The pilot of an F-16 from the 388th Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Utah, ejected safely on Thursday afternoon before his aircraft crashed near the Great Salt Lake, near Carrington Island. The F-16, one of a four-ship training sortie flying over the northern part of the Utah Test and Training Range, was having engine problems for some time, reported the Salt Lake Tribune.
As the Air Force readied for its June 21-22 strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, the service was also putting its Agile Combat Employment strategy into action, dispersing combat aircraft and Airmen from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in preparation for a possible Iranian retaliatory attack. Some defense experts say…