The Alabama Air National Guard is one step closer to getting a new operations and training facility for the 187th Fighter Wing at Dannelly Field, Ala., reports the Montgomery Advertiser. Officials broke ground on a new $10.9 million facility that will replace the wing’s current 50-year-old headquarters and put several functions under one roof. According to the newspaper, the unit has doubled in size since it moved from Birmingham in the 1950s.
Planning an Air Show Is Hard. At Andrews, It’s Even Harder
Sept. 17, 2025
Joint Base Andrews opened its flightline this month to thousands of civilians, exposing a normally restricted airbase that regularly hosts the president and foreign dignitaries to a curious public eager to see current and historic military aircraft up close and in action.
