Operation Snowbird update

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The 149th Fighter Wing based out of Kelly AFB, Texas, will deploy 12 F-16 Fighting Falcons to Davis-Monthan Air Force as part of Operation Snowbird.

The aircraft will arrive in the Tucson area mid-April and will depart at the beginning of May.

During their brief stay, the pilots will comply with all of the base's traffic patterns, safety procedures and noise-abatement measures.

Visiting units use this unique training in preparation for upcoming deployments. Davis-Monthan and surrounding training sites offer visiting air crews similar conditions they would face in deployed environments, making the base and its assets ideal for combat training.

Operation Snowbird provides support for visiting flying units from U.S. military installations and allied partners needing to train in the optimal weather conditions and ample ranges of Southern Arizona.