29 Jun 2018

ATSO training reinforces use of protective gear

Forty Airmen at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, successfully completed Ability to Survive and Operate training June 27, 2018, to test their ability to done protective equipment and function in a deployed environment.

13 Dec 2017

The big picture: Pilot mentors armament students

363rd Training Squadron brings in combat pilots to talk to armament apprentice student Airmen about how their career field fits into the overall mission picture.

1 Feb 2017

Nomads fire first missiles

The 33rd Fighter Wing loaded and shot the first air-to-air missiles from an operational F-35A during a weapons system evaluation at Tyndall Air Force Base, Jan. 31, 2017. Individual AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles (AMRAAM) were loaded into four separate aircraft.

16 Mar 2016

Luke F-35s drop first weapons

The F-35A Lightning II program took another step toward initial operational capability yesterday when two aircraft assigned to the 62nd Fighter Squadron successfully employed four laser-guided bombs on the Barry M. Goldwater Range.