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  • The exercise allowed military personnel to connect unclassified, classified, and EVOIP services in a remote location. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Renee Crugnale) 226 CCG conducts annual Copperhead Beacon XCOMM Exercise
    226 CCG conducts annual Copperhead Beacon XCOMM Exercise

    Staff Sgt. Renee Crugnale
  • The 187th Fighter Wing participates in the annual NorthernLightning exercise, a large force readiness exercise at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wis. on Aug. 5-16, 2024. Alabama F-35s participate in Northern Lightning 2024
    Alabama F-35s participate in Northern Lightning 2024

    Capt. Michael Luangkhot
  • The first jet from Lockheed Martin with Technology Refresh 3 software arrives at the 187th Fighter Wing, home of the Red Tails. First TR-3 F-35 arrives in Alabama.
    First TR-3 F-35 arrives in Alabama.

    Capt. Michael Luangkhot
  • The 187th Fighter Wing participated in their first exercise with the newly acquired fifth-generation fighter aircraft. Red Tails participate in their first exercise with the F-35s
    Red Tails participate in their first exercise with the F-35s

    1st Lt Michael Luangkhot
  • The training ensures our maintainers and pilots remain prepared to effectively accomplish the mission regardless of the hour of operations. Night Flying at the 187th Fighter WIng
    Night Flying at the 187th Fighter WIng

    1st Lt Michael Luangkhot
  • The 187th Fighter Wing showcases F-35A Lightning II heritage tail flash The 187th Fighter Wing showcases F-35A Lightning II heritage tail flash
    The 187th Fighter Wing showcases F-35A Lightning II heritage tail flash

    1st Lt Michael Luangkhot
  • The Viper Sunset ceremony bids farewell to our F-16 has the 187th FW prepare to transition to the F-35 Lightning II. Farewell to over 35 years flying the Viper
    Farewell to over 35 years flying the Viper

    Sgt. Cody Muzio

Red tail news & feature stories

  • The exercise allowed military personnel to connect unclassified, classified, and EVOIP services in a remote location. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Renee Crugnale)

    226 CCG conducts annual Copperhead Beacon XCOMM Exercise
  • The 187th Fighter Wing participates in the annual NorthernLightning exercise, a large force readiness exercise at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wis. on Aug. 5-16, 2024.

    Alabama F-35s participate in Northern Lightning 2024
  • The first jet from Lockheed Martin with Technology Refresh 3 software arrives at the 187th Fighter Wing, home of the Red Tails.

    First TR-3 F-35 arrives in Alabama.
  • The training ensures our maintainers and pilots remain prepared to effectively accomplish the mission regardless of the hour of operations.

    Night Flying at the 187th Fighter Wing
  • The 187th Fighter Wing participated in their first exercise with the newly acquired fifth-generation fighter aircraft.

    Red Tails participate in their first exercise with the F-35s.

ANG News

  • Sgt. Nicolas Cullop, 62nd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, Louisiana National Guard, operates the Man Transportable Robotic System Increment II, an advanced unmanned ground vehicle equipped with specialized chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear equipment. The robotic system can gather information from potentially hazardous environments.

    Robot Boosts Louisiana Guard Civil Support Team Readiness
  • Soldiers assigned to the National Guard Bureau take part in a Cybersecurity Awareness Month event at the Herbert R. Temple Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington Hall Station, in Arlington, Virginia, in October. The Guard brings a variety of skill sets to the cyber field and developed the Bring Your Own Device application, which allows Soldiers and Airmen to connect personal phones, tablets and other devices to the Defense Department network. The app was approved Army- and Air Force-wide earlier this year after more than two years of development and testing.

    Guard Members Bring Unique Capabilities to Cybersecurity
  • Two Airmen work on communications equipment inside of a trailer.

    104th Fighter Wing competes in Exercise Noble Skywave at Otis Air National Guard Base
  • C-130 Hercules performs first-ever landing zone touch-and-go training at Grand Forks AFB

    C-130 Hercules performs first-ever landing zone touch-and-go training at Grand Forks AFB
  • Gen. Gregory Guillot, commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Chief Master Sgt. John Storms, NORAD and USNORTHCOM Command senior enlisted leader, are briefed on the Western Air Defense Sector’s Agile Operations Center air picture management section by Royal Canadian Air Force Sgt. Guillaume Thibault at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 18, 2024.

    NORAD and USNORTHCOM Leaders Visit Western Air Defense Sector
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