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F-16 pilots from the 170th FS of the 183rd Fighter Wing at Capital Airport, Springfield, Illinois, flew in formation with MiG-29 Fulcrums over Krzesiny AB, Poland, during exercise Sentry White Falcon 2005 in June. The183rd, an Illinois Air National Guard unit, sent six F-16s to Poland. The US pilots met with their Polish counterparts and flew escort, intercept, and some air-to-ground missions with them. Ground crews from the 183rd also worked with their Polish equivalents. The Polish air force will start receiving its own F-16s in 2006. The aircraft will replace some of their Soviet-made fighters as the country modernizes its military to NATO standards.
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