Category: Air Force

The 162nd Wing in Tucson has confirmed that Iraqi Brig. Gen. Rafid Mohammed Hassan died in the crash of a F-16 on Jun. 24.

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For the first time, a U.S. Air Force officer has been selected to command the detention center at Guantánamo since it was open in 2002.

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A T-38 from Vance Air Force Base lost it front canopy as the aircraft climbed to 10,000 feet. The jet was on a instrument flight to Topeka when the incident happened.

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A Hungarian Air Force pilot was seriously hurt when his Yak-52 caught fire in mid-air. Both pilots were able to land back at a military air base in the city of Szolnok.

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An F-16 with the Arizona National Guard’s 162nd Wing crashed on Jun. 24 and the Iraqi defense ministry has confirmed the aircraft was flown by one of its pilots.

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