Not your average test drive

Members of the 148th Fighter Wing, board a C-17 bound for Tyndall Air Force Base, FL. from Duluth Minn. to participate in training exercise Combat Archer January 22, 2010. Combat Archer will be the first operational test of the new Block 50 F-16 Falcons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Donald Acton/released)

Not your average test drive

Members of the 148th Fighter Wing, prepare to leave for Tyndall Air Force Base, FL. from Duluth Minn. to participate in training exercise Combat Archer January 22, 2010. Combat Archer will be the first operational test of the new Block 50 F-16 Falcons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Donald Acton/released)

148th Fighter Wing celebrates new aircraft

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar speaks during a wing celebration ceremony at the Duluth, Minn., ANG Base Apr. 30, 2010. Past and present members of the unit, friends and family, along with state and local officials gathered at the wing to celebrate the arrival of the new block 50 F-16C aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jason W. Rolfe/Released)

148th Fighter Wing celebrates new aircraft

U.S. Air Force Col. Frank Stokes, 148th Fighter Wing Commander, speaks with U.S. Rep. James Oberstar at a wing celebration ceremony at the Duluth, Minn., ANG Base Apr. 30, 2010. Past and present members of the unit, friends and family, along with state and local officials gathered at the wing to celebrate the arrival of the new block 50 F-16C aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jason W. Rolfe/Released)

Block 50 F-16 Fighting Falcons Arrive at the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn.

U.S. Air Force Colonel John Spencer, Jr., Vice Wing Commander, greats Maj. Matt Gynn as F-16C Block 50 Fighting Falcons from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany arrive at the 148th Fighter Wing Air National Guard Base, Duluth, Minn. Apr. 27, 2010. The aircraft is one of the first block 50 F-16s to arrive at the wing as the unit becomes the first Air National Guard unit to convert to the block 50 aircraft from Active Duty Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brett R. Ewald/Released)

Block 50 F-16 Fighting Falcons Arrive at the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn.

Three F-16C Block 50 Fighting Falcons from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany arrive at the 148th Fighter Wing Air National Guard Base, Duluth, Minn. Apr. 27, 2010. The aircraft are the first block 50 F-16s to arrive at the wing as the unit becomes the first Air National Guard unit to convert to the block 50 aircraft from Active Duty Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brett R. Ewald/Released)