 
On the ground, in the air
A CV-22 Osprey from the 413th Flight Test Squadron flies overhead as the 919th Special Operations Wing MC-130E Talons wait to be launched Feb. 11 at Duke Field. The 413th FTS is a squadron of the 46th Test Wing stationed at Hurlburt Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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On the ground, ...
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Posted: 2/15/2011
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Standing guard
The F-16 flag ship and a QF-4 were just some of the aircraft on display during the 53rd Wing’s 70th birthday celebration Feb. 3 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Six different aircraft types representing just a few of the airframes the 53rd Wing use to conduct their mission of operational testing and evaluation were on display. The wing was activated Jan. 15, 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Standing guard
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Posted: 2/5/2011
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Line up
The 53rd Wing hosted a mini-airshow as part of their 70th birthday celebration Feb. 3 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Six different aircraft types representing just a few of the airframes the 53rd Wing use to conduct their mission of operational testing and evaluation were on display. The wing was activated Jan. 15, 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Line up
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Posted: 2/5/2011
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Missing no more
An F-4 from Detachment 1, 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., leads the way during a flyover for a memorial service Jan. 14 at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. The service honored Col. James E. Dennany and Maj. Robert L. Tucci, who were reported missing in action after their F-4 went down during a mission over Laos Nov. 12, 1969. (Courtesy photo)
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Missing no more
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Posted: 1/25/2011
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The hook up
A 46th Test Wing F-15E Strike Eagle moves into position for refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker from 927th Air Refueling Wing Jan. 18. The F-15E made its first flight with a new radar – the APG-82. It replaces the 24-year-old APG-70 radar system. The four-year-old project is managed by the F-15E Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Felicia Welch)
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The hook up
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Posted: 1/21/2011
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Blue view
A 46th Test Wing F-15E Strike Eagle carries a new radar system on its first flight sortie Jan. 18. The new APG-82 radar replaces the 24-year-old APG-70 radar system. The four-year-old project is managed by the F-15E Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Felicia Welch)
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Blue view
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Posted: 1/21/2011
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first sortie
Airman 1st Class Christopher Herpstreith, 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, salutes Maj. Matthew Renbarger, 58th Fighter Squadron deputy of operations, as he taxis out on the first sortie for the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 18. The mission was a long-time coming for the former F-15 wing that transitioned to the DoD’s first F-35 training wing in October 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Andrew Caulk)
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first sortie
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Posted: 1/26/2011
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Under the hood
Lt. Col. John Wilbourne, 58th Fighter Squadron commander, and Airman 1st Class Christopher Pizzitola, 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, look over their F-16 prior to flying the 33rd Fighter Wing’s first sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 18. The mission was a long-time coming for the former F-15 wing that transitioned to the DoD’s first F-35 training wing in October 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Andrew Caulk)
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Under the hood
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Posted: 1/26/2011
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Show me the way
Airman 1st Class Christopher Pizzitola, 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals Lt. Col. John Wilbourne, 58th Fighter Squadron commander, and his F-16 out at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 18. Colonel Wilbourne and Maj. Matthew Renbarger, 58th FS deputy of operations, flew the first sortie for the 33rd Fighter Wing since it switched to its new training mission designation. The mission was a long-time coming for the former F-15 wing that transitioned to the DoD’s first F-35 training wing in October 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Andrew Caulk)
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Show me the way
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Posted: 1/26/2011
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Big brother
An F-16 waits for clearance as an F-15E Strike Eagle taxis in the distance at Eglin Air Force Base Fla., Jan. 18. Both aircraft belong to the 46th Test Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Big brother
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Posted: 1/21/2011
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Helping hand
F-15E maintainers from the 46th Maintenance Group perform final checks before takeoff from Eglin Air Force Base Fla., Jan. 18. The Strike Eagle flew the first ever sortie with the new APG-82 radar. The new radar replaces the 24-year-old APG-70 radar system. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Helping hand
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Posted: 1/21/2011
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Stop & go
A maintainer from the 46th Maintenance Group halts one F-16 as another rolls by and an F-15E taxis in the distance at Eglin Air Force Base Fla., Jan. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Stop & go
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Posted: 1/21/2011
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