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  • First Marine graduates Air Force’s only F-35 intelligence course

    The first U.S. Marine Corps officer graduated the Air Force’s only F-35 Lightning II Intelligence Formal Training Unit course, June 24, on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.The formal course combines fifth-generation fighter-specific and general intelligence academics applicable to the F-35 and the low

  • 19 years later, 19 still remembered

    In keeping with tradition, the men and women of the 33rd Fighter Wing held the 19th Khobar Towers memorial ceremony here, June 25, to remember 12 fallen Nomads and seven other service members.On June 25, 1996, a truck-bomb was detonated adjacent to Khobar Tower in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, that

  • CAP cadets learn about Air Force pilot training

    Civil Air Patrol cadets from across the country traveled to Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, June 22-26 to participate in the 2015 Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Familiarization Course.The course, held here annually, exposes the cadets to Air Force flight training.Offering a head

  • Community opens joint small arms range

    It became an historic day on May 8, 2015, when Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant came to Lowndes County, Mississippi, to officially open a new small arms range. The range will be used jointly by Columbus Air Force Base Airmen, Lowndes County, city of Columbus and other local law enforcement

  • Hecker assumes command of 19th Air Force

    Maj. Gen. James B. Hecker assumed command of 19th Air Force in a ceremony here June 23.Gen. Robin Rand, commander of Air Education and Training Command who presided over the ceremony, spoke to the importance of the 19th Air Force and the opportunity that awaits Hecker.“All aviators start in the 19th

  • F-35s gas up on fly

    F-35 Lightning II fighter pilots from the 61st Fighter Squadron connected with Airmen from the Arizona Air National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing June 5 to practice air-to-air refueling.The 161st ARW is right down the road in Phoenix and provides a valuable service to Luke Air Force Base and its

  • Aussie F-35s rack up 100th sortie

    The Royal Australian Air Force hit the century mark at Luke Air Force Base June 3 as their F-35s notched their 100th sortie.The partner nation is the first of 10 countries beyond the U.S. to arrive and train on F-35s at Luke. Australia currently has two of the fifth-generation jets assigned to the

  • Brig. Gen. Guastella addresses JSUPT 15-10 graduates

    A veteran Air Force aviator touted professional service and sacrifice as part of his keynote speech during a Joint specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training graduation at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 12.Just weeks before being promoted to major general and assuming a NATO post, Brig. Gen.

  • New Nomad takes the helm at fighter wing

    The 33rd Fighter Wing welcomed a new commander, June 19, in an official ceremony attended by personnel, their families, community members and Team Eglin partners.Col. Lance R. Pilch formally accepted the role when he received the wing flag from Brig. Gen. John A. Cherrey, Air Education and Training

  • An open letter to the Nomads of the 33 FW

    Nomads, as my time here at the 33rd Fighter Wing comes to an end, I’d like to take a moment to thank you and reflect on the accomplishments we’ve achieved in the past two years. These accomplishments were not because of me, but a product of your dedication to the F-35 program through your hard work,