HOW USAF F-16 SQUADRONS ARE ORGANIZED There are 15 F-16 active operational units, with 10 in Air Combat Command(ACC), two in U.S. Air Forces in Europe, and three in Pacific Air Forces. Somesquadrons have 18 primary aircraft while others have 24, which is preferred.The plan is for the Air Force to have 427 primary mission aircraft in the active-duty component in FY 2001 with another 420 in the air reserve component. TheF-16C is a single-seat aircraft, and the D is a two-seat model. Crew ratios are 1.25 with additional two billets for the command element so typicallysquadrons have either 25 or 32 pilots authorized. In a squadron authorized 25 pilots, the grade breakout of pilots is designed to be two O-5, three O-4, nine O-3, and 16 O-2. Additional F-16 pilots are authorized at wing and above winglevel. For the coming year, the Air Force will produce about 136 new F-16 pilotsfor the active-duty component and another 34 for the Air National Guard andAir Force Reserve. However, the emphasis on pilot data shown below will be onpilots assigned at the squadron level in the active-duty component.