Biden's shift on F-16s for Ukraine came after months of internal debate
President Joe Bidenโs decision to allow allies to train Ukrainian forces on how to operate F-16 fighter jets โ and eventually to provide the aircraft themselves โ seemed like an abrupt change in position but was in fact one that came after months of internal debate and quiet talks with allies.
Fighter pilot who died in Michigan plane crash identified as 37-year-old combat veteran
MANISTIQUE, Mich. โ Officials have released the identity of the Wisconsin-based fighter pilot who died after a plane crashed in Michiganโs Upper Peninsula on Tuesday, Dec. 8. On Friday, the Wisconsin Air National Guardโs 115th Fighter Wing identified the deceased fighter pilot as Captain Durwood โHawkโ Jones, a 37-year-old decorated combat veteran from Albuquerque, New Mexico. At about 8 p.m. on Dec. 8, Jonesโ F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed in the Hiawatha National Forest during a training mission. Today the 115th Fighter Wing identified Capt. The F-16 was assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing at Truax Field Air National Guard Base in Madison, Wisconsin.
Military: Wisconsin fighter pilot died in Michigan crash
STEUBEN, Mich. โ A Wisconsin-based fighter pilot died after a plane crashed in a national forest in Michiganโs Upper Peninsula during a training mission, military officials said Thursday. The Wisconsin Air National Guardโs 115th Fighter Wing announced the pilotโs death Thursday, but said the pilotโs identity will not be released until 24 hours after family members are notified. The plane was assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guardโs 115th Fighter Wing at Truax Field Air National Guard Base in Madison. The 115th Fighter Wing participated in a coordinated search effort with local emergency responders, the U.S. Coast Guard and other government agencies. The 115th Fighter Wing plans to provide more details on Friday.
Wisconsin-based F-16 crashes in Michiganโs Upper Peninsula during training
MANISTIQUE, Mich. โ A Wisconsin-based fighter jet crashed in a national forest in Michiganโs Upper Peninsula while on a training mission and searchers were looking Wednesday for the pilot, who was the only person aboard, authorities said. The F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guardโs 115th Fighter Wing at Truax Field Air National Guard Base in Madison crashed about 8 p.m. Tuesday, the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs said in a statement. It was initially secured by local emergency responders, but military personnel and safety and security personnel from the 115th Fighter Wing have now responded, the department said. The sheriffโs office has blocked off local roads in the crash area, where he and his deputies did not see any fire or flames in the crash area overnight. An F-16 launched from Truax Field in 2011 plunged into a vacant house in Adams County, Wisconsin.
Belgian fighter jet crash leaves pilot stuck on power line
Sean Gallup/Getty Images(CNN) - A Belgian Air Force F-16 fighter plane crashed Thursday in western France, leaving one pilot caught on a high-voltage power line. "The pilot and co-pilot were able to eject themselves from their seats before the crash. The police later confirmed that emergency services had been able to free the pilot caught on the high voltage power line. "A 500m security perimeter has been set up around the site of the air crash and @gendarmerie is on site to secure the area. The public is requested to respect this security perimeter," the authorities said in a statement posted on Twitter.