Guard F-16s Kept Pace on Deployment, but Edge Wears Thin

Guard F-16s Kept Pace on Deployment, but Edge Wears Thin

An F-16 Air National Guard unit’s six-month deployment to Kadena Air Base, Japan, this year illustrated the capabilities the Guard’s oldest fighter units can still offer—but also the challenges they face, officials told reporters this week. On one hand, leaders said the Colorado ANG’s 120th Fighter Squadron was largely able to keep pace with its fifth-generation teammates and hone its Agile Combat Employment skills throughout the Pacific. But …