The National Guard is set to complete the training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets despite the United States running out of funds for additional weapons and assistance to Kyiv. General Dan Hokanson, the head of the Guard, stated that there are enough resources to continue the training that began in October at the Morris Air National Guard base in Tucson, Arizona.
The initiative to train Ukrainian pilots on the F-16 was announced by President Joe Biden in August as part of a multinational effort to provide Ukraine with advanced fighter jets. However, the Ukraine war fund, which has been used to send billions of dollars in weapons systems and assistance, has run out of money. Congress has been grappling with passing new aid for Ukraine, leading to a halt in the shipment of new weapons packages despite Russia's brutal bombardment campaign.
