A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II pilot assigned to the 187th Fighter Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, prepares for takeoff during exercise Sentry South 26-2 at the Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, Feb. 26, 2026. Sentry South 26-2 is a large force employment exercise focused on major combat operations and joint maritime opportunities in a contested or degraded operational environment. Sentry South 26-2 applies joint and combined warfighting doctrine against realistic and robust enemy integrated threat systems, all while under safe and controlled conditions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Wright)
| Date Taken: | 02.26.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.01.2026 16:36 |
| Photo ID: | 9543052 |
| VIRIN: | 260226-Z-CA329-2006 |
| Resolution: | 7952x4472 |
| Size: | 4.78 MB |
| Location: | GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI, US |
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