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177th Fighter Wing flies night training on 7 nights starting Tuesday

F-16s from the New Jersey Air National Guard unit train after dark Nov. 3–6, Nov. 10 and Nov. 12–13, the wing says.

By Cape May Scanner
An F-16C from the 177th Fighter Wing takes off at night in full afterburner at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base
An F-16C from the 177th Fighter Wing takes off during night training in December 2022. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Andrew J. Moseley

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, Nov. 1, 2026 — The New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing will fly night training Nov. 3–6, Nov. 10 and Nov. 12–13, the wing announced on Facebook.

The wing flies F-16 fighter jets from the Atlantic City Air National Guard Base at Atlantic City International Airport. Its notice did not give start or end times or say where the jets will fly.

Night flying keeps the wing's pilots ready for overseas deployments and homeland defense, the Air National Guard has said.

Source: 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard.