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U.S. Airmen Collaborate to Pack and Crate an F-16 Fighting Falcon for Transport to the Boneyard

  • United States Air Forces Central
  • Jan. 19, 2025 | 3:05

U.S. Airmen assigned to Aviano Air Base, Italy, and Hill Air Force Base, Utah, salvage, pack and crate an F-16 Fighting Falcon, Dec. 6, 2024, in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The two teams salvaged parts from the aircraft, saving the F-16 enterprise over $9.5 million dollars and removed the aircraft from the flightline, saving valuable space needed for working aircraft.
(Portions of the video have been blurred for operational security purposes.) (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Ricky Arnold)