Seen here taxiing out for another mission during exercise Air Defender 2023. The South Dakota ANG had deployed seven aircraft to participate in this exercise.

Surf31 rolling out of the alert hangars on a practice scramble

SURF 32 F-16C conducts a low approach before landing back at March ARB

The South Dakota ANG is the proud owner of 175th FS Bulldogs. The F-16CM/DMs are painted in the Radar Absorbing Have Glass colours. Five aircraft arrived at Volk Field during Exercise Northern Lightning 2017 for just a lunch break during their air-superiority mission over nearby Wisconsin ranges. This Viper is armed with AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missiles on wingtip weapon stations 1 and 9, and underneath the wings (stations 2 and 8), the newest Sidewinder version, the AIM-9X is placed. Underneath the centre fuselage (station 8), an ALQ-184 Electronic Counter Measures pod is attached.