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  • Airmen perform first weapons load verification on F-35A

    After months of preparation the weapons troop Standardization Load Crew from the 33rd Maintenance Group performed the first munitions load verification on the F-35A Lightning II here Aug. 27. "Over the next couple of days, our 33d Fighter Wing maintenance professionals, alongside representatives

  • Eglin's F-35 fleet exceeds 2K sorties

    Airmen and Marines assigned to the F-35 Integrated Training Center at the 33rd Fighter Wing here have consistently flown successful training sorties and generated their 2,000th sortie Aug. 13 with an instructor pilot of the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron-501 at the controls.Maj. Adam

  • Navy launches first local F-35C sortie

    Sailors from U.S. Navy F-35 Strike Fighter Squadron-101 made history completing the first local flight in the F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Aug. 14, here.The F-35C, piloted by Lt. Cdr. Christopher Tabert, took off from Eglin shortly after 9 a.m. for about an hour flight. Satisfied with the

  • Acting SecAF visits Eglin

    Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning visited with Airmen, Sailors and Marines here July 16 as part of his first round of base visits since taking on the role of acting secretary last month.The U.S. Senate confirmed Fanning as the 24th Under Secretary of the Air Force in April. He became

  • Navy receives first F-35C Lightning II

    The U.S. Navy's Strike Fighter Squadron 101 received the Navy's first F-35C Lightning II carrier variant aircraft from Lockheed Martin today at the squadron's home here.The F-35C is a fifth generation fighter, combining advanced stealth with fighter speed and agility, fully fused sensor information,

  • 33d MOS inactivates with Air Force reorg

    The somber inactivation ceremony for the 33d Maintenance Operations Squadron on June 13 here was one of many such events occurring throughout the Air Force. Like the recent 96th MOS inactivation, the 33rd MOS retired its colors as the result of a service decision last year to reorganize maintenance