The Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing in Burlington has just flown one of its Block 25 F-16s past 7,000 flying hours, the first F-16C to accumulate so many hours, reports the Burlington Free Press. ANG Lt. Col. Thomas Jackman flew tail No. 83-001165 on its milestone flight on March 24. Improvements over the years to the Air Force’s F-16 fleet have extended the fighter’s service life beyond the original 4,000 hours.
China’s premier air exercise, analogous to the U.S. Air Force’s Red Flag, encompassed around 200 aircraft, spanned 1,200 nautical miles, and lasted five weeks to close 2025, according to an intelligence analysis revealed at AFA’s Warfare Symposium.
