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125th Fighter Wing

JACKSONVILLE ANG BASE SUSPENDED TRUSTED TRAVLER PROGRAM

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Noorie York, right, student flight noncommissioned officer in charge, 125th Force Support Squadron, 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard, poses for a photo with U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jennifer Clark, left, student flight train specialist, both assigned to the 125th Force Support Squadron, 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard, at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, Sep. 1, 2026.

One in four: how the Florida Air National Guard's student flight is producing more honor graduates than ever before

Airman 1st Class Ian Carton
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Victoria Routt, a firefighter assigned to the 125th Civil Engineer Squadron, 125th Fighter Wing, ascends the side of a training structure using a rope system during technical rescue training at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wisconsin, Aug. 26, 2026

125th Civil Engineer Squadron participates in Patriot Exercise

Sgt. 1st Class Brittany Conley
U.S. Air Force Col. Daniel Wittmer, commander of the 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard, greets Wing members as they arrive for their monthly unit training assembly at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, Aug. 16, 2026.

125th Fighter Wing Commander Greets Wing Members at the Gate

Airman 1st Class Ian Carton
U.S. Air Force Col. Daniel Wittmer, commander of the 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard, poses for a photo after Wittmer's first flight as the wing’s commander at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, Aug. 15, 2026

Col. Wittmer completes first flight as 125th FW commander

Airman 1st Class Ian Carton
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Franklin Hastings V, munitions flight chief, 125th Maintenance Squadron, 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard, hydrates after completing a 5K at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, July 2, 2026.

125th Fighter Wing hosts commemorative 250th anniversary 5K "fun run"

Tech. Sgt. Marissa Welker
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Scott Thompson, the public affairs superintendent for the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, speaks with a public affairs workshop participant at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, June 26, 2026.

125th FW public affairs hosts regional training event

Capt. Jonathan Padish
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Zachary Scaff, the command post NCOIC of training, assigned to the 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard, performs a simulated alert call notification with Staff Sgt. Allyson Franklin, a command post controller, in the command post at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, June 24, 2026.

125th Fighter Wing command post Airmen train for fighter alert missions

Master Sgt. Caila Arahood
U.S. Airmen and civilians assigned to the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter Wing, 125th Operations Group, 125th Security Forces Squadron, or the 125th Civil Engineer Squadron, engage with each other to discuss the handling of mock classified material during a Major Accident Response Exercise (MARE) training event at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, May 14, 2026.

125th Fighter Wing Conducts Major Accident Response Exercise (MARE)

Tech. Sgt. Marissa Welker
U.S. Air Force Capt. Jonathan Simms, director of operations with the 125th Communications Squadron, participates in a ruck march at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, May 2, 2026.

125th Mission Support Group Hosts Memorial Ruck March

Tech. Sgt. Marissa Welker
U.S. Air Force Col. Mansour Elhihi, left, commander of the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter Wing, greets Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan, right, during the Thunder and Lightning Ceremony at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, April 11, 2026.

125th Fighter Wing officially welcomes F-35A era

Tech. Sgt. Marissa Welker
Members of the Florida National Guard pose with members of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office after a crowd control and disturbance operations training exercise in Jacksonville, Florida, March 25, 2026.

Florida Guard and Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Forge Strategic Partnership to Enhance Domestic Response Capabilities

Tech. Sgt. Marissa Welker
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter Wing prepares to launch during training at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, March 23, 2026.

125th FW conducts F-35A operational training in the dark

Tech. Sgt. Marissa Welker
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jose Contreras, left, aircraft armament systems craftsman with the Florida National Guard’s 125th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, ensures that the munition is safely aligned to the aircraft prior to loading during a certification and training event at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, March 23, 2026.

125th Maintenance Squadron Undergos Timed Evaluations

Tech. Sgt. Marissa Welker
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
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
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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