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  • Commander predicts success implementing world's first F-35 wing

    Training the first generation of F- 35 Joint Strike Fighter pilots and maintainers for the next phase of air dominance brings the "privilege of a lifetime" for the new 33rd Fighter Wing commander. "I'm eager and excited by the challenge of being a part of the next 35 to 50 years of air dominance,"

  • Air Force officials announce criteria for basing of joint strike fighter

    After extensive internal review, Air Force officials released Sept. 17 their basing criteria that will be used to determine the future basing of joint strike fighters. The basing criteria were approved by the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force. The basing criteria are airspace, flight

  • Nomad 1 to check out, wing is ready for transition

    Since January 2008, Col. Todd Harmer has led the 33rd Fighter Wing Nomads, continuing the unit's legacy to the end of its 30-year era of flying the F-15 Eagle as an operational combat wing. The colonel flies the wing's last F-15 to its final destination in Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 8, marking his final

  • Navy captain arrives as first JSF leadership at fighter wing

    With the arrival of the first senior staff member at the future wing for Joint Strike Fighter training, the vision of our nation's next generation flying fighting force starts to become a reality. Navy Capt. Mike Saunders arrived at Eglin a few weeks ago and has been soaking up all the knowledge he

  • JSF breaks ground

    Construction of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter training facility was marked with a groundbreaking ceremony March 20 here. Construction of facilities for the JSF joint training site, which includes instructor pilots, operations and maintenance support personnel, will provide an initial

  • WSEP tests 33rd Fighter Wing ability to send fire from the clouds

    As the Nomad motto forecasts, "fire from the clouds," rained through gulf skies after live ordinance deployed from F-15 Eagles during a recent evaluation. More than 140 Nomads from the 33rd Fighter Wing tested the lethality of eight combat-coded F-15C aircraft from the 58th Fighter Squadron during a

  • Logistics readiness go above, beyond call of duty

    The 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron provides premiere supply, fuel, transportation and deployment support to the Air Armament Center, supporting six wings from four major commands. These units perform unique missions like maintenance and weapons test operations for more than 100 fighter and

  • Pilot at Eglin selected for F-35 cadre

    Maj. Lee Kloos was elated when he heard he was selected for the initial cadre of F-35 Lightning II instructors. A Weapons School graduate and fighter pilot with nearly 2,000 flying hours, Major Kloos, a lieutenant colonel select, will be the 58th Fighter Squadron director of operations once the 33rd

  • Air Force signs Record of Decision on bed down of JSF at Eglin

    The Air Force has decided to beddown 59 F-35 aircraft and to allow associated construction to begin implementing a Base Realignment and Closure 2005 decision. The decision also imposes temporary operational limitations on JSF flight training activities to both avoid and minimize noise impacts. This