U.S. Air Force Stands Up New F-16 Aggressor Unit

Brian Everstine May 15, 2023

An F-16 aggressor aircraft at Nellis AFB, Nevada. 

Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force has stood up a fourth aggressor squadron, comprising older, fourth-generation aircraft to allow other squadrons to focus on fifth-generation training. The 706th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis AFB, Nevada, was stood up during a May 5 ceremony with the designation going into effect on...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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