125th Fighter Wing

NAS Jax commanding officer takes first F-15 flight

U.S. Air Force Col. Matthew French, 125th Fighter Wing commander, welcomes U.S. Navy Capt. Brian Weiss, Naval Air Station Jacksonville commanding officer, to the Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, FL for a familiarization flight on an F-15 aircraft Oct. 7, 2020. The flight supported the wing commander’s priority to maintain installation relationships with local military leaders.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. JeanPaul Heath, a 125th Fighter Wing ground transportation vehicle operator, is pictured with his wife, Utophias, in their residential home for seniors and special needs citizens of Jacksonville, FL, Sept. 15, 2020. In October, the Heath's will open the home to up to six adults who will have round-the-clock care including residential habilitation, social activities, meals, transportation and laundry services, among other community living benefits. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Chelsea Smith)

Citizen Airman brings hope and health to community

For Tech. Sgt. JeanPaul Heath, the long road to this full circle moment was predestined. In October, Heath, a 125th Fighter Wing logistics specialist and tractor trailer driver, along with his wife Utophias, will open a residential home for aging seniors and the disabled called A Heath’s Haven Inc., based in Jacksonville.

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Citizen Airman first in Air Force to pass 3,000 flight hours on CV-22 Osprey

JACKSONVILLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Fla. -- U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Luke Sustman, a CV-22 pilot, is pictured before a CV-22 Osprey aircraft at the Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Fla. on Aug. 13, 2020. Sustman achieves a first in the Florida Air National Guard by reaching 3,000 flight hours in the CV-22 Osprey aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard by Airman 1st Class Jacob Hancock)

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125th Fighter Wing supports first U.S. manned space launch in nine years

Florida Air National Guard F-15s from the 125th Fighter Wing, Jacksonville, Florida, conducted a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) mission, defending the skies over the Kennedy Space Center during the first manned space launch in nearly nine years, Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 30, 2020. NORAD is responsible for detecting, deterring, defending and if necessary, defeating any aviation threats to the citizens of North America and critical infrastructure, to included manned space launches. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Capt. Maxwell Anthony.)

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