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Aug. 9, 2024
Airmen from multiple installations assist 49th CMS flights

Over the past two months, Airmen from four different installations have been supporting the 49th Component Maintenance Squadron’s fuels and egress flights.
July 11, 2024
Arkansas leaders visit 33rd FW

The 33rd Fighter Wing hosted an immersion tour for community leaders from the surrounding areas of Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Arkansas, July 10, 2024.
May 23, 2024
Pilot fit facility reaches milestone, outfits 1,000th F-35 pilot

Leadership from the 33rd Fighter Wing, Joint Program Office, and Lockheed Martin Corporation gathered here to celebrate the facility’s significant milestone as the 1,000th F-35 pilot to be outfitted received his flight helmet and survival gear May 22.
May 13, 2024
33rd FW hosts 19th AF Aircrew Human Performance Summit

The 33rd Fighter Wing hosted the second inaugural Aircrew Human Performance Summit in Fort Walton Beach, FL, April 29 - May 3, 2024. The conference brought together subject matter experts within the aircrew performance community in an effort to re-optimize for great power competition. Aircrew
Dec. 20, 2023
Red Hawk readies for climate chamber testing

The Air Force’s new bird of prey, the T-7 Red Hawk, arrived at Eglin Dec. 15, 2023 to begin a series of climate testing at Eglin’s McKinley Climatic Lab.
Dec. 7, 2023
Forging the future: 33rd MXG Airmen innovate F-35 canopy cover and wash cover designs

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt Andrew McCamish, 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit aircraft section chief, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Schmitt, 33rd MXG quality assurance inspector, have been developing a new canopy cover and reusable wash covers for the aircraft.
Feb. 21, 2023
33 FW maintain readiness at MacDill AFB

Several F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, arrived at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 10, 2023.
Aug. 15, 2022
Northern Lighting: 58th AMU aircraft fuel systems maintainers keep F-35s flying

How aircraft fuel systems maintainers help the 33rd Fighter Wing succeed.
Feb. 10, 2022
54th ARS teams up with 33rd FW for AGILE JESTER

The 54th Air Refueling Squadron teamed up with Airmen from the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, to complete the air refueling training mission called AGILE JESTER, Jan. 31-Feb. 4, 2022.
Dec. 1, 2021
Air Force to field new bladder relief device, works toward ‘suite of options’

The Air Force recognized that current devices were not optimized for long-duration sorties, and as a result, aircrew were routinely dehydrating themselves to delay the need for bladder relief. Dehydration can lead to reduced endurance and G force tolerance while in the aircraft, as well as other