F-16 Falcon photos (42 in total)
F-16 aircrews train for close-air support (2)
Capt. Joshua King, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 80th Fighter Squadron at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, searches for his target while flying over a designated training area Nov. 29 while participating in a close-air-support training mission. Pilots use such missions to simulate actual conditions they may face in combat and keep their war-fighting skills honed.U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt Jack Braden
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F-16 aircrews train for close-air support
F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 80th Fighter Squadron at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, join up for a post-mission safety check before returning to base Nov. 29. The aircraft were part of a close-air-support training mission over a designated training area.Source: US Air Force
Thunderbirds receive first upgraded F-16
This is the first of new Block 52 F-16 Fighting Falcons that are being provided to the U. S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team. Officials at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, rolled out the upgraded fighter during a ceremony Oct. 24. The 11 aircraft destined for the Thunderbirds are scheduled to receive Falcon STAR modifications and a smoke generating system modification. The newly converted aircraft are slated for delivery for the 2009 show season.U.S. Air Force photo/Alex R. Lloyd
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A Fireball F-16 taxies behind a B-52 @ Andersen AFB
A Fireball F-16 taxies behind a B-52 here on Andersen. Even though this is the last deployment for the Fireballs, they conducted some very valuable and jointly integrated training here with airframes like the B-52. The unit itself is being deactivated but the people that comprise it are not. Because of the intense training conducted by the 522 EFS here, its members are leaving as highly technical and skilled to their respective gaining units.Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Mahmoud Rasouliyan
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Thunderbirds refuel on way to Hawaii
Air Force Thunderbirds fly a four-ship formation after refuleing on their way to Hawaii for Air Force Week Honolulu. A KC-135 tanker from the Hawaii AIr National Guard's 203rd refueling squadron met the thunderbirds 530 miles out from Hawaii for the final refueling on their journey from Nellis AFB.USAF photo by Tech. Sgt. Tom Czerwinski
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Balad F-16s destroy terrorist training camp
Two F-16 Fighting Falcons go through arming before heading out on a combat mission in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom July 22 at the end of runway at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The two F-16s are deployed from the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 138th Fighter Wing at the Tulsa International Airport. F-16s from the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing destroyed an al-Qaida training camp southwest of Baghdad July 21.U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Olufemi A. Owolabi
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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon Provides Close Air Support
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon descends through the sky over the area of responsibility. F-16s fly close air support sorties in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. On June 30, there were 73 close air support missions flown.Source: US Air Force
An F-16 Fighting Falcon lands during the 2007 Falcon Air Meet in Azraq, Jordan.
An F-16 Fighting Falcon lands May 20 after performing a training mission of basic fighter maneuvers during the 2007 Falcon Air Meet in Azraq, Jordan. The event was founded by Jordan's Royal Highness Prince Feisal Bin Al Hussein to get F-16 users in the region to exercise and exchange information. Air forces from Jordan, Turkey, Belgium and the United States participated in the 2007 FAM.U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Wolfram Stumpf
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Raptor, Thunderbirds fly over California (2)
Maj. Samantha Weeks dives her F-16 Falcon straight down to show center while performing the Split S maneuver upon takeoff during the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, practice show March 30 at Naval Base Ventura County in Point Mugu, Calif. Major Weeks is the opposing solo pilot on the Thunderbirds team. The Thunderbirds air demonstration is a mix of formation flying and solo routines.U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle
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Raptor, Thunderbirds fly over California (3)
The Air Force Thunderbird Delta formation goes vertical while performing the Delta Loop during a March 31 air show at Naval Base Ventura County in Point Mugu, Calif. The pilots perform approximately 30 maneuvers in a demonstration.U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle
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