Northern Lightning Exercise 2019

It became a biannual exercise in 2018 and 2019 and returned to an annual exercise in 2020.

Northern lightning exercise 2019. Northern Lightning began in the early 2000s before expanding into a large-scale exercise in 2015. Northern Lightning is a tactical level joint training exercise replicating todays air battle space with current and future weapons platforms. National Guard equipped with A-10 Thunderbolt II conducted close air support training at Fort McCoy as part of the Northern Lightning exercise.

Residents throughout central and southern Wisconsin may hear increased aircraft traffic overhead daily through approximately 10 pm. Volk Field CRTC is one of the premier training installations in the country due to its expansive airspace and the quality training the installation can simulate. Northern Lightning began in the early 2000s before expanding into a large-scale exercise in 2015.

Runway during the Northern Lightning exercise Aug. Northern Lightning is a tactical level joint training exercise replicating todays air battle space with current and future weapons platforms. It became a biannual exercise in 2018 and 2019 and returned to an annual exercise in 2020.

Northern Lightning is a tactical level joint training exercise replicating todays air battle space with current and future weapons platforms. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Heather Leveille. During the Northern Lightning training exercise.

Deliver a premier Air National Guard joint training environment replicating todays battle space with current and future weapons platforms. Northern Lightning began in the early 2000s before expanding into a large-scale exercise in 2015. Provide a tactical level joint training exercise emphasizing user defined objectives resulting in tailored scenario based full-spectrum high-end training.

Northern Lightning is a tactical level joint training exercise replicating todays air battle space with current and future weapons platforms. A 33rd Fighter Wing F-35A Lightning II takes off during the Northern Lightning exercise at Volk Field Wisconsin Aug. CAMP DOUGLAS Wis.