Vermont Air National Guard Conducts Agile Combat Training Exercise

Airman 1st Class Hannah Piette, Low Observable Technician assigned to the Maintenance Squadron, talks with Staff Sgt. Hailey Sayles, crew chief assigned to the Maintenance Squadron, on the flight line at Northern Lightning, a training exercise held annually at Volk Field, Wis., Aug. 13, 2020. Over 200 Airmen from the Vermont Air National Guard attended attended the training which is the first time the 158th has participated in the exercise with the F-35s, which sees them working with F-22 Raptors and T-38 Talons assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., F/A-18E Super Hornets assigned to VFA-151, Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif., F-16 Falcons assigned to the Wisconsin National Guard, as well as L-159Es from Draken International acting as aggressor aircrafts conducting simulated combat missions in a joint-service environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Jana Somero)