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  • CSAF, CMSAF visits 33rd Fighter Wing

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody visited Nomads here Oct., 1-2.During their visit, the two leaders toured the 33rd Weapons Load Training facility and 58th Fighter Squadron where they participated in round table discussions with officer,

  • Nomads compete in weapons load competition

    Samantha Egebrecht and her son, Preston, watch a weapons load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 30, 2015. Families and friends came out in support of load crew members participating in the event. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

  • F-35A Lightning II pilot receives safety award

    A 58th Fighter Squadron F-35A Lightning II pilot based here was recently awarded the Koren Kolligian Jr. trophy by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III for flight safety in a ceremony at the Pentagon Sept. 23.Capt. Timothy Killham, 58th FS flight commander, received this trophy that

  • 33rd Fighter Wing commander outlines mission, vision, priorities

    The 33rd Fighter Wing commander held his first commander’s call at the Academic Training Center, on Eglin Air Force Base, Sept. 11, 2015. During his comments, Col. Lance Pilch discussed the 33rd FW mission, the Air Force’s vision for the F-35 program and his priorities for the wing’s Airmen. Pilch,

  • 33rd maintainers launch F-35A’s towards IOC

    Airman 1st Class Zachary Weeks33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, puts his tools away in an Aerospace propulsion general maxi at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., August 4, 2015. Week’s responsibility on the flight line is to safely inspect and launch the F-35A Lighting II. (U.S. Air Force

  • Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force visits the 33rd Fighter Wing

    Airman 1st Class Kathy Butler, 359th Training Squadron student, shakes Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody’s hand at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 30, 2015. Cody awarded Butler her “Red Rope” which is a symbol or rank for Airmen leaders while they are in their technical schools. (U.S.

  • F-35 family fun day

    Senior Airman Sean Gregory, 33rd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, gives a presentation to 33rd Operations Support Squadron and 58th Fighter Squadron families for “Bring your family to work day” at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 31, 2015. The 33 OSS and 58 FS hosted

  • Strike Fighter Squadron 101 Changes Command

    The "Grim Reapers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101 held a change of command ceremony July 2 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.During the ceremony, Cmdr. James D. Christie relieved Capt. Frederick E. Crecelius as the commanding officer of VFA-101, the first F-35C Lightning II squadron in the

  • 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