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  • Fiesta of Flight airshow at Laughlin makes a comeback

    Over 16,000 spectators found their way to Laughlin Air Force Base to witness the historic 2024 Fiesta of Flight Open House, Airshow and STEAM Expo March 9. The Fuerza Aerea Mexicana (Mexican Air Force) made their first U.S. debut since 1944 with their T-6C+ Aerobatic Demonstration team, making

  • 60th Fighter Squadron Crows develop the skills and mindset for future combat

    The 60th Fighter Squadron and Aircraft Maintenance Unit conducted off-station training at Savannah Air National Guard Base, Georgia Feb. 2-22, 2024 where they aimed to maximize flight hours in the F-35A Lightning II by avoiding weather attrition, while learning to navigate a new airspace and working

  • Danish Parliament Members Visit Luke AFB

    Carsten Bach (left), Anne Berthelsen (center left), Peter Have (center right), and Hans Andersen (right), Denmark parliament members, stand in front of the 56th Training Squadron, Jan. 23, 2024 at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Members of Denmark’s parliament visited Luke AFB to learn about the 56th

  • Grim Reaper finds his rage

    For only the second time at Eglin Air Force Base, a Naval Aviator has been selected to dual qualify in the U.S. Navy’s F-35C and the Air Force’s F-35A.

  • Little known but much needed

    U.S. Army COL Samuel Saine, 4th Battlefield Coordination Detachment commander, and detachment leadership visited the 33rd Fighter Wing while conducting a battlefield circulation analysis to engage with and evaluate Ground Liaison Officers at Eglin Air Force Base, Jan. 25-26, 2017.

  • Finding his balance

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Bell finds balance between his life on active duty and within the community.

  • Nomads fire first missiles

    The 33rd Fighter Wing loaded and shot the first air-to-air missiles from an operational F-35A during a weapons system evaluation at Tyndall Air Force Base, Jan. 31, 2017. Individual AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles (AMRAAM) were loaded into four separate aircraft.

  • Bombs away for F-35A

    The 33rd Fighter Wing loaded and released the Air Education and Training Command’s first live bombs from an F-35A here, January 17.

  • 33rd Fighter Wing drops first live bombs

    Pilots from the 33rd Fighter Wing dropped live munitions from the F-35A for the first time here, January 17.Two aircraft each launched a live GBU-12 over the Eglin range marking a first for the Air Education and Training command.The F-35A can carry two thousand pounds of air-to-ground munitions in