{"id":2012834,"date":"2023-08-26T07:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T11:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-will-start-training-ukrainian-pilots-on-f-16s-at-air-base-in-arizona\/"},"modified":"2023-08-26T07:11:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T11:11:56","slug":"us-will-start-training-ukrainian-pilots-on-f-16s-at-air-base-in-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-will-start-training-ukrainian-pilots-on-f-16s-at-air-base-in-arizona\/","title":{"rendered":"US to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16s in Arizona."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-will-start-training-ukrainian-pilots-on-f-16s-at-air-base-in-arizona%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2012834&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>US to Train Ukrainian Pilots to Fly F-16 Fighter Jets<\/h2>\n<p>The United States is taking a significant step in \u2064supporting Ukraine&#8217;s defense against Russian forces \u2064by\u200d training Ukrainian pilots to fly U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets. This training program will commence at an Air National Guard base in October, \u200bas announced by the Pentagon on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative is part\u2064 of a joint effort between the U.S. and Europe to provide Ukraine with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-holds-military-drills-near-taiwan-as-biden-struggles-with-afghanistan-withdrawal\/\" title=\"China Holds Military Drills Near Taiwan as Biden Struggles With Afghanistan Withdrawal\">advanced fighter jets<\/a>. The announcement coincided with President Joe Biden&#8217;s conversation\u2064 with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, \u2062where they commemorated Ukraine&#8217;s Independence\u2062 Day and reiterated their commitment to \u200dcombat Russian aggression.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/ukraine-to-receive-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stealth-fighters-performance-not-living-up-to-the-price-tag\/\" title=\"Stealth Fighter\u2019s Performance Not Living Up to the Price Tag\">f-16s<\/a>-from-denmark-netherlands-5477989&#8243;>Ukraine to Receive F-16s from Denmark, Netherlands<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/21\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/us-approves-possible-500-million-sale-of-f-16-infrared-systems-to-taiwan-5480072\">US \u200cApproves Possible $500 Million Sale of F-16 Infrared Systems to Taiwan<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/24\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During their conversation, President Biden assured President Zelenskyy of an \u2063expedited approval for other nations to transfer \u200dtheir F-16s\u200d to Ukraine once the training is completed. This commitment was confirmed by the White House in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing his gratitude, President Zelenskyy took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to thank President Biden, Congress, and all Americans. He acknowledged\u2063 the crucial leadership of the U.S. in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-will-start-training-ukrainian-pilots-on-f-16s-at-air-base-in-arizona\/\" title=\"US to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16s in Arizona.\">rallying global support<\/a> for Ukraine, stating that it has enabled their struggle \u2063and shifted the course of\u2063 history towards good.<\/p>\n<p>While it\u200c will\u2063 take years of training to fully deploy F-16 squadrons, U.S. military officials emphasize the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brookings-institution-boosts-china-initiatives-linked-to-board-member\/\" title=\"Brookings Institution Boosts China Initiatives Linked to Board Member\">long-term support<\/a> they are\u2062 providing to Ukraine. Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon spokesman, clarified that this training program \u2063is\u200b not directly related \u200bto the ongoing counteroffensive but rather\u2062 aims\u2063 to enhance \u2064Ukraine&#8217;s defense capabilities in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The training will be conducted at Morris Air National Guard base in Tucson, Arizona. Ukrainian pilots will first undergo English instruction at Lackland\u2064 Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, to ensure their fluency meets the requirements for operating the aircraft.\u200d This language training will commence next month, according to Brig. Gen. Ryder.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has persistently sought American fighter jets to safeguard its cities and forces against Russian artillery and aviation. In recent days, Denmark, the Netherlands,\u2064 and Norway have also pledged to supply aircraft to Ukraine. \u200cTo \u200bavoid delays in \u200cbringing Ukrainian pilots up to speed, the United States has decided to join its European allies in this training program.<\/p>\n<p>Brig.\u2062 Gen. Ryder confirmed that\u200d the U.S. training program \u2062will accommodate several Ukrainian \u200cfighter pilots and dozens of maintenance personnel for the F-16 jets. The duration of training for experienced pilots can range around five months, covering various\u200c courses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US will train Ukrainian pilots to operate F-16 fighter jets, starting in October. This initiative aims to support Ukraine&#8217;s defense against Russian forces. The training will take place at an Air National Guard base, as part of a joint US-European effort to provide Ukraine with advanced fighter jets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2012835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2012834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2012834"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012834\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2012835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2012834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2012834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2012834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}