187th FW To Get F-35

[Reggie]

It’s spreading through the Alabama media that the 187th FW at Dannelly Field in Montgomery is getting the F-35 mission.

Major announcement by Gov. Ivey coming later today. No word on when.

Reggie

[MIKE JG]

They deserve it, they fly some of the oldest F-16s in the inventory.

[shaggy22]

Pulled off Facebook:

The USAF has selected Madison/Dane County Regional-Truax Field Air National Guard Base (WI) and Montgomery RAP/ Dannely Field (AL) as the preferred locations for the next two ANG F-35A bases.

The F-35As will arrive at these locations and will replace the aging F-16s. The USAF expects the F-35As to begin arriving at Truax Field in early 2023 and at Dannely Field later that year. Truax houses 115th FW and 176th FS while Dannely Field houses the 187th FW with 100th FS.

These locations remain preferred alternatives until the secretary of the Air Force makes the final basing decisions after the requisite environmental analysis is complete.

The Air Force also evaluated Gowen Field ANGB, Idaho, Selfridge ANGB, Michigan and Jacksonville Air Guard Station, Florida in this round of decisions. Those bases were reasonable alternatives, but not preferred. Previously, the secretary of the Air Force selected three active duty operational locations and one Air National Guard location—Hill AFB, Utah, RAF Lakenheath, England, Eielson AFB, Alaska and Burlington AGS, Vermont.

Additionally, the Air Force announced Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas as the preferred alternative for the first Air Force Reserve base.