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The 366th Fighter Wing began the first phase of its F-16 Fighting Falcon drawdown when five jets from the 389th Fighter Squadron departed around 8 a.m. Thursday. The departure is part of the wing’s realignment from an F-16, F-15C and F-15E base to an all F-15E Strike Eagle installation by 2011. The move, outlined in the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure recommendation, is also part of the Air Force initiative to become a smarter and leaner force by consolidating its F-15 and F-16 fighter aircraft. Mountain Home Air For ce Base was chosen to become an F-15E installation because of its premier training range that is suited for air-to-ground, low-level and air-to-air flight training. The first of 18 new F-15E aircraft are scheduled to begin arriving from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, in December and the last jet will land by June 2007. (Photo by 1st Lt. Erin Tindell) Download Full Image | E-mail a friend
The 366th Fighter Wing began the first phase of its F-16 Fighting Falcon drawdown when five jets from the 389th Fighter Squadron departed around 8 a.m. Thursday. The departure is part of the wing’s realignment from an F-16, F-15C and F-15E base to an all F-15E Strike Eagle installation by 2011. The move, outlined in the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure recommendation, is also part of the Air Force initiative to become a smarter and leaner force by consolidating its F-15 and F-16 fighter aircraft. Mountain Home Air For ce Base was chosen to become an F-15E installation because of its premier training range that is suited for air-to-ground, low-level and air-to-air flight training. The first of 18 new F-15E aircraft are scheduled to begin arriving from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, in December and the last jet will land by June 2007. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Dana Hill) Download Full Image | E-mail a friend
The 366th Fighter Wing began the first phase of its F-16 Fighting Falcon drawdown when five jets from the 389th Fighter Squadron departed around 8 a.m. Thursday. The departure is part of the wing’s realignment from an F-16, F-15C and F-15E base to an all F-15E Strike Eagle installation by 2011. The move, outlined in the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure recommendation, is also part of the Air Force initiative to become a smarter and leaner force by consolidating its F-15 and F-16 fighter aircraft. Mountain Home Air For ce Base was chosen to become an F-15E installation because of its premier training range that is suited for air-to-ground, low-level and air-to-air flight training. The first of 18 new F-15E aircraft are scheduled to begin arriving from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, in December and the last jet will land by June 2007. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Dana Hill) Download Full Image | E-mail a friend
Capt. Dan Daehler, 389th FS, shoots an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile at a QF-4 drone. AMRAAM is designed to improve pilot survivability by allowing multiple attacks on the enemy. (Photo by Photos by Tech. Sgt. Michael Ammons) Download Full Image | E-mail a friend
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Capt. Christopher Stricklin ejects from the USAF Thunderbirds number six aircraft less than a second before it impacted the ground at an air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Sept. 14. Stricklin, who was not injured, ejected after both guiding the jet away from the crowd of more than 60,000 people and ensuring he couldn't save the aircraft. This was only the second crash since the Air Force began using F-16 Falcons for its demonstration team in 1982. The ACES II ejection seat performed flawlessly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
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