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Building capable allies, strong bonds the Arizona Air Guard teaches United States allies to fly, fight, and win.

Publication: DISAM Journal
Publication Date: 01-MAR-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Building capable allies, strong bonds the Arizona Air Guard teaches United States allies to fly, fight, and win.(FEATURE ARTICLES)

Article Excerpt
Over European castles, Middle Eastern deserts, and Pacific islands, F-16 fighter pilots are soaring in ever-increasing numbers.

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Their landscapes, nationalities, and cultures are different, but they share several common bonds. They are allies and they are friends. They learned to fly their F-16s at an Air National Guard base in Arizona.

With more nations adding the F-16 to their fighter inventories, the need for pilot training increases; and air force pilots from all over the world are traveling to the 162nd Fighter Wing at Tucson International Airport to learn how to fly the multipurpose fighter.

Our primary goal for international pilot training is to build a foundation that will enable us all to carry out operations as coalition partners, said Brig. Gen. Rick Moisio, Wing Commander. And this...

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