air Expeditionary Force capabilities.

Maj. Erik A. Hutchins, member of the 63rd Fighter Squadron at Luke AFB, Arizona, received the 1996 Semper Viper Award from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics.

Maj. Robert Nolan and Capt. Gerald Swift of the 39th Flight Test Squadron,Eglin AFB, Florida recieve the Semper Viper award.

Two U.S. Air Force policemen were charged with stealing three Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-200 F-16 engines.