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Thursday, June 21, 2007

Air Guard retires last F-16A in service

Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.usThe last operational F-16A Fighting Falcon flew its final mission June 15, taking off from the ANG base for indefinite storage at the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.

The 162nd Fighter Wing, having flown the A and B models since taking on the F-16 training mission in 1985, retired its one remaining F-16A and two F-16B model aircraft, completing its conversion to the more modern F-16C and F-16D.

"As one of the world's premier F-16 training units, we must stay relevant," said Brig. Gen. Rick Moisio, 162nd Fighter Wing commander. "We constantly transition to newer, more advanced aircraft because that's what pilots will fly when they graduate from our program."

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