I saw that. It had me confused. That squadron takes retired jets and converts them into drones so they can be shot down later.
Yes they converted their first F-16 to fly remote just a few months ago. They showed it taking off and landing on the local TV news.
The pilot who was killed was flying with another F-16, I have no idea what they were doing.
Tyndall is also home to 3 squadrons of F-22s, probably the most at any one place in the world.