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Romania to buy 24 F-16 aircraft worth USD 4.5 bn from the US (Nine O'Clock): The Pentagon announced yesterday that it had informed the US Congress on the prospect of selling to Romania 24 Lockheed Martin Corp F-16 fighters and the associated equipment, evaluated at USD 4.5 bln.

F-16 maintenance facility stays here, saving 200 jobs (Tucson Citizen): The U.S. Air Force won't move an F-16 fighter jet maintenance facility from Tucson, saving an estimated 200 local jobs, according to U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz.

Possible 4.5 billion dollar fighter sale to Romania: Pentagon (AFP via Yahoo! News): The Pentagon notified Congress on Monday of the possible sale of 48 F-16 fighters to Romania as part of a deal valued at 4.5 billion dollars.

U.S. May Sell Romania Lockheed F-16s for $4.5 Billion (Update1) (Bloomberg.com): May 19 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Defense Department may sell Romania a combination of new and used F-16 jet aircraft built by Lockheed Martin Corp. with a total potential value of $4.5 billion.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-05-19 19:28 Possible $4.5 billion fighter sale to Romania - Pentagon (Interactive Investor): WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - The Pentagon notified Congress on Monday of the possible sale of 48 F-16 fighters to Romania as part of a deal valued at $4.5 billion.

Fire robbed couple of retirement dreams (Asbury Park Press): Two days after an F-16 dropped a flare during a training mission and touched off a 17,000-acre wildfire, Loretta and Bill Gallagher caught the first glimpse of their very own. WEB EXTRA: Special series on Warren Grove fire I

Combining work with pleasure (The Washington Times): An F-16 fighter pilot in his day job - with two combat tours in Iraq under his belt and a third coming up -...

Year Ago F-16 Sparked Pineland Fire, Destroyed 17,000 Acres (NBC 10 Philadelphia): Thursday marked the anniversary of a devastating wildfire in South Jersey.

Investigators: Most Texas UFO reports can be explained (Houston Chronicle): Most of the 300 reported UFO sightings in Texas dairy country earlier this year were probably planets, cloud formations or stars, according to a group that investigates unidentified flying objects.

SL native and F-16 jet jockey takes part in NASCAR flyover (Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune): Cory Kestel, a native of Storm Lake, loves NASCAR racing. He also love flying jets for the military. This Saturday he'll get to experience both.