Oct. 8, 2019 F-16 crashes near Spangdahlem AB, pilot OK A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed Oct. 8 at about 3 p.m. CEST, near Zemmer, Germany, during a routine training sortie.
May 9, 2019 Echoes of 1999 rescue ring loud and clear for Goldfein, providing lessons and vision for today Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein has a direct answer when asked what echoes to this day, what continues to influence his thinking and actions even now, 20 years after he found himself on the ground in hostile surroundings, his F-16 in the distance smoldering and destroyed.
May 15, 2017 Air Force to Release F-35 Weight Restrictions Air Force leaders recently removed the restriction that kept pilots weighing less than 136 pounds from flying the F-35A. The restriction was imposed in 2015 due to concerns about the risk during ejections in a portion of the flight envelope.