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  • Former Nomad commander returns 'home' from deployment

    "Different" was the word Col. Todd Harmer used to describe how the 33rd Fighter Wing flight line looked from the window of the commercial jet he returned in Sept. 15 at Northwest Florida's regional airport. "There were no airplanes, which seemed eerie, but the progress of construction was

  • Eglin chosen as preferred alternative F-35 base

    Air Force officials announced July 28 its proposal for basing 59 F-35 Lightning IIs at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The draft supplemental environmental impact statement, which Air Force officials plan to release in September, includes the preferred alternative of basing the 59 F-35 aircraft at Eglin

  • New tech-advanced classroom awaits F-35 students

    A foundation for how the first generation of F-35 pilots and maintainers trains for the next half century continues to evolve here as the 33rd Fighter Wing adds state of the art technology to the classroom arsenal. "The technology is fabulous. It brings us to a revolutionary new capability that's

  • AETC commander sees opportunity, innovation at F-35 training wing

    General Stephen R. Lorenz, commander of Air Education and Training Command, visited the 33rd Fighter Wing April 26 to see how the wing is taking "the opportunity to shape the future," training pilots and maintainers on the F-35. "[The wing's mission connects to] not just a larger Air Force mission,

  • Joint F-35 electronic warfare squadron stands up

    The squadron serving as the sole Department of Defense provider of electronic warfare support for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter activated April 23 in a ceremony here. Surrounded by artifacts from the history of airpower in the Air Armament Museum, the 513th Electronic Warfare Squadron stood up as a

  • Italian navy, air force officials visit F-35 training wing

    Representatives from the Italian air force and navy visited the 33rd Fighter Wing recently in an effort to check the progress of the first F-35 integrated training center and learn more about this new coalition venture. "Things are moving, and this program is becoming real," said Rear Admiral Paolo

  • 33rd FW Airmen wins "lessons learned" award

    Air Education and Training Command recently selected Maj. Matt W. Renbarger, 58th Fighter Squadron Weapons and Tactics chief, the winner of the 2010 Gen. George C. Kenney Award for Lessons Learned for his efforts with three military branches and eight international partner countries to establish the

  • 33rd inducts new honorary commanders

    The 33rd Fighter Wing inducted nine new honorary commanders in a ceremony here April 9.The purpose of the 33rd FW honorary commander program is to increase the understanding of the wing's missions among community leaders through extensive, creative and unique activities."We are honored and fortunate

  • First JSF Marine squadron stands up at Eglin

    Military history was made when the first-ever Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II training squadron, Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, stood up here April 2.The significance of the occasion was it also marked the first time a Marine Corps squadron was embedded in an Air Force wing."And they