The exchange program is flourishing, at least for Arizona Air National Guard pilot Lt. Col. David Stine. He has been in the Netherlands for three years teaching Dutch airmen how to fly the F-16 in an operational environment. The learning process is not all one way. Stine says the Dutch have developed “some interesting” procedures in their F-16s that he thinks might work well in USAF.
Golden Dome Details Begin to Emerge
Dec. 7, 2025
The Golden Dome air and missile defense shield to protect the United States will have some “operational capability” in 2028, the program’s leader said Dec. 6 at the Reagan National Defense Forum.

