Airman receives medal for quick response

An Airman from the 33rd Maintenance Squadron received an Air Force Achievement Medal Aug. 15 from Gen. Edward Rice, the Air Education and Training Command commander, for his quick response and help during a medical emergency.Senior Airman Andrew Goodchild was commended by Rice before the ceremony,

33rd Airmen "maintain" school before first day back

Pilot becomes Guard's first F-35 instructor pilot

At Eglin's multi-service, multi-national F-35 Integrated Training Center the integrated concept became even more evident when an Air National Guard member became the Guard's first F-35 Lightning II instructor pilot.Major Jay Spohn, assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing here as the assistant director of

UK maintainers begin training

33rd pilot awarded Bronze Star

A pilot who helped stand up the 33rd Fighter Wing's F-35 Lightning II training program here was awarded a Bronze Star for his deployment experience of putting bombs on target.Maj. Michael Gette, 58th Fighter Squadron assistant director of operations, was awarded the honor in front of approximately

F-35 maintenance training spawns USMC's first air FTD

It's no surprise much of the military these days operates in a joint environment. With the introduction of the Department of Defense's newest fifth-generation fighter jet, the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter, the joint effort is at the forefront of the aircraft's maintenance training needs

Eglin receives first United Kingdom F-35 Lightning II aircraft

33d Fighter Wing scores "excellent" in compliance inspection

Since August 2011, the 33rd Fighter Wing had been preparing for its unit compliance inspection in 31 major areas. On July 23, the wing gathered with anticipation to hear the results from their commander.The wing was rated Excellent overall with commander's items and the 33d Operations Group both

Wing flies 100th F-35 Lightning II sortie

New Marine begins F-35 check flights