An Air Force pilot used a commercial GPS system during the Iraq War
While flying an F-16 in the Iraq War, Air Force pilot Raj Shah had a multimillion-dollar global positioning system (GPS) at his disposal. While flying combat missions in 2006, he…
My husband’s mistress is an F-16
Rachel is an Air Force spouse and Texas native whose husband flies as an F-16 pilot in the U.S. Air Force Reserves.
It was October 2015 and Hurricane Joaquin was headed right for us. I stared out the back patio at the darkening…
Watch this F-16 pilot dodge six Iraqi surface-to-air missiles in Desert Storm
In the largest air strike of Desert Storm, 72 U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons took off from the Persian Gulf to refuel over northern Saudi Arabia. Their target was…
Here’s what it’s like dodging six missiles in an F-16
It was in the opening days of Operation Desert Storm on Jan. 19, 1991 when fighter jets were roaring through Iraqi airspace, and anti-aircraft crews were waiting for them with surface-to-air missiles (SAM). For Air Force Maj. ET Tullia, it was an un…
The official unofficial nicknames of 5 modern military aircraft
The official language of the US military is English. But, to civilians, the military can seem to speak a completely foreign language. I’m not just talking about acronyms either. Words…
6 differences between the Air Force F-16 and the Navy’s F-18
The F-16 Fighting Falcon and the F/A-18 Hornet are both “lightweight” fighters. Each was intended to complement a larger, heavier fighter (the F-15 for the F-16, the F-14 for the F/A-18). But they also have some big differences. Let’s look over s…
This stunning video shows why flying an F-16 fighter jet is pure joy
A YouTube video of Thunderbirds lead pilot Maj. Blaine “Deuce” Jones taking an F-16 for a joyride was just published, and it’s awesome.
The short, called “Fly Amongst The Solo Thunder – USAF Thunderbirds” begins with Jones and cre…
F-16XL: The F-16 with hardpoints for 27 weapons
For more than forty years, the F-16 Fighting Falcon has served as the backbone of the U.S. Air Force’s fighter fleet, but one year before the first F-16 entered service,…
Vought 1600: The plan to put the F-16 on America’s carriers
The F-16 Fighting Falcon has been the U.S. Air Force’s workhorse fighter for more than forty years, and at one point, it looked like a carrier-capable version would do the…
Crazy footage shows an F-16 reach 15,000 feet in only 20 seconds
We never get tired of seeing the tricks pilots can pull off, but this video is particularly impressive.
The following footage was captured inside the cockpit of a Pakistan Air Force F-16 BM Block 15, an aircraft under the PAF 11th Squadro…