THE 319TH RECONNAISSANCE WING CONDUCTS COMBAT READINESS EXERCISE LETHAL GRIFFIN

LANGLEY AFB, Va., Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command issued the following press release:

Airmen assigned to the 319th Reconnaissance Wing participated in Combat Readiness Exercise Lethal Griffin Sept. 12-16, 2026, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota.Lethal Griffin tested the wing's ability to execute mission-essential tasks, project combat support operations, and employ the tactics, techniques and procedures necessary to operate against simulated-peer threats in a contested environment, says Capt. Matthew Swindler, the 319th Inspector General exercise planner.The five-day exercise consisted of two phases, generation and employment, designed to test the wing from deployment preparation through mission execution."The sce...