To add to this and the comment above: Poland also flies the F-16. There'd been some commentary earlier in which Poland said they'd be willing to divest themselv

To add to this and the comment above: Poland also flies the F-16. There'd been some commentary earlier in which Poland said they'd be willing to divest themselves of their MiGs if they can get F-16s to replace them in order to maintain their force level requirements. My guess is that this transfer of the MiGs to the U.S. is to facilitate this exchange in a rapid manner that would take too long through regular procurement processes.