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May 24, 2018
Successful weapons evaluation exercise comes to a close

Evaluation exercise Combat Hammer concluded May 10 at Hill AFB and the Utah Test and Training Range. Both are part of the Air Force's Weapons System Evaluation Program, or WSEP.
May 3, 2018
F-16 Service Life Extension Program a 'great deal' for Department of Defense, taxpayers

An Air Force Thunderbird jet is the first of what will be roughly 300 refurbished C and D model F-16’s that will roll off the shop floor of the 573rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here after receiving multiple structure-strengthening modifications.
April 5, 2018
Thunderbirds aircraft mishap

A U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilot was killed when his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed over the Nevada Test and Training Range April 4, 2018, at approximately 10:30 a.m. during a routine aerial demonstration training flight. The identity of the pilot is being withheld for 24-hours pending next of kin
Nov. 20, 2017
Wild Weasels train for next fight

As Air Force pilots navigate hostile skies at break-neck speeds overseas, they must rely on their past experiences and home station training to fight opposing forces and survive.
Nov. 17, 2017
Shooters launch first Rapid Ready Weasel exercise

On a cold autumn morning, F-16CM Fighting Falcon maintainers scramble to put on gas masks and look over their wingmen for potential leaks in mission oriented protective posture gear, which could compromise the clothing’s ability to deter the effects of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear

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Successful weapons evaluation exercise comes to a close

F-16 Service Life Extension Program a 'great deal' for Department of Defense, taxpayers

Thunderbirds aircraft mishap

Wild Weasels train for next fight

Shooters launch first Rapid Ready Weasel exercise