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Report: Pilot error caused F-16s to collide

Pilot error led to the fatal collision of two F-16 Fighting Falcons on an Oct. 15 training mission off the coast of South Carolina, an Air Combat Command report released Monday concluded.Killed in the accident was Capt. Nicholas Giglio of … Continue reading

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AFCent commander: Short tours best

The commander overseeing the Air Force’s role in Iraq and Afghanistan favors short tours in the war zones, despite a call by the Pentagon for yearlong deployments for instructors, and envisions airmen someday being stationed in the Persian Gulf with … Continue reading

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Authorities call off search for missing F-16 pilot

Authorities are still looking for the wreckage of an F-16 Fighting Falcon that crashed with its pilot into the Atlantic Ocean off South Carolina’s coast Oct. 15. An official at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., said Oct. 19 that there … Continue reading

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General officer assignments released

The Air Force Chief of Staff on Oct. 16 announced the following general officer assignments:* Maj. Gen. Hank C. Morrow, commander of 1st Air Force, Air Combat Command, and commander of Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, at … Continue reading

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Debris found during search for F-16 pilot

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Debris and an oil slick were spotted in the Atlantic off the South Carolina coast as the search expanded Friday for an F-16 fighter pilot whose jet collided with another during night training exercises.”We did have a … Continue reading

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New commanders at Air Forces Central, 9th

The air campaigns over Afghanistan and Iraq will have a new boss Wednesday.At Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Lt. Gen. Gary North steps down as commander of 9th Air Force and Air Forces Central, part of U.S. Central Command.Replacing North … Continue reading

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