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Not an end, but a beginning in Iraq

...Tehran that any attack on U.S. forces would be considered an attack on the Iraqi state. It completed the purchase of 18 F-16s, becoming the world's ninth-largest purchaser of U.S. military equipment - and the fourth-largest in the region...

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Opinion
F-16s to roar over

Brainerd Fourth of July celebrants who were thinking of catching a quick nap between the 5 p.m. parade and the fireworks had better be prepared for a rude awakening Sunday night.

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News
Celebrate in Pequot

Two Minnesota Air National Guard F-16s from the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, flew in tight formation over the Pequot Lakes Fourth of July Parade. Photos Back | Next...

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Features
Overheard

"We're shocked, shocked that they would contemplate taking those aircraft out of the system this early. We're very confused as to what their motivation is." --Col. Denis Shields, National Guard spokesman talking about Duluth-based 148th Fighter Wing losing its F-16s.

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Activated Air Force reservist shares his story while visiting home

...in the Air Force Reserve. Hovdenes was sent to Langley Air Force Base in Virginia as an F-16 crew chief. Currently, F-16s cruise over the nation's Capital, with orders to shoot down aircraft flying in unauthorized airspace. His crew maintains...

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News
Errant plane forces White House evacuation

...to avoid bad weather Wednesday during a twilight trip from Massachusetts to Raleigh, N.C., was escorted by roaring F-16s all the way to the ground at Richmond International Airport. "It turned out to be navigational error," FBI chief division...

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Passenger disturbance forces airliner to return to Los Angeles escorted by Air Force jets

...but the pilot chose to return the plane to Los Angeles International Airport as a precautionary measure, she said. Two F-16s escorted the plane back to the airport, and passengers were booked on the next flight. The passenger, identified as...

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News
Air Force jets scramble twice over Camp David to stop small planes

...four-seat Beech A-23 that had failed to heed radio calls landed. "There was a lot of concern when they saw the F-16s flying over Winchester" said Serena Manuel, executive director and manager of Winchester Regional Airport. "There were...

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News
The daily grind

...have gone into machines that inspect Seawolf submarines, F-117 stealth bombers, the joint strike fighter, F-15s and F-16s. Tru-Stone's products have gone to Europe, Israel and Asia, but the company realizes its name is known only in limited...

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Business
Loss of unmanned plane illustrates dangers to pilots in Iraq

...capable of transmitting live images to U.S. command posts outside of Iraq are used to supplement air patrols by Air Force F-16s and other manned aircraft over both northern and southern Iraq. They are flown remotely from ground stations outside of...

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