joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>Via <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Newsweek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newsweek</span></a></p><p>The first round of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukrainian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukrainian</span></a> pilots have completed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/F16" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>F16</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FghterJet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FghterJet</span></a> training at a military base in Arizona, advancing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kyiv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kyiv</span></a> one step closer to using the modern <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aircraft</span></a> in its <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AirNationalGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirNationalGuard</span></a> spokesperson <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ErinHannigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErinHannigan</span></a> told <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Politico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politico</span></a>'s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LaraSeligman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaraSeligman</span></a> that the pilots had been training at the 162nd Wing of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arizona</span></a> Air National Guard in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Tucson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tucson</span></a>. They are now headed to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> for additional training</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SlavaUkraini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SlavaUkraini</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GloryToUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GloryToUkraine</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-f-16-update-first-pilots-complete-training-1904709" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newsweek.com/ukraine-f-16-upda</span><span class="invisible">te-first-pilots-complete-training-1904709</span></a></p>