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125th Fighter Wing

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Multiple award-winning Airmen pose in a group photo with Florida National Guard leadership on stage.

Florida National Guard Honors Outstanding Airmen

Master Sgt. Chelsea Smith
An Airman looks up at a F-35A Lightning II aircraft while carrying a ladder on a flightline at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.

125th Fighter Wing Establishes Agile Combat Employment (ACE) Interoperability Baseline

Tech. Sgt. Marissa Welker
125th Fighter Wing leadership poses with local Jacksonville military leaders in a group photo in front of a F-35A aircraft.

125th FW hosts local Jacksonville military leaders

Tech. Sgt. Marissa Welker
Col. Mansour Elhihi, center, commander of the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter Wing, along with U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. William Ryals III, right, command chief, 125th Fighter Wing, walk with congressional staff delegates at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida.

Staff Delegates Visit Florida ANG's 125th Fighter Wing

Tech. Sgt. Marissa Welker
Two Air National Guard Airmen quickly fuel a F-35A Lightning II aircraft in a training exercise that ensures the jet can be refueled and quickly return to a mission.

125th Fighter Wing Enhances Combat Readiness with F-35A Hot Pit Training Operations

Crew chiefs execute hot pit training on a F-35A Lightning II aircraft at Jacksonville ANGB, Fla., Jan. 13, 2026. Hot pit training for the F-35A Lightning II strategically enhances airpower by enabling rapid refueling with the engines running, which significantly enhances the speed of combat sorties.

Tech. Sgt. Marissa Welker
Two Airmen in MOPP gear check each other's suits to ensure it's being worn correctly.

125th CES Prepares for Contaminated Environments

Tech. Sgt. Marissa Welker
Three Airmen use a tool to remove a panel off of the F-35A aircraft.

125th Fighter Wing Demonstrates Combat Readiness

The 125th Fighter Wing conducts intensive, combat-realistic sortie generation exercises to accelerate F-35 readiness by maximizing upgrade training and simulating wartime sortie rates for pilots, maintainers, and logisticians.

Tech. Sgt. Marissa Welker
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125th FW Leadership Serves Holiday Meals to Airmen

Tech. Sgt. Marissa Welker
Photo of U.S. Air Force Col. Mansour Elhihi, 125th Fighter Wing commander (left), in dress blues, passing the 125th FW guidon to U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. William Ryals, also in dress blues, who is the incoming 125th FW command Chief (right), during a change of responsibility ceremony at the 125th Fighter Wing in Jacksonville, Florida, Dec. 6, 2025.

125th Fighter Wing Change of Responsibility Ceremony

Staff Sergeant Thomas Keisler
The first F-35A Lightning II aircraft permanently assigned to the Florida Air National Guard's 125th Fighter Wing taxi on the flight line after landing at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, July 9, 2025.

125th FW Receives First Permanently Assigned F-35

Staff Sgt. Jacob Hancock
Photo of commander 'coining' Airman during a ceremony.

125th Fighter Wing Welcomes Newest Members

Staff Sgt. Jacob Hancock
Photo of personnel tightening straps on a pallet.

Changing Parts: 125th LRS Embraces F-35 Conversion

Senior Airman Brooke Keisler
An aircraft maintainer marshals in a F-35A Lightning II aircraft during its arrival.

Thunder and Lightning: 125th FW Welcomes First F-35A

Maj. Cammy Alberts

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