The F-16's light weight and high thrust makes it an ideal interceptor, perfect to equip National Guard units. One such unit, the 196th Fighter Wing from Bana's ANG, became among the most active OADF fighter units of the Circum-Pacific War, downing over 120 enemy aircraft and dropping over 200 tons of ordnance throughout the course of the conflict. This aircraft, tail number 94-0902, was flown by Lt. Col. Mark "Coyote" Whitfield and was the plane in which he became an ace, downing five Yuktobanian fighters plus an assist over the course of one week
