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Alabama Air National Guard’s 187th Fighter Wing Promotes First Female Brigadier General

The Alabama Air National Guard’s 187th Fighter Wing promoted their first female brigadier general. General Tara D. McKennie first enlisted in the Air Force in 1989 as an airman basic and served six years of active duty. In a historic moment, surrounded by other members of the Alabama National Guard, she became the first female brigadier general in the Alabama…

Efforts Continue To Land New F-35 Fighter Jet In Montgomery’s Dannelly Field

The capital city is among four other cities competing to be the new home of two new units of F-35 Fighter Jets. The F-35 would replace the F-16’s currently used by the 187th Fighter Wing here at Dannelly Field. Colonel Randy Efferson, commander of the fighter wing explains the process to bring the F-35 here has been like so far….