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  • Civilian conference gets base tour

    Jonathan Spalter, chairman of Mobile Future, Inc., experiences the F-35 helmet at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., during Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, Aug. 17, 2016. JCOC increases public understanding of national defense by enabling American business and community leaders to directly observe

  • Combat capability increases for F-35 platform

    Three F-35B aircraft and 75 U.S. Marines from Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron 1 F-35B Detachment along with 21 test personnel from the JSF Operational Test Team from Edwards AFB, California deployed here  to complete operational test  missile shots of the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range

  • Lightning strikes at largest F-35A deployment

    The 33rd Fighter Wing wrapped up the largest F-35 deployment to date at this year’s Exercise Northern Lightning Aug. 31 at Volk Field, Wis. Northern Lightning is a tactical-level, joint training exercise which serves as a combat rehearsal for both legacy and modern aerial and ground assets in a

  • F-35A shows superiority against legacy aircraft

    Imagine yourself in the seat of a fighter jet, tearing through the air at the speed of sound, your own weight pressing against your chest as you fight to breathe against the increased force of gravity.Sweat beads down your forehead as you scan you sensors and outside your canopy for any threats in

  • 33rd FW reaches record number of F-35A sorties

    Members of the 33rd Fighter Wing set a new record of 111 sorties over three days during a sortie surge Aug. 1-3 here.   The purpose of a sortie surge is to test the readiness of maintainers, pilots and aircraft to meet the needs of high-tempo operations. “Thanks to the Nomads for their tremendous

  • F-35 Weapons Load

    Airmen from the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load an AIM-9X missile on to a F-35A’s external weapons pylon July 20, 2016 here. This milestone was the first time an F-35A here was loaded with internal and external weapons and will help develop weapon-loading procedures for the F-35 program. The

  • Khobar Towers: Sacrifice of fallen heroes never forgotten

    The 33rd Fighter Wing hosted a ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Khobar Towers terrorist attack, June 24, at the Nomad Memorial Grounds, here.The ceremony honored the 12 Nomads who lost their lives on June 25, 1996, and paid tribute to the families and survivors."This attack shook

  • Airman's journey to citizenship

    With the words "I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen [...]," Airman 1st Class Jae Yen Kim, 33rd Fighter Wing

  • 33rd FW units save big with F-35 innovations

    Since the introduction of the F-35A Lightning II, Airmen at the 33rd Fighter Wing have saved the Air Force close to $84,000 and more than 720 hours of shipping delays by locally manufacturing parts and tools.There are around 500 maintenance personnel here assigned to work with the F-35. These Airmen

  • Kid becomes F-35 pilot for a day

    After spending the past few weeks watching "Top Gun" and videos of the F-35 Lightning II, Christian Loafman was ready for his May 18 visit here as its first F-35A Pilot for a Day."I feel the need, the need for speed," the 9-year-old said.The program, which started 26 years ago, allows units to get