F-16s at Osan Air Base, South Korea have the new “Have Glass V” paint scheme

U.S. Air Force F-16s in Asia have been spotted with the new “Have Glass V” paint scheme. The Radar Absorbent Material paint is a new, darker single color paint scheme that replaces the the older two-tone gray as the standard paint scheme for F-16’s in the U.S. Air Force.

An F-16 takes flight over Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, October 14, 2021. F-16’s and A-10 Thunderbolt II’s practiced simulations during a joint coalition training event known as Combat Search and Rescue Training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevyn)

JASDF scrambled 390 times for first half of 2021, majority are Chinese aircraft

The latest figures by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) revealed that it had carried out 390 scrambles for the first half of this year. This is for the period beginning in April and till the end of September.

F-15J (955) of 204 Sqn in the refuelling training, -17 Dec. 2010 b
By Darnell T. Cannady, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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F-16 training area at Holloman AFB expanded by 93%

The training airspace east of Holloman Air Force Base has expanded by 93 percent on Oct. 7. The move will benefit F-16 B-course pilots at the base.

Talon military operations area is expanded by over 2,000 square miles in southeast New Mexico, Oct. 7, 2021. The expansion is the result of a 10 year effort of coordination to reconfigure existing airspace and establish new airspace that will improve training capabilities for F-16 Viper student pilots. (Courtesy photo)

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There was an attempt to hijack a commercial flight during the evacuation from Kabul

Five people who were onboard a commercial flight that was flying out of Kabul, Afghanistan had attempted to hijack the aircraft.

A Marine assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit escort evacuees to an aircraft at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, Aug. 25. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with a Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Davis Harris)

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