F-35 training 'Year of execution' in review

This time last year, the 33rd Fighter Wing stood up its Marine squadron with a fleet of aircraft with the thought 2012 would be their "year of execution."Air Force F-35 Lightning IIs stationed here would take off for their first of hundreds of sorties that year once they had their military flight

Medical Group wins football championship

Community support coordinators focus on resiliency

Amid a challenging fiscal and personnel climate, the Air Force recently created a Community Support Coordinator position at 71 Air Force installations to help Airmen and their families withstand, recover from and grow in the face of stressors and changing demands.The position was developed to

53rd's heritage F-4s still flying

Building Triple 6 demolished

OFP CTF awarded for new F-15E software test program

The Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force was recently recognized with the nationally prestigious Ferguson Award for Engineering. OFP CTF was given the award for developing F-15 aircraft modernization system, Suite 7E."The F-15 is still one of the premier aircraft systems the Air Force

New F-16 software platform to be tested by 40th, 85th

For the first time ever, developmental testing for an F-16 operational flight program will occur at the 40th Flight Test Squadron here.The testing for Block 40 and 50 model F-16s is scheduled to begin in 2014 and will also be the first time developmental testing and operational testing of the OFP

Firefighters battle big blaze during live fire training

Firefighters feel the heat in live fire training

AETC declares Eglin ready for F-35 training

Following an independent evaluation of Eglin's capability to conduct F-35A Lightning II pilot training, Air Education and Training Command announced today the 33rd Fighter Wing can do so, starting in January. "The preliminary results provided by the Joint Operational Test Team show the F-35A