The Air Force's 402nd Software Engineering Group on Dec. 10 received the 2019 Rear Adm. Grace M. Hopper Award for Software Maintenance Excellence at the Secretary of Defense Maintenance Awards in Spokane, Wash., according to a Dec. 16 Air Force release. This was the first ...
The draft 2020 defense policy bill prohibits the Air Force from transferring any low-rate initial production F-35 strike fighters to the adversary air role until the Chief of Staff submits a report to Congress detailing the service’s plan for modernizing its organic aggressor fleet. “It ...
The unidentified F-16 pilot who was forced to eject during a routine landing on Dec. 2 at Kunsan AB, South Korea, “was released in good condition” after being sent to a medical center with “minor injuries,” according to the 8th Fighter Wing. “While the aircraft ...
The runway at Kunsan AB, South Korea, reopened “for all civilian and military flying operations” around 3:00 p.m. local time on Dec. 3, a day after an F-16 pilot was forced to eject during a routine landing at the installation, according to an 8th Fighter ...
An F-16 pilot assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan AB, South Korea, sustained “minor injuries” after ejecting from his aircraft during a routine landing “near the Kunsan Air Base runway” around 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 2, according to an Air Force release. The ...
Air Force officials overseeing the F-16 Fighting Falcon program say they’ve seen no data that indicates emerging safety issues with the fighter jet, though more than a dozen have crashed since 2014. “Mishap findings and recommendations are constantly reviewed and analyzed by the F-16 SPO, ...
Capt. Tyler Hill, 8th Fighter Squadron flight commander, pilots an F-16 with Andrew King, University of Michigan Air Force ROTC cadet, on Aug. 15, 2019, at Holloman AFB, N.M. Air Force photo by A1C Autumn Vogt. A pilot is recovering...
A 52nd Fighter Wing crew chief marshals an F-16 Fighting Falcon down the runway at Spangdahlem AB, Germany, on Oct. 1 2019. Air Force photo by A1C Alison Stewart. Flight operations at Spangdahlem AB, Germany, were grounded on Oct. 9,...
USAF F-16s return to Spangdahlem AB, Germany, after completing Exercise Trident Juncture 18 on Nov. 9, 2018. Air Force photo by A1C Branden Rae. A pilot from the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem AB, Germany, successfully ejected from their F-16...