F-16

This Gulf War footage of an F-16 dodging 6 Iraqi missiles is insane

“Stroke 3 break right. Break right. SAM lock."

Air Force identifies F-16 pilot killed in Michigan crash

“Today is a day for mourning."

Air Force pilot who crashed in Michigan declared dead

"The loss of one of our own brings immeasurable sadness"

Pilot missing after Wisconsin Air National Guard F-16 crashes in Michigan

'We will continue to pray for the pilot’s safe return.'

Check out these incredible photos of all four Air Force tactical demo team jets flying in formation

What's better than one Air Force demonstration team? How about all four — at the same time?

Here’s how much Windex it takes to make the Air Force Thunderbirds look so shiny

“We wipe every single bug from the rudder to the gear to make sure the paint job’s looking good"

An F-35 pilot reveals why good fighter pilots never skip leg day

"I didn’t realize the importance of physical fitness for fighting G-LOC."

The Thunderbird cadence

A fighter pilot breaks down one of his most dangerous tasks: aerial refueling

Although I had only been in the air for 20 minutes, I was exhausted from the amount of focus it...

An F-16 strafed and killed a civilian contractor during a training exercise. His widow sued the US for millions and won

Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Charles "Chuck" Holbrook, a former Tactical Air Control Party airman turned defense contractor, was killed...

11 amazing F-16 paint jobs in honor of the Air Force birthday

The Air Force goes hard in the paint.

Capturing a Ghost

The World Famous Highly Respected Triple Nickel

Former Navy TOPGUN instructor: AI that beat human pilot in simulated dogfight would have ‘crashed and burned’ in real world

An artificial intelligence algorithm absolutely destroyed a seasoned U.S. fighter pilot last week in a simulated dogfight, a result some...

Fighter pilots have to conserve mental energy like it’s jet fuel — here’s how they do it

A modern fighter pushes what the body and mind can handle to the limit.

The US military is pulling nearly 12,000 troops out of Germany

The U.S. military is withdrawing nearly 12,000 troops from Germany, and that includes moving an F-16 squadron to Italy and...

Dogfighting at 9gs is like aiming ‘through a toilet paper roll’

If you have any hope of winning, your strength has to be greater than your opponent’s weakness. As a young...

Relax to the sound of F-16s taking off at Bagram Airfield

Video by Senior Airman Robert Dantzler

F-16 crashes at Holloman Air Force Base as the surge in Air Force mishaps continues

This is the seventh Air Force crash since May

The Air Force’s Viper demonstration team definitely goes hard in the paint

10/10 would buy the model kit

A true falconer: Air Force pilot flew F-16 Fighting Falcon, now rehabs peregrine falcons

“Most of my time was spent with my birds,” said Compton, who has been a licensed falconer since he was...

Watch the Air Force Thunderbirds quickly recover from a high-speed hiccup over Los Angeles

You don’t become a Thunderbird pilot without quick reflexes, and that was evident over Los Angeles on Friday.

F-16 pilot ejects safely near Kunsan Air Base, South Korea

The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. on Monday as the F-16 was landing.

How an Arizona aircraft graveyard saves taxpayers millions of dollars in spare parts ever year

As boneyards go, this place is pretty lively. Before many Tucsonans have even started their morning commute, a pair of...

The Netherlands accidentally welcomed its first operational F-35 with a foam bath

Nothing makes a celebration like bubbles — sort of