Air Force
GalleryMore than 1,000 troops involved in latest iteration of Sentry Aloha
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January 27, 2026
F-22A Raptors assigned to the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Fighter Wing fly in formation near Hawaii during the 2026 iteration of the exercise Sentry Aloha, Jan. 22, 2026. (Michael Swingen/U.S. Air National Guard)
Air National Guard units from across the country are in Hawaii for the latest iteration of Sentry Aloha, a large-scale exercise hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Wing, which is the largest wing in the ANG.
Sentry Aloha 26-1 began on Jan. 14 and is slated to continue until Wednesday. The exercise, which has been held for more than 20 years, is intended to provide realistic combat training.
The current iteration involves over 1,000 personnel and 41 aircraft from seven states, according to the Hawaii Air National Guard, up several hundred from the roughly 700 personnel involved in the exercise two years ago.
F-15 Eagles assigned to the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing taxi as an F-22 Raptor departs for a training sortie during exercise Sentry Aloha 26-1 at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, Hawaii, Jan. 14, 2026. (U.S. Air National Guard)
Fighter jets fly in formation near Hawaii during Sentry Aloha 26-1 on Jan. 22, 2026. The featured aircraft are: an F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing; F-22A Raptor aircrafts assigned to the Hawaii ANG’s 154th Fighter Wing; and an F-15C Eagle aircraft assigned to the Louisiana ANG’s 159th Fighter Wing. (Michael Swingen/U.S. Air National Guard)
An F-35 Lightning II assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, flies during exercise Sentry Aloha 26-1 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (Mysti Bicoy/U.S. Air National Guard)
Aircraft assigned to the Louisiana ANG’s 159th Fighter Wing, Hawaii ANG’s 154th Fighter Wing, Wyoming ANG’s 153d Airlift Wing, Wisconsin ANG’s 128th Air Refueling Wing and 115th Fighter Wing fly in formation during Sentry Aloha 26-1. (Michael Swingen/U.S. Air National Guard)
An F-15 Eagle with the Louisiana ANG’s 159th Fighter Wing during exercise Sentry Aloha. (Mysti Bicoy/U.S. Air National Guard)