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News from the Oklahoma National Guard

NEWS | March 23, 2022

OK Air National Guard aircraft crashes, pilot unharmed

OKLAHOMA CITY  –   An Air Force F-16 assigned to the 138th Fighter Wing of the Oklahoma Air National Guard crashed today in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. The pilot safely ejected and was recovered with no serious injuries.
 
The 138th Fighter Wing is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but the pilot and aircraft were taking part in a routine training mission that departed from Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Texas.
 
Air Force and civilian emergency first responders immediately responded to the scene of the crash and have no reported injuries at this time.
 
The incident is under investigation and additional details will be provided once released by the Air Force.
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137th Special Operations Wing Airmen attended exercise Sentry South 26-2 Gulfport, Mississippi, March 2026. Sentry South 26-2 is a large force employment exercise focused on major combat operations and joint maritime opportunities in a contested or degraded operational environment. Sentry South 26-2 applies joint and combined war fighting doctrine against realistic and robust enemy integrated threat systems, all while under safe and controlled conditions. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Tech. Sgt. Caitlin Carnes)
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