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33rd AMXS Airman conducts hot pit refueling on F-35

Senior Airman Max Todd, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, closes the maintenance interface panel after a hot pit refueling at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 13, 2016. A hot pit refuel allows aircraft to quickly launch after refueling and is a common practice across the Air Force, especially during wartime. The F-35A Lightning II can hold close to 17,000 pounds of fuel in its tank, this practice gets the aircraft refueled in as few as 20 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)
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33rd FW Airman’s journey to citizenship

Airman 1st Class Jae Yen Kim, 33rd Fighter Wing resource advisor, stands with the American flag at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 4th, 2016. Kim recently received his United States citizenship after complications caused a nine month delay. With his citizenship secured, the budget specialist plans to apply to officer training school to commission as a cost analysis officer. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)
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LO Airman maintains F-35A panel

Senior Airman Tyler Quayle, 33rd Maintenance Squadron low observable maintenance journeyman, holds an F-35A Lightning II panel steady as he replaces a grommet at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 28, 2016. The low observable maintenance shop conducts maintenance and inspects panels for structural damage daily. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)
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LO Airman maintains F-35A panel

Senior Airman Tyler Quayle, 33rd Maintenance Squadron low observable maintenance journeyman, cleans the slot of an F-35A Lightning II panel before replacing a grommet at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Fla., April 28, 2016. The panel must be prepared with a cleaning agent to ensure adhesives can properly bond to the surface keeping parts in place. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)
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LO Airman maintains F-35A panel

Senior Airman Tyler Quayle, 33rd Maintenance Squadron low observable maintenance journeyman, replaces a grommet on an F-35A Lightning II panel at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 28, 2016. After cleaning the panel slots, Quayle places the grommet into the slot to ensure it fits properly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)
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LO Airman maintains F-35A panel

Senior Airman Tyler Quayle, 33rd Maintenance Squadron low observable maintenance journeyman, cleans a grommet from an F-35A Lightning II panel at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 28, 2016. The grommet must be cleaned before placement to ensure proper bonding of adhesives used to keep parts in place. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)
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LO Airman maintains F-35A panel

Senior Airman Tyler Quayle, 33rd Maintenance Squadron low observable maintenance journeyman, maintains an F-35A Lightning II panel at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 28, 2016. Quayle extends the life of the panel by replacing missing or damaged grommets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)
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Assignment Night

2nd Lt. Jeffrey Teufel and mom Kim Teufel celebrate during Class 16-08 assignment night festivities at the base club at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, April 15. Teufel had just been informed that he will spend his follow-on training competing to fly the F-35, America’s newest joint strike fighter. He is just the second Air Force undergraduate pilot training student to be extended this opportunity. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)
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A future Mustang among us

Senior Airman Markese Buckholtz, 58th FS aviation resource manager, takes a call at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 30, 2016. Throughout the morning Buckholtz coordinates flights with pilots to begin the sorties for the F-35A Lightning II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)
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A future Mustang among us

Senior Airman Markese Buckholtz, 58th FS aviation resource manager, sits at his desk at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 30, 2016. Buckholtz will be attending Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona as part of the Senior Leader Enlisted Commissioning Program. After spending a little over two years in the enlisted force, Buckholtz hopes to commission as an officer after receiving his degree and fly aircraft such as the F-35A Lightning II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)
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33rd FW competes in Eglin AFB loadcrew competition

Load crew members from the 33rd Fighter Wing and judges watch as a weapon is loaded into an F-35A Lightning II during a weapons load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 18, 2016. This was the first weapons load competition here to face the 33rd FW and the 96th Test Wing against each other as they loaded weapons onto the F-35, F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon. During this competition load crew teams were evaluated on the level of safety, efficiency and speed demonstrated while loading munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tarelle Walker)
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33rd FW competes in Eglin AFB loadcrew competition

Load crew four from the 33rd Fighter Wing stand with the F-35A Lightning II before a load competition begins at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 18, 2016. This team won the right to go up against the 96th Test Wing in a base wide load competition where the F-35, F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon were loaded to prove who base’s best load team was. During this competition Airmen from both wings competed in a uniform inspection, a written test, a tool box inspection and an integrated load. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tarelle Walker)
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33rd FW competes in Eglin AFB loadcrew competition

Lt. Col. Rodrick Webb, 33rd Maintenance Group deputy group commander, drives a bomb lift truck during the jammer jamboree at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 18, 2016. Load crew supervision participate in the jammer jamboree which is an obstacle course that requires members to drive a bomb lift truck while balancing a barrel for a timed score. This event was part of the first load competition between the 33rd Fighter Wing and the 96th Test Wing involving an F-35A Lightning II load crew. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tarelle Walker)
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33rd FW competes in Eglin AFB loadcrew competition

Load crew four from the 33rd Fighter Wing accept trophies after winning the base wide load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 18, 2016. Three load teams participated in the first base wide load competition between the 33rd FW and the 96th Test Wing involving the F-35A Lightning II. During this competition the F-35, F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon were used to test teams on their skills at loading munition onto an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tarelle Walker)
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Operation Kids

Members of the first ever F-35 Lightning II heritage flight team from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. participate in the Heritage Flight Conference at Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz., March 4-6, 2016. The heritage flight program features modern USAF fighter aircraft flying alongside World War II, Korean and Vietnam era aircraft in a dynamic display of our nation's air power history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Staci Miller)
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Weapons load

58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew members secure a GBU-12 to a jammer for transport to an F-35A Lightning II in the early morning March 3 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. This is the first time Airmen from the 33rd Fighter Wing loaded the munition into the F-35A for a weapons drop. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Jenny Hyden)
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Weapons load

A 33rd Fighter Wing F-35A Lightning II is loaded with a GBU-12 March 3 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Airmen from the 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons section munitions inside several aircraft in preparation for a late Thursday morning mission that allowed Eglin F-35A pilots to drop munitions for the first time at nearby ranges. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Jenny Hyden)
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Weapons online: F-35A train syllabus advances ahead of IOC

An Eglin Air Force Base F-35A Lightning II receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to MacDill AFB approximately 100 miles off the Gulf Coast March 2, 2016 following the 58th Fighter Squadron's first successful munition employment at a nearby range. Airmen from the 33rd Fighter Wing were able to complete modifications to the aircraft ahead of schedule to enable the use of inert munitions instead of simulated weapons, advancing the fifth-generation fighter’s syllabus and ensuring pilots receive the most comprehensive training before they support a combat-coded F-35A unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Capt. Hope R. Cronin)
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F-35A AFE Airmen are pioneers in flight equipment

Aircrew flight equipment Airmen conduct a preflight inspection on F-35A Lightning II flight gear at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 29, 2016. The AFE team's mission is to support flight operations by ensuring pilots have reliable equipment in the event of an egress situation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)
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F-35A AFE Airmen are pioneers in flight equipment

Staff Sgt. Kevin Grayer, 33rd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, inspects an F-35A Lightning II helmet-mounted display at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 29, 2016. The F-35 display projects information onto the pilot’s visor to provide maximum situational awareness while in flight. In legacy aircraft, this information is presented on a screen in the cockpit. Flight equipment technicians at the 33rd Fighter Wing are the leading AFE shop for the F-35 program making them responsible for creating action reports, joint technical data and updating fifth generation flight equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)
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