{"id":4164,"date":"2023-05-01T11:16:43","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T10:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rapcon.org\/?p=4164"},"modified":"2023-07-05T12:46:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T11:46:22","slug":"4164","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rapcon.org\/?p=4164","title":{"rendered":"Tucson IAP AZ  (May-23)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was evident from our visit here in May 2023 that the 162nd Fighter Wing has recently received a number of F-16 aircraft from other units throughout the USA, notably from :-<\/p>\n<p>93 FS \u00a0(Homestead, FL)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0119 FS\u00a0 (New Jersey ANG)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0120 FS\u00a0 (Colorado ANG)<\/p>\n<p>121 FS\u00a0 (DC ANG)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 176 FS \u00a0(Wisconsin ANG)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0182 FS\u00a0 (Texas ANG)<\/p>\n<p>In addition, a large number of based aircraft were noted in the Have Glass V dark grey paint scheme which is applied as a radar cross section reduction measure.\u00a0 It might therefore be concluded that the brightly coloured tails that 162nd F-16s have sported for many years, will eventually become a thing of the past.<\/p>\n<div id=\"flickr_72177720309455971_3975\"><div class=\"slickr-flickr-galleria landscape m800  original\" style=\"visibility:hidden;\"><p class=\"nav m800\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"prevSlide\">&laquo; previous<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"startSlide\">start<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"stopSlide\">stop<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"nextSlide\">next &raquo;<\/a><\/p><ul><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014743280_bd06e12abb_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014743280_bd06e12abb_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;C-17A  05-5140&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014525129_4fef2c4db7_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014525129_4fef2c4db7_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16A  93-0726&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014367951_07321e9cdc_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014367951_07321e9cdc_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16A  93-0763&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014525124_8fb4f4dc89_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014525124_8fb4f4dc89_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16A  93-0772&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014743335_860838cdc3_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014743335_860838cdc3_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16A  93-0799&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53013773362_fe27a84d5b_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53013773362_fe27a84d5b_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16C  85-1552&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014368031_ecd5178403_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014368031_ecd5178403_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16C  86-0212&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014743360_91f1a30359_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014743360_91f1a30359_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16C  86-0302&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53013773432_7df945f0f2_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53013773432_7df945f0f2_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16C  86-0346&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014743400_c7cb71af5b_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014743400_c7cb71af5b_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16C  87-0260&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014842118_653b27627b_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014842118_653b27627b_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16C  87-0275&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014525234_f086f5f131_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014525234_f086f5f131_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16C  87-0361&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014368131_0d0e2f4f55_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014368131_0d0e2f4f55_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16C  88-0427&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53013773537_1f4a2b9bb3_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53013773537_1f4a2b9bb3_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16C  89-2091&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014368136_b377fd59d1_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014368136_b377fd59d1_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16C  89-2100&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014842233_125bf4371b_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014842233_125bf4371b_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16C  90-0715&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014525329_ac1d60157f_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014525329_ac1d60157f_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16C  90-0741&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014525354_fd1c60741b_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014525354_fd1c60741b_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16D  87-0365&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53013773647_213aeef8ab_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53013773647_213aeef8ab_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16D  88-0156&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014368236_7dac30086a_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014368236_7dac30086a_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16D  88-0173&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014842308_be02c59cea_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014842308_be02c59cea_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;F-16D  89-2156&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014368206_24dc390c22_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/53014368206_24dc390c22_s.jpg\" title=\"&lt;span&gt;MC-12S  10-00739&lt;\/span&gt;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><p class=\"nav m800\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"prevSlide\">&laquo; previous<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"startSlide\">start<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"stopSlide\">stop<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"nextSlide\">next &raquo;<\/a><\/p><\/div><div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was evident from our visit here in May 2023 that the 162nd Fighter Wing has recently received a number of F-16 aircraft from other units throughout the USA, notably from :- 93 FS \u00a0(Homestead, FL)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0119 FS\u00a0 (New Jersey ANG)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0120 FS\u00a0 (Colorado ANG) 121 FS\u00a0 (DC ANG)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 176 FS \u00a0(Wisconsin ANG)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0182 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