177th Fighter Wing | New Jersey Air National Guard

New York Air Guard Wing Welcomes New, High-Tech Helicopters

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148th Fighter Wing Completes PACAF Deployment

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Alaska National Guard Joins Flood Response in Kotzebue

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177th Fighter Wing Emblem

The 177th Fighter Wing is located at Atlantic City International Airport, in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. The 177th has been at this location since 1958. Our mission aircraft is the single seat F-16C Fighting Falcon. Since October 1998, the 177th has had an active involvement in Operation's Noble Eagle, Southern Watch, Northern Watch, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.

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Helicopter Hoist B-Roll during Exercise Northern Strike

177th Fighter Wing - NJ Air National Guard

Aug. 7, 2024 | 7:18

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Ivan N. Leontyuk, Helicopter Sea Combat Weapons School Atlantic naval aviation ordnanceman participates in a helicopter hoist operations as part of Exercise Northern Strike 24-2 at Lake Huron, Michigan, Aug. 6, 2024. Northern Strike 24-2, one of the Department of Defense's largest reserve component readiness exercises, is scheduled to take place at Michigan's National All Domain Warfighting Center from August 3-17, 2024. More than 6,300 participants from 32 states and territories and several international participants will converge at the NADWC. Northern Strike is the premier reserve component training event designed to build readiness with joint and partner forces in all domains of warfare. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Kevin Ray J. Salvador)