Dec 11, 2020 2:11 PM
An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing, Madison, Wis., performs manuevers at Hardwood Range in Necedah, Wis., during the annual Northern Lightning exercise August 13, 2020. Northern Lightning is a full-spectrum Counterland training exercise hosted at Volk Field ANGB, providing a tailored, cost effective and realistic combat training for the Air National Guard and Total Force. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Mary Greenwood)
The Wisconsin Air National Guard releases the name of the pilot killed in a training crash this week. Captain Durwood “Hawk” Jones went down with his F-16 fighter in a forest in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The unit’s commander, Colonel Bart Van Roo says the investigation into the crash is a deliberate process. The 115th Fighter Wing has grounded flights for now until investigators figure out what caused the crash. Jones was a decorated veteran of combat flights in Afghanistan.