Alabama NewsCenter — Alabama Air National Guard F-35 Lightning Red Tails take flight

By: Michael Tomberlin

It’s been more than six years since Alabama announced its Air National Guard was selected to be part of the new F-35A fighter jet program and join the U.S. Air Force in fielding the most advanced combat aircraft.

“Well, y’all, the wait is over,” Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said at a ceremony at Montgomery’s Dannelly Field on Feb. 9.

The ceremony marked the Alabama Air National Guard’s 187th Fighter Wing unveiling of its F-35 Lightning II Red Tail jets that form the 100th Fighter Squadron. The new jets are painted with red tails, a nod to the historic Black Tuskegee Airmen fighter pilots known as the Red Tails who trained in Tuskegee and earned legendary status in World War II.

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