US Will Start Training Ukrainian Pilots on F-16s at Air Base in Arizona

US Will Start Training Ukrainian Pilots on F-16s at Air Base in Arizona
Air Force F-16 fighter jet is on display during the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, north of Paris, France, on June 19, 2023. Lewis Joly/AP Photo
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WASHINGTON—The United States will start training Ukrainian pilots to fly U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, beginning at an Air National Guard base in October, the Pentagon said Thursday.

The training is part of a U.S. and European effort to get the advanced fighter jets to Ukraine for its defense against invading Russian forces.