Hill ‘Vipers’ debut at TLP

THE SECOND Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP) of the year at Albacete air base in Spain saw the debut of F-16C/Ds from the US Air Force’s 388th Fighter Wing (FW) and the 419th FW, an Air Force Reserve Command unit attached to the 388th at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Eight F-16s were present for the exercise, marking the final deployment by the Fighting Falcon before the unit finally switches to the F-35. The detachment included: 87-393 ‘HL’, 88-042 ‘HL/421st FS’,