23 OCT 2017 (04:28 UTC-07 Tango 06) 01 Aban 1396/02 Safar 1439/04 Geng-Xu (9th month) 4715
“We look forward to supporting Operation Inherent Resolve and proudly representing Alabama and our Tuskegee heritage. The importance of air superiority in any conflict cannot be overstated and it is our citizenry at home that makes it possible. We thank our community and civilian leadership for their awesome support.”-Colonel Randy Efferson, 187th Fighter Wing commander
National Guard personnel with the 187th Fighter Wing board a plane for the Middle East
It’s been revealed that last week, F-16 Falcons from Alabama Air National Guard’s 187th Fighter Wing landed at an undisclosed base in ‘Southwest Asia’.
Video of F-16 arrival:
3-hundred National Guard personnel were also deployed to support the F-16s in the never ending Operation Inherent Resolve. Local Alabama news media said the Department of Defense did not give a timeline for this latest deployment.
More F-16 arrival video:
“We are going to have to stop being the policemen of the world.”-Donald Trump, August 2015 interview with Hugh Hewitt