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Air Force: Missing pilot had no chance to eject
Oct 18, 2009 07:17 EDT
Air Force: Missing pilot had no opportunity to eject after 2 F-16s collided off SC coastline. Authorities say an Air Force pilot had no opportunity to eject after a collision between two F-16 fighter jets offshore, and Coast Guard searchers say they've shifted efforts to finding his body and recovering the plane's wreckage.
U.S. F-16 pilot missing after mid-air collision
Oct 16, 2009 08:59 EDT
MIAMI (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard, Navy and Air Force were searching on Friday for the missing pilot of an F-16 fighter after his aircraft collided with another F-16 off the South Carolina coast during a night training exercise.
Search underway after F-16s collide over Atlantic
Oct 15, 2009 20:00 EDT
The US military launched a nighttime search for a pilot missing in the Atlantic ocean Thursday after two F-16 fighter jets collided, the US Air Force said.
F-16 collision prompts search for missing pilot
Oct 15, 2009 20:00 EDT
Rescue teams from the US Coast Guard and Navy were searching Friday for a pilot who went missing after two F-16 fighter jets collided off South Carolina's coast, the Air Force said.
F-16 collision prompts search for missing pilot
Oct 15, 2009 20:00 EDT
US Coast Guard and Navy rescue teams searched Friday for a pilot who went missing after two F-16 fighter jets collided off the coast of South Carolina, the Air Force said.
Air Force may buzz before bombing in Afghanistan
Aug 13, 2009 16:33 EDT
Air Force general: Warplanes may buzz enemy before bombing under new Afghanistan strategy. A new military approach in Afghanistan may mean buzzing rather than bombing the enemy, according to the general taking over the air war there.
Air Force: New 3-star in charge of Mideast command
Aug 04, 2009 15:57 EDT
Air Force: New 3-star general in charge of US Air Force in Mideast as Afghan war heats up. The Air Force is putting a new three-star general in charge of its forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and moving him from the United States to the front as the conflict in Afghanistan heats up.
Even military families feel sputtering economy
Apr 08, 2009 13:43 EDT
While her husband talked about his steady Air Force paycheck, Diana Carson recently strolled through a food pantry on this sprawling base, plucking a can of green beans, a few jars of baby food and a box of instant mashed potatoes from the shelves.
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Facts from the Wikipedia page:
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| USGS aerial image as of 7 Feb 1994 | |||
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| Location of Shaw Air Force Base | |||
| IATA: SSC – ICAO: KSSC – FAA: SSC | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military: Air Force Base | ||
| Owner | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Location | Sumter, South Carolina | ||
| Built | 1941 | ||
| Commander | Colonel JOSEPH T. GUASTELLA JR. | ||
| Occupants | 20th Fighter Wing, Ninth Air Force, United States Central Command Air Forces | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 242 ft / 74 m | ||
| Coordinates | 33°58′23″N 080°28′22″W / 33.97306°N 80.47278°W | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 4L/22R | 10,016 | 3,053 | Concrete |
| 4R/22L | 8,001 | 2,439 | Concrete |
| Sources: official web site[1] and FAA[2] | |||
