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F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 138th Fighter Wing participate in an elephant walk, June 4, 2021, at the Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Okla. The elephant walk was part of a large-scale readiness exercise that was conducted to test the wing's ability to rapidly deploy combat ready forces across the globe. (Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Imwalle/Air National Guard)

Fighter pilot who tailed a civilian plane blamed for destroying F-16

Investigators blamed the pilot for his jet’s demise, saying the airman could have regained control over the F-16.

By Rachel S. Cohen

2 years ago

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 64th Aggressor Squadron fly past downtown Las Vegas, Nev., following exercise aerial combat operations during Red Flag-Nellis 22-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 9, 2022. Red Flag-Nellis 22-2 is an exercise demonstrating tactical integration of airpower from the U.S. and its primary allies. (Tech. Sgt. Alexandre Montes/Air Force)

F-16 jet crashes in western Louisiana; pilot safely ejects

The pilot of the Fighting Falcon safely ejected and was taken to Fort Polk, according to the Louisiana State Police.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 years ago

Here’s what DoD wants states to do to help military spouses with their occupational licenses

Some states have made progress in making it easier for military spouses to transfer their occupational licenses from one state to another, but there’s still a lot of work to be done.

By Karen Jowers

5 years ago

About 50 houses to replace mobile homes at Louisiana’s Camp Beauregard

Louisiana’s governor says $10 million in hurricane recovery money will build about 50 houses for Louisiana National Guard members at a post in central Louisiana.

5 years ago

Presidents’ Day pause: How ‘Uncle Sam’s Web-feet’ helped swing an election for Abe Lincoln

The U.S. Navy's triumph at Mobile Bay, combined with victorious Federal ground campaigns in Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia, helped reelect Abraham Lincoln and doomed the Confederacy to defeat.

By Gerald D. Swick, Civil War Times Magazine

6 years ago

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