The Montana Air National Guard’s 120th Fighter Wing kicked off its conversion from F-16 to F-15 fighters with a staged “demolition” of an aircraft hangar last week, reports Peter Johnson of the Great Falls Tribune. The wing is to receive $20 million in the next two years for five more construction projects. The Air Force targeted the unit to lose its F-16s, but the BRAC 2005 commission overruled that in favor of swapping F-16s for F-15s. USAF plans to put upgraded “Golden” Eagles with the 120th FW. MANG officials say they have received $1.2 million for the first two of seven projects, since the commission authorized the conversion. The MANG pilots will have strictly an air-to-air role once they get the F-15s from a Missouri Air Guard unit.
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.
