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  • The Red Tails: Owning the Night

    The 187th Fighter Wing is conducting essential night flying training with its F-35A Lightning II jets from March 17-26, 2026, to ensure pilots are ready for combat missions in any lighting condition.

  • The 187th Fighter Wing sharpens their combat edge during Sentry South 26-2

    DANNELLY FIELD, Ala. – The 187th Fighter Wing proved its operational capabilities during exercise Sentry South 26-2, a large force exercise running from Feb. 20 to March 4, 2026. The wing projected airpower from home station while deploying a small, self-sufficient maintenance team to a forward

  • Readiness Rolling Out: 187 FW prepares for DLE 2025

    DANNELLY FIELD, Ala. -- Airmen with the 187th Fighter Wing conducted a rapid cargo movement at Dannelly Field, Alabama, July 1-2, 2025, in support of the wing's participation in Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC), a Department-Level Exercise (DLE) demonstrating rapid deployment capabilities.

  • 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