National Guard to conduct nighttime fighter jet training

Metro Wire Staff

The 115th Fighter Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard will be conducting evening training flights beginning Monday. 

Residents across the state may see or hear F-16 fighter jets overhead until about 10 p.m. Oct. 5-8, and again Oct. 13-15. 

Training flights normally take place during daylight hours, but pilots and maintenance personnel are required to conduct nighttime operations as a part of their overall readiness, a news release from the Air National Guard said.

Pilots will follow flight paths designed to minimize noise, the news release said.