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  • Fight or Flight: Florida Air National Guardsman Takes Action

    When faced with uncertainty, people respond in various ways—some choose to flee, while others confront the challenge head-on. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Victoria Truppo, a personnel specialist with the 101st Air and Space Operations Group, saw a family in distress and sprang into action.

  • 125th Med Det 1 Conducts Successful Training Mission in Puerto Rico

    The 125th Medical Group, Detachment 1, based out of Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, recently completed a multifaceted training mission known as "Rollin Thunder 24" in Puerto Rico from August 8 to August 16, 2024. The operation was designed to enhance the unit’s air mobility

  • 125th Fighter Wing F-15s Showcase Air Superiority

    An F-15C Eagle assigned to the 125th Fighter Wing performs a training sortie at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, July 11, 2024. The F-15 Eagles are leaving the 125th FW near the end of 2024 and the unit is expected to receive F-35 Lightning II aircraft in early 2025. Conversion

  • Jan. 14 declared '114th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron Day'

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Anthony Surman, 114th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron commander, speaks at the city of Cape Canaveral's city council meeting held Dec. 19, 2023. The mayor signed a proclamation declaring Jan. 14, 2024 as '114th EWS Day' in honor of the unit's contributions to the city, their

  • FLANG Commander, State Command Chief visit Thunder Maintainers

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Richard L. Coffey, III, assistant adjutant general-air and commander of the Florida Air National Guard, and Chief Master Sgt. Angella Beckom, state command chief, Florida Air National Guard, visited Airmen of the 125th Maintenance Squadron to engage with members, field

  • 125th Fighter Wing fulfills 'Top Gun' wish

    The 125th Fighter Wing, in collaboration with the Make-A-Wish organization, fulfilled the wish of 10-year-old Easton to become a fighter pilot at the Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, Dec. 7, 2023. Easton underwent an exciting transformation as he stepped into the shoes of an F-15C

  • A Beloved Eagle Retires

    On Aug. 14, 2023, Maj. Brannon Ferguson, a pilot at the 159th Fighter Squadron, retired an F-15C Eagle by flying the jet to the "boneyard" at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. 

  • A pilot’s homecoming offers poetic end to storied career

    Lt. Col. Daniel Schiller’s last tour of duty as part of the Florida Air National Guard couldn’t be a more satisfying final act in his two-decade military career. Just months before his retirement, the fighter pilot and chief of safety at the 125th Fighter Wing returns to Colombia – the country where