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33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron completes 2nd weapons load competition

Tech. Sgt. Daryl Crane, 33rd Maintenance Group F-35A Lightning II loading standardization crew member, inspects a tool kit during a weapons load competition on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 10, 2015. During weapons load competitions, crews are evaluated on a uniform inspection, a written test, a quality assurance inspection of the teams’ tool kits and how safely, efficiently and timely they load munitions on an F-35A. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)
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33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron completes 2nd weapons load competition

Airmen acting as judges for the 33rd Maintenance Group weapons standardization section calculate the results of a weapons load competition on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 10, 2015. The competition was the first time teams faced off in a shotgun start event to load munitions on side-by-side F-35A Lightning IIs. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)
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VFA-101 Change of Command

U.S. Navy Capt. David E. Koss, center, commodore, Strike Fighter Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet, presides over the transfer of leadership during Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101’s change of command ceremony, July 2, 2015, on 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 Navy. (U.S. Navy courtesy photo)
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19 years later, 19 still remembered

Tracy Bozeman, former 58th Fighter Squadron supply personnel, tells her daughter, Carly, stories about Master Sgt. Kendall Kitson, Jr., 58th FS production superintendent and fallen Nomad, after the 19th anniversary Khobar Tower memorial ceremony June 25 on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Bozeman, a Nomad for 10 years, spoke highly of Kitson, a flight line supervisor during the deployment, and how he was the best and most patient supervisor she had ever worked with in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)
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Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony

Col. Lance Pilch, 33rd Fighter Wing commander, speaks during the 19th anniversary Khobar Tower memorial ceremony, June 25, 2015, on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. On June 25, 1996, a truck-bomb was detonated adjacent to Khobar Tower in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, that resulted in 400 injured U.S. and international military and civilian members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)
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Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony

Tech. Sgt. (retired) David Westrup, 58th Fighter Squadron crew chief, addresses the audience as the guest speaker during the 19th anniversary Khobar Tower memorial ceremony, June 25, 2015, on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The 12 Nomads honored at the ceremony were members of the 58th Fighter Squadron, 60th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Logistics Group, 33rd Maintenance Squadron and the 33rd Operations Support Squadron. They represented a cross-section of the wing as crew chiefs, expeditors, weapons loaders, mechanics, production superintendents, program managers and technicians. The memorial here honoring the Nomads’ memory was dedicated a year after the tragedy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)
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Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony

Tech. Sgt. (retired) David Westrup, left, 58th Fighter Squadron crew chief, and Col. Lance Pilch, 33rd Fighter Wing commander, place a wreath during the 19th anniversary Khobar Tower memorial ceremony, June 25, 2015, on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. On June 25, 1996, a truck-bomb was detonated adjacent to Khobar Tower in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, that resulted in 400 injured U.S. and international military and civilian members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)
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Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony

Tech. Sgt. (retired) David Westrup, left, 58th Fighter Squadron crew chief, and Col. Lance Pilch, 33rd Fighter Wing commander, render a salute during the 19th anniversary Khobar Tower memorial ceremony, June 25, 2015, on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The 12 Nomads honored at the ceremony were members of the 58th Fighter Squadron, 60th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Logistics Group, 33rd Maintenance Squadron and the 33rd Operations Support Squadron. They represented a cross-section of the wing as crew chiefs, expeditors, weapons loaders, mechanics, production superintendents, program managers and technicians. The memorial here honoring the Nomads’ memory was dedicated a year after the tragedy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)
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Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony

Members of the Eglin base honor guard perform a 21-gun salute during the 19th anniversary Khobar Tower memorial ceremony, June 25, 2015, on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. On June 25, 1996, a truck-bomb was detonated adjacent to Khobar Tower in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, that resulted in 400 injured U.S. and international military and civilian members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)
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Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony

Members of the 33rd Fighter Wing, family and friends of those killed during the 1996 terrorist attack on the Khobar Towers observe a moment of silence, June 25, 2015, on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The 12 Nomads honored at the ceremony were members of the 58th Fighter Squadron, 60th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Logistics Group, 33rd Maintenance Squadron and the 33rd Operations Support Squadron. They represented a cross-section of the wing as crew chiefs, expeditors, weapons loaders, mechanics, production superintendents, program managers and technicians. The memorial here honoring the Nomads’ memory was dedicated a year after the tragedy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)
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Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony

