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  • Dannelly honors six fallen unit members during annual Memorial Ceremony

    In observance of Memorial Day, 187th Fighter Wing members, along with veterans and family, took a moment to pay respect to six unit members who died in the past year.  The ceremony was held in Memorial Park at Dannelly Field Air National Guard Base.During the memorial, several military customs were

  • 187th Fighter Wing heading to Nevada

    Less than five months after returning from the first-ever six-month combat deployment for an Air National Guard fighter wing, more than 100 members of the 187th Fighter Wing are now deploying to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. This deployment will support the U. S. Air Force Weapons School and is an

  • Wingman Concept: helping each other anytime, any place

    Sirens and loud bangs are my trigger; something falls on the floor with a loud crash and my heart starts racing. My eyes scan around the room while my hands instinctively start to reach for the M-16 assault rifle that I carried with me for six months. Then I remember my M-16 was turned in months ago

  • Team “Red Tails” emerges victorious in Spartan Race

    Members of the Alabama Air National Guard's 187th Fighter Wing gathered in Conyers, Ga. March 8 to participate in an extreme four and a half mile long obstacle course called the Spartan Race.The members of the 187th drew inspiration from their military heritage of the Tuskegee Airmen by naming their

  • 187th Fighter Wing trains to fight in the dark.

    The 187th Fighter Wing conducted night flying operations Feb. 18th through 28th. In order to help the pilots fly the F-16 Fighting Falcon during low light and night missions, the pilots have night vision goggles (NVG) mounted on their helmets."Our tasking is for 24 hour operations and we have to be

  • Members of 187th Fighter Wing graduate from Airman Leadership School

    Four members of the 187th Fighter Wing graduated from Maxwell Air Force Base's Airman Leadership School class 14-2, Feb. 13. Out of the graduating class of 20 Senior Airmen, four are members of the 187th Fighter Wing: Senior Airman Corey Andrews from the Civil Engineer Squadron, Senior Airmen

  • 187th Fighter Wing participate in Green Flag East

    More than 145 Airmen and eight F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 187th Fighter Wing, Dannelly Field Air National Guard Base, Ala., traveled to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., to participate in Green Flag East, Jan.12-28.Green Flag is a simulated combat operation held between Barksdale Air Force