Photo by Tech. Sgt. Derek Davis | 149th Fighter Wing (Texas Air National Guard) | 08.22.2024
1st Lt. Michael McCullough, an F-16 Fighting Falcon Student Pilot, assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, Air National Guard, conducts pre-flight checks before take-off during Operation Northern Cactus at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), Mich., August 23, 2024. Northern Cactus is a joint training exercise that takes members of the 149th Fighter Wing, headquartered at Joint Base San......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Derek Davis | 149th Fighter Wing (Texas Air National Guard) | 08.20.2024
Maj. Troy Masserant, an F-16 Fighting Falcon Instructor Pilot, assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, Air National Guard, conducts pre-flight checks before take-off during Operation Northern Cactus, a joint training exercise at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), Mich., August 21, 2024. Northern Cactus is an annual training event that takes members of the 149th Fighter Wing,......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Derek Davis | 149th Fighter Wing (Texas Air National Guard) | 08.20.2024
Maj. Matthew Morris, an F-16 Fighting Falcon Instructor Pilot, assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, Air National Guard, conducts pre-flight cheks before take-off during Operation Northern Cactus at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), Mich., August 21, 2024. Northern Cactus is a joint training exercise that takes members of the 149th Fighter Wing, headquartered at Joint Base San......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Derek Davis | 149th Fighter Wing (Texas Air National Guard) | 08.20.2024
Staff Sgt. Samir Almonte, a crew chief assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, Air National Guard, and Cpl. Antonio Salazar, a plane captain assigned to VMFA-311, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, Calif., conduct pre-flight checks before take-off during Operation Northern Cactus, a joint training exercise at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), Mich., August 21, 2024. Northern Cactus......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Derek Davis | 149th Fighter Wing (Texas Air National Guard) | 08.20.2024
Lance Cpl. Joshua Dagenais, an airframes technitian, assigned to VMFA-311, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, Calif. conducts post flight checks on an F-35 Lightning II Charlie during Operation Northern Cactus at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), Mich., August 21, 2024. Northern Cactus is a joint training exercise that takes members of the 149th Fighter Wing, headquartered at......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Derek Davis | 149th Fighter Wing (Texas Air National Guard) | 08.20.2024
An F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, Air National Guard, watches the sunrise before a day full of flight operations during Operation Northern Cactus at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), Mich., August 21, 2024. Northern Cactus is a joint training exercise that takes members of the 149th Fighter Wing, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas,......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Derek Davis | 149th Fighter Wing (Texas Air National Guard) | 08.20.2024
Staff Sgt. Samir Almonte, a crew chief assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, Air National Guard, and Cpl. Antonio Salazar, a plane captain assigned to VMFA-311, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, Calif. conducts pre-flight checks before take-off during Operation Northern Cactus a joint training exercise at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), Mich., August 21, 2024. Northern Cactus......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Derek Davis | 149th Fighter Wing (Texas Air National Guard) | 08.20.2024
Capt. Joshua Falgoust, an F-35 Lightning II Charlie Pilot, assigned to VMFA-311, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, Calif. poses for a photograph in front of an F-35 prior to take-off during Operation Northern Cactus at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), Mich., August 21, 2024. Northern Cactus is a joint training exercise that takes members of the 149th Fighter Wing, headquartered......