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F-15 vs. F-16: How Do America’s Two Most Iconic Warplanes Compare?

The F-15 was built to be big, tough, and powerful, while the F-16 was built to be small, smart, and fast. The F-15 Eagle and the F-16 Fighting Falcon are both iconic American fighter aircraft. Often ...
The Aviationist

U.S. Air Force Completes Final F-16 Sortie at Luke AFB

After 42 years, the 56th Fighter Wing completed its final U.S. local training sortie with the F-16 and will now focus only on F-35 training. The U.S. Air Force’s 56th Fighter Wing has completed its ...
The National Interest

The 56th Fighter Wing Is Ending F-16 Training—And Starting On The F-35

Luke AFB has been home to both F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-35A Lightning II aircraft, and graduates more than 400 pilots annually, along with 300 air control professionals. The United States Air Force ...
The Aviationist

New Photos Show USAF F-16 Equipped with Six Rocket Pods for APKWS II

The U.S. Air Force’s 20th Fighter Wing (FW) at Shaw AFB, South Carolina, has released images of one of its F-16C/D Fighting Falcons loaded with six seven-round LAU-131 A/A rocket pods on Triple ...