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33rd Fighter Wing completes first flightline weapons load on F-35

Airmen 1st Class Zachery Justice, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew member, moves a guided bomb unit-12 into position to load onto the F-35A Lightning II Oct. 16 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Weapons-load Airmen worked in stages to assemble and move the missile into the proper position for safe load onto the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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33rd Fighter Wing scores excellent on UCI

Staff Sgt. Kevin Grayer, 33rd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, inspects a helmet shield for the pilots flying F-16 Fighting Falcons who accompany the F-35A Lightning II pilots during routine flight operations at the 33rd Fighter Wing. During a unit compliance inspection in July, the AFE section was cited by the inspector general team as saving the Air Force $135 thousand in equipment procurement, and orchestrating a savings of $15,000 for renovating the AFE training classroom with a self-help project that included painting and laying carpet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Karen Roganov)

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33rd FW Airman

Senior Airman Markese Buckholtz, the 58th FS aviation resource manager, sits at his desk at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 30. Buckholtz will be attending Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Ariz., as part of the Senior Leader Enlisted Commissioning Program. After spending a little over two years in the enlisted force, Buckholtz hopes to commission as an officer after receiving his degree and fly aircraft such as the F-35A Lightning II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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33rd FW commander

Col. Andrew Toth, the 33rd Fighter Wing commander. (Official photo)

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33rd FW crew chief

Airman 1st Class Emily Peil, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, stands with the jet that bears her name at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 8. Peil is one of the first crew chiefs to begin her career on the fifth generation F-35A Lightning II straight from technical school. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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33rd FW crew chief

Tech. Sgt. Vicente Martinez, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron training monitor, stands with the F-35A Lightning II at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 8. As a veteran crew chief of 10 years, Martinez transferred from F-16 Fighting Falcons to the F-35. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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33rd FW flightline

Col. Andrew Toth, the 33rd Fighter Wing commander, passes his helmet and gear to Staff Sgt. Jeremy Houser, of the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, after his aircraft familiarization sortie in the F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter Aug. 16 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Toth’s two-ship formation flight marked the 100th and 101st F-35A sorties flown at Eglin. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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33rd FW flightline

Airman 1st Class Lance Colbert, a crew chief from 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, reviews joint technical data tasks, like maintaining landing gear pins, in a Portable Maintenance Aid after the 100th sortie of an F-35A Lightning II at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Aug. 16 Colbert is on the leading edge of helping stand up maintainer and pilot student training at the world’s premier joint strike fighter F-35 Integrated Training Facility located at Eglin’s 33rd Fighter Wing. The F-35 incorporates a wide range of new technologies for stealth, multi-mission capabilities, and sustainability. Colbert has been an integral part of activities leading to the almost 200 combined sorties to date at Eglin for the Air Force and Marine Corps variants of the F-35 as the team continues to train up instructor pilots and develop maintainer syllabus. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Karen Roganov)

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33rd FW flightline

A maintainer watches the F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter as the pilot performs shutdown procedures after a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Aug. 16. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Karen Roganov)

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33rd FW holds 26th Annual Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Col. Jack Arthaud, commander of the 33rd Fighter Wing, addresses the audience during the 26th Annual Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, June 23, 2022. The ceremony honors 19 Airmen that died during the attack on the Khobar Towers housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Christian Corley)

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33rd FW holds 26th Annual Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony

Members with the 33rd Fighter Wing place flowers to honor fallen members who lost their lives during the 26th Annual Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony hosted by the 33rd Fighter Wing June 23, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, June 23, 2022. Each set of boots represent a victim of the Khobar Towers Terrorist Attack, June 25, 1996. (U.S. Air Force photo taken by Airman Christian Corley)

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33rd FW holds 26th Annual Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony

A family member pays her respects during the 26th Annual Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, June 23, 2022. On June 25, 1996, 19 Airmen were killed and 498 U.S. and international military and civilians were injured in a terrorist attack, 12 of the 19 killed were Nomads. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Leandra Garcia)

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33rd FW holds 26th Annual Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shane Rose, left, command chief of the 33rd Fighter Wing, U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alexa Vigil, center, an honor guardsman with the Eglin Air Force Base Honor Guard, and U.S. Air Force Col. Jack Arthaud, commander of the 33rd FW, render a salute during the 26th Annual Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, June 23, 2022. The 33rd FW hosted the ceremony to honor the 19 Airmen who lost their lives, 12 of whom were Nomads, and pay tribute to the families and survivors. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Leandra Garcia)

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33rd FW holds 26th Annual Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Juan Soto, an aircrew flight equipment journeyman with the 33rd Fighter Wing, prepares to lay a rose during the 26th Annual Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, June 23, 2022. On June 25, 1996, a bomb was detonated near the Khobar Towers Housing Complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, which killed 19 service members, 12 of whom were Nomads. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Leandra Garcia)

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33rd FW holds 26th Annual Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony

Members with the 33rd Fighter Wing place flowers to honor fallen members during the 26th Annual Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, June 23, 2022. A monument of the 33rd FW’s flaming sword emblem was built to commemorate the 12 Nomads lost during the attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Leandra Garcia)

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33rd FW hosts first F-35A annual load competition at Eglin

Staff Sgt. Timothy Gaulden, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew chief, inspects a joint direct attack munition for the first F-35A annual load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 5. This was the first annual competition hosted at the 33rd Fighter Wing in seven years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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33rd FW hosts first F-35A annual load competition at Eglin

Judges evaluate airmen from the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron as they prepare to load a missile-guided bomb unit during the first annual F-35A load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 5. Teams are evaluated on the level of safety, efficiency and speed demonstrated while loading munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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33rd FW hosts first F-35A annual load competition at Eglin

Staff Sgt. Timothy Gaulden, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew chief, and Airman 1st Class Jacob Robinson, 33rd AMXS weapons load crew member, attach a joint direct attack munition to a missile-guided bomb unit for the first F-35A annual load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 5. During this event Airmen compete in a uniform inspection, a written test, a tool box inspection and an integrated load. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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33rd FW hosts first F-35A annual load competition at Eglin

Load crew members from the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to participate in the first annual F-35A load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 5. The 33rd Fighter Wing hosted four quarterly load competitions where Airmen competed to qualify for the annual event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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33rd FW hosts first F-35A annual load competition at Eglin

Airman 1st Class Robert Honeycutt, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, and Senior Airman Danielle Gschwendner, 33rd Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, prepare a joint direct attack munition for the first annual load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 5. Load crew members worked together to load a missile into an F-35A Lightning II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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