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  • F-35 Accident Investigation Complete

    A failure of the third-stage rotor of the engine fan module caused a June 23, 2014, engine fire in an F-35A Lightning II, according to an Air Education and Training Command Accident Investigation Board report released today.  The F-35A, which was assigned to the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter

  • First female F-35 pilot begins training

    Lt. Col. Christine Mau, 33rd Fighter Wing Operations Group deputy commander, completed her first training flight in the single-seat fifth-generation fighter following 14 virtual training missions in the Full Mission Simulator at the F-35 Academic Training Center. “It wasn’t until I was taxiing to

  • Nomads lock and load in first F-35A weapons load competition

    The 33rd Fighter Wing held its first weapons load competition here, April 3, since the 2009 draw down of the F-15C Eagle mission, to determine the best F-35A Lightning II weapons load crew.Earning the title of the best load crew in the 33 FW was Staff Sgt. Timothy Gaulden, crew six load crew chief

  • RAAF pilot paves future with first F-35 flight

    A Royal Australian Air Force pilot, Squadron Leader Andrew Jackson, made history here, March 18, after completing his first training flight in the F-35A Lightning II.“It’s quite humbling when stepping into a new jet,” said Jackson. “I just tried to take my time, remember the things I’ve been taught

  • F-35 team honored with top modeling and simulation award

    The National Training and Simulation Association selected the F-35 Lightning II Training System for the 2014 Modeling & Simulation Award, here.The award recognizes the U.S. Air Force's 33rd Fighter Wing, the F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin for delivering an effective, immersive

  • F-35 water survival instructor keeps training afloat

    Within the 33rd Fighter Wing, innovation doesn't end at the flight line, but finds its way into a 12-foot swimming pool where new F-35 pilots are now able to seamlessly complete their F-35 water survival training.During the F-35 aircrew flight equipment shop water survival training here, pilots are

  • First F-35A operational weapons load crew qualified

    Three Airmen with the 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit became the first qualified operational weapons load crew for the F-35A Lightning II during a qualification load here, Oct. 10.Staff Sgt. Zachary Watts, the 58th AMU crew one load crew chief, leveraged his 10 years of experience loading munitions