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187th Fighter Wing

Montgomery, AL, US

187th Fighter Wing

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Current Personnel:

Billy Blankenship

Airman 1st Class Andre Bordlee

Staff Sgt. Renee Crugnale

Tech. Sgt. Jeffery Foster

Capt. Michael Luangkhot

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News Stories:

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Publications:

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Featured Video

Red Tails Mission Video 2020 - 4K

Mission video for the 187th Fighter Wing Red Tails. The primary mission of the wing is to deliver combat ready Airmen and aircraft for rapid deployment anytime, anywhere.

Taken: 03.08.2020 | Video by Staff Sgt. William Blankenship

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Recent News Stories

Ready, Set, Fly! Checkered Flag 25-2

06.04.2025 | Story by Capt. Michael Luangkhot

DANNELLY FIELD, Ala. -- The 187th Fighter Wing, Dannelly Field, Ala., took part in Checkered Flag 25-2, Tyndall AFB, Fla., from April 29 – May...

187th Fighter Wing: F-35A Hot Integrated Combat Turn

05.14.2025 | Story by Capt. Michael Luangkhot

DANNELLY FIELD, Ala. –The 187th Fighter Wing, home of the Red Tails, conducted their first hot integrated combat turn (ICT) with live munitions...

226 CCG conducts annual Copperhead Beacon XCOMM...

09.10.2024 | Story by Capt. Michael Luangkhot

The 226th Combat Communications Group (CCG) conducted a large-scale contested environment exercise, 5-8 September 2024.

Alabama F-35s participate in Northern Lightning 2024

08.06.2024 | Story by Capt. Michael Luangkhot

DANNELLY FIELD, Ala. – The 187th Fighter Wing participates in the annual Northern Lightning exercise, a large force readiness exercise at Volk...

First TR-3 F-35 arrives in Alabama.

07.19.2024 | Story by Capt. Michael Luangkhot

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

05.31.2024 | Story by 1st Lt. Michael Luangkhot

The maintainers and pilots at the 187th Fighter Wing conducted night training to hone their abilities to perform under the cover of darkness....

Red Tails participate in their first exercise with...

05.23.2024 | Story by 1st Lt. Michael Luangkhot

DANNELLY FIELD, Ala. -- The 187th Fighter Wing participated in Sentry Savannah 2024, a 12-day large force exercise at the Air Dominance Center in...

The 187th Fighter Wing showcases F-35A Lightning II...

01.12.2024 | Story by 1st Lt. Michael Luangkhot

The 187th Fighter Wing showcases the first ever heritage painted F-35A Lightning II in the United States Air Force honoring the Tuskegee Airmen,...

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Recent Videos

187th Fighter Wing Mission Video 2024

11.16.2024 | Video by Billy Blankenship

This is the updated mission video for the 187th Fighter Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, for 2024. (U.S. Air Force video by Master Sgt. William...

187th Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron Munitions...

11.15.2024 | Video by Tech. Sgt. Jeffery Foster

187th Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron Munitions Systems Specialists assemble Guided Bomb Units (GBU-12)s at Dannelly Field, Ala., Nov. 15, 2024....

The time is now...

02.09.2024 | Video by 1st Lt. Michael Luangkhot

The 187th Fighter Wing unveiled the new Alabama Air National Guard’s F-35 Lightning II fighter jet during an event at Dannelly Field, Alabama on...

It Takes Everybody

09.22.2023 | Video by Billy Blankenship

Col. Christopher Germann, the 187th Fighter Wing's maintenance group commander, talks about how the Red Tails find success through the efforts of...

Relevant

09.05.2023 | Video by Billy Blankenship

Col. Jay Spohn, 187th Fighter Wing's deputy commander, talks about using the F-35 aircraft within agile combat employment. The wing is expected to...

Viper Sunset

04.21.2023 | Video by Billy Blankenship

Col. Brian Vaughn, 187th Fighter Wing commanser, speaks during Viper Sunset, an event celebrating the wing's history with the F-16 aircraft, April...

Family

11.14.2022 | Video by Billy Blankenship

Col. Brian Vaughn, the 187th Fighter Wing commander, talks about how the Red Tails are a family and the need for those bonds to be successful in...

Project Krayt Video

08.05.2022 | Courtesy Video

Project Krayt Video

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Recent Images

187th Fighter Wing: F-35A Hot Integrated Combat Turn

05.07.2025 | Photo by Airman 1st Class Andre Bordlee

U.S Air National Guard Airmen from the 187th Fighter Wing, Maintenance Group stand by an AIM-120 at the flight line on Tyndall AFB, Fla., May 7,...

Ready, Set, Fly! Checkered Flag 25-2

05.07.2025 | Photo by Airman 1st Class Andre Bordlee

An F-35A Lightning II heritage tail flash assigned to the 187th Fighter Wing remains on the flight line during Checkered Flag 25-2 after the...

187th Fighter Wing F-35s: Gas and Go

03.21.2025 | Photo by Capt. Michael Luangkhot

An F-35A Lightning II’s assigned to the 187th Fighter Wing approaches the boom of the 117th Air Refueling Wing’s KC-135R Stratotanker on March...

187th Fighter Wing hazardous material training exercise

02.09.2025 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Renee Crugnale

U.S. Air National Guardsmen with the 187th Fighter Wing adjust their masks while training to prepare for different types of hazardous warfare in a...

Redtails conduct Chemical, Biological, Nuclear, and...

02.09.2025 | Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeffery Foster

Red Tails conduct Chemical, Biological, Nuclear, and High yield Explosives training at Dannelly Field, Alabama, February 9th, 2025. This training...

187th Fighter Wing hosts Legacy Class Military and...

11.14.2024 | Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeffery Foster

Members of the Legacy Class pose for a picture in front of a F-35 Lightning II aircraft at Dannelly Field, Ala., on Nov. 14, 2024. The class was...

226 CCG conducts annual Copperhead Beacon XCOMM...

09.07.2024 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Renee Crugnale

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Chavez Rollins, an RF Transmission Specialist with the 232nd Combat Communications Squadron (CBCS), connects an Airbus to...

226 CCG conducts annual Copperhead Beacon XCOMM...

09.07.2024 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Renee Crugnale

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Chavez Rollins, an RF Transmission Specialist with the 232nd Combat Communications Squadron (CBCS), connects an Airbus to...

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