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  • An F-35A Lightning II pilot turns his aircraft along the yellow taxi line on the 33rd Fighter Wing flightline at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

    Next F-35 training squadron to be located at Eglin AFB

    The Air Force announced May 9, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the preferred alternative to receive an additional F-35A Lighting II training squadron.
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    Civilian Developmental Education offers opportunities to learn, grow

    The Air Force Civilian Developmental Education program is a portfolio of courses and training designed to address the developmental needs of the civilian workforce at all levels. Programs help civilians to achieve short or long term goals at a level appropriate to their needs and desired path of future growth. These include opportunities for civilians to attain associate through advanced college degrees in Air Force institutions and spots in military professional education programs. Applications for Academic Year 2020 open on March 1.
  • A 43rd Fighter Squadron Raptor flight Nov. 30 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 43rd FS’s mission is to provide pilot training in the F-22 and is a subordinate unit of Tyndall Air Force Base’s 325th Fighter Wing.

    Raptor roars

    A 43rd Fighter Squadron F-22 Raptor roars down the runway Nov. 30 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 43rd FS’s mission is to provide pilot training in the F-22.
  • The 96th Civil Engineer Group’s EOD flight recently hosted and participated in the beta test for the Air Force’s prototype of the new EOD ‘Tier 2’ physical fitness test based on job demands Sept. 10 – 12, 2018.

    EOD tests prototype of new job-specific fitness test

    The 96th Civil Engineer Group’s EOD flight hosted and participated in the beta test for the Air Force’s prototype of the new EOD ‘Tier 2’ physical fitness test based on job demands Sept. 10 – 12, 2018.
  • A team of emergency medical technicians carries a bombing victim to safety during the 27th Special Operations Medical Group’s Emergency Medical Technician Rodeo Aug. 9, 2017, at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico. Twenty-one teams from Air Force bases around the world visited MAFR and Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, to participate in the EMT Rodeo, giving the technicians