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  • Ready, Set, Fly! Checkered Flag 25-2

    DANNELLY FIELD, Ala. -- The 187th Fighter Wing, Dannelly Field, Ala., took part in Checkered Flag 25-2, Tyndall AFB, Fla., from April 29 – May 15, 2025. The exercise is designed to enhance air-to-air combat training against advanced threat aircraft in a contested environment.

  • 187th Fighter Wing: F-35A Hot Integrated Combat Turn

    DANNELLY FIELD, Ala. –The 187th Fighter Wing, home of the Red Tails conducted their first hot integrated combat turn (ICT) with live munitions for the Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP) on Tyndall AFB, Fla., May 7, 2025.

  • Alabama F-35s participate in Northern Lightning 2024

    DANNELLY FIELD, Ala. – The 187th Fighter Wing participates in the annual Northern Lightning exercise, a large force readiness exercise at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wis. on Aug. 5-16, 2024.

  • First TR-3 F-35 arrives in Alabama.

    DANNELLY FIELD, Ala. – The 187th Fighter Wing, home of the Red Tails received the first TR-3 F-35A Lightning II from Lockheed Martin on July 19, 2024.

  • Night Flying at the 187th Fighter Wing

    The maintainers and pilots at the 187th Fighter Wing conducted night training to hone their abilities to perform under the cover of darkness. Night Flying is a quarterly requirement for all pilots and simulates real-world situations that maintains their proficiency in navigation, decision-making and

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

    Sentry Savannah is the Air National Guard’s premier large force exercise dedicated to enhancing air combat capabilities for modern fighter jets. The exercise is held annually at the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Ga. and it brings together fighter units from across the Nation to train in a

  • F35s arrive to Dannelly Field

    The 187th Fighter Wing is scheduled to receive three F-35 Lightning II fighter jets at Dannelly Field, Alabama, December 5, 2023. The Red Tails are the third Air National Guard unit slated to transition to fifth generation fighter aircraft.

  • 187th Fighter Wing holds Mission Support Group Change of Command Ceremony

    U.S. Air Force Lt Col Charles P. Griggs assumes command of the 187th Fighter Wing Mission Support Group at Dannelly Field, Alabama, Aug. 5, 2023. Members of the wing bid farewell to the F-16 as the 187FW transitions to the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt.