March 7, 2019 Flight Line to Cockpit: Maintainers Earn Pilot Slots “If you had told me three or four years ago that I would have this opportunity, I would have said you were crazy,” said Staff Sergeant Patrick Holmes during a short break in flying operations at a recent drill weekend here.
March 6, 2019 187th SFS Chief Awarded Bronze Star Medal Chief Master Sgt. David E. Sellers, 187th Security Forces Squadron manager, deployed as the Security Forces manager with the 455th Expeditionary SFS, was presented the Bronze Star Medal, March 2, 2019, in the Wing Auditorium on base.
Feb. 26, 2019 Red Tails Posturing for Fifth Gen Mission The Red Tails have begun a structural modernization movement to set the stage for the Red Tails’ upcoming F-35A mission at Dannelly Field, Alabama.
Jan. 25, 2019 Tuskegee Airman Flies Again With Virtual Reality Retired Air Force Lt. Col. George Hardy (center), a former Tuskegee Airman, flies the 187th Fighter Wing's new Virtual Reality flight simulator. Hardy, a decorated veteran with combat flights in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, was one of the first people to test the simulator that
Nov. 5, 2018 Red Tails conduct readiness exercise The 187th Fighter Wing participated in a base-wide readiness assessment November 2-3, 2018, here.
Oct. 14, 2018 Red Tails Embrace Mentorship The 187th Fighter Wing hosted the first speed mentoring opportunity for interested Red Tails here, yesterday.
Sept. 17, 2018 Tuskegee Airmen Legacy Soars Over Alabama Flashes of red can regularly be seen streaking through the skies around lower Alabama as pilots from the Alabama Air National Guard fly their F-16 Fighting Falcons, honing their skills in routine training flights. But keen-eyed observers searching the skies on Thursday, September 6th, 2018 could
Aug. 23, 2018 Alabama Air Guard officer leads Tropic Care medical training mission Lt. Col. James Jones, the officer in charge for the Tropic Care Maui County 2018 Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) mission, first learned about the IRT program from members of the Alabama Air National Guard who had participated in previous missions around the country. Jones is the bioenvironmental
Aug. 5, 2018 187FW Commander Highlights Priorites at All Call The 187th Fighter Wing held an all call for wing members August 5, 2018 outside the main hangar here.
Aug. 4, 2018 100FS Change of Command A new commander took charge of the 100th Fighter Squadron “Red Tails” during the squadron’s change of command ceremony here August 3, 2018. Maj. Robert Stimpson accepted responsibility of the squadron in front of Airmen, local leaders and family.