Members of the 33rd Fighter Wing, family and friends of those killed during the Khobar Towers terrorist attack pay their respects during a memorial ceremony, June 25, 2015, on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. On June 25, 1996, a truck-bomb was detonated adjacent to Khobar Tower in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, that resulted in 400 injured U.S. and international military and civilian members. The 12 Nomads honored at the ceremony were members of the 58th Fighter Squadron, 60th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Logistics Group, 33rd Maintenance Squadron and the 33rd Operations Support Squadron. They represented a cross-section of the wing as crew chiefs, expeditors, weapons loaders, mechanics, production superintendents, program managers and technicians. The memorial here honoring the Nomads’ memory was dedicated a year after the tragedy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)
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Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony

Tracy Bozeman, former 58th Fighter Squadron supply personnel, tells her daughter, Carly, stories about Master Sgt. Kendall Kitson, Jr., 58th FS production superintendent and fallen Nomad, after the 19th anniversary Khobar Tower memorial ceremony, June 25, 2015, on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Bozeman, a Nomad for 10 years, spoke highly of Kitson, a flight line supervisor during the deployment, and how he was the best and most patient supervisor she had ever worked with in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)
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Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony

Tracy Bozeman, former 58th Fighter Squadron supply personnel, tells her daughter, Carly, stories about Master Sgt. Kendall Kitson, Jr., 58th FS production superintendent and fallen Nomad, after the 19th anniversary Khobar Tower memorial ceremony, June 25, 2015, on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Bozeman, a Nomad for 10 years, spoke highly of Kitson, a flight line supervisor during the deployment, and how he was the best and most patient supervisor she had ever worked with in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)
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First Marine graduates Air Force’s only F-35 intelligence course

Col. Christopher Niemi, 33rd Operations Group commander, presents U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Samuel Winsted, F-35B Lightning II intelligence officer, a graduation certificate after completing the F-35 Intelligence Formal Training Unit course, June 24, 2015, on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Winsted will serve in a critical role assisting the Marine Corps’ F-35 program at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, as it becomes the first operational F-35B base. The Marine Corps will declare IOC with the F-35B, short take-off and vertical landing variant, this summer. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
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New Nomad takes the helm at fighter wing

Brig. Gen. John A. Cherrey, Air Education and Training Command director of intelligence, operations and nuclear integration, presents Col. Todd D. Canterbury, 33rd Fighter Wing commander, the Legion of Merit medal during a change of command ceremony, June 19, 2015, on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The Nomads said farewell to Col. Canterbury, who departs for a new position within the F-35 Integration Office at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)
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New Nomad takes the helm at fighter wing

Brig. Gen. John A. Cherrey, Air Education and Training Command director of intelligence, operations and nuclear integration, passes the 33rd Fighter Wing flag to Col. Lance Pilch during a change of command ceremony, June 19, 2015, on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Col. Pilch assumed command of the 33 FW from Col. Todd D. Canterbury. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)
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New Nomad takes the helm at fighter wing

Staff Sgt. Danny Pierera and Senior Airman Mario Gonzalez, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chiefs, unveil Col. Lance Pilch’s name on the 33 FW’s flagship, June 19, 2015, on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Pilch is a command pilot with more than 2,700 hours in various fighter and heavy aircraft, including more than 900 hours in the F-22A. Prior to arriving here, he served as the commander of the 3rd Operations Group, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)
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An open letter to the Nomads of the 33 FW

Col. Todd D. Canterbury serves as the commander of the 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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First Marine graduates Air Force’s only F-35 intelligence course

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Samuel Winsted, F-35B Lightning II intelligence officer, provides a mock intelligence briefing to two instructors during the F-35 Intelligence Formal Training Unit course, June 17, 2015, on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Winsted will serve in a critical role assisting the Marine Corps’ F-35 program at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, as it becomes the first operational F-35B base. The Marine Corps will declare IOC with the F-35B, short take-off and vertical landing variant, this summer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)
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33 FW CC wins Florida AFA award

Eddie McAllister, Air Force Association Eglin Chapter 365 president, presents Col. Todd D. Canterbury, 33rd Fighter Wing commander, with the Jerry Waterman Award on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, June 10, 2015. Established in 1967, the Jerry Waterman Award is presented to an active duty Air Force member who has made the most significant contribution to the Air Force for the past year. Col. Canterbury’s leadership over the 33 FW has led to program firsts that created successful methods of operations and training. The wing now has the ability to divert operations due to weather and evacuate in the event of a hurricane, perform night flights, aerial refueling and hot pit refueling in a training environment. Training opportunities have also doubled under his direction after removing F-35 Lightning II weather restrictions and the creation of a night-vision course. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)
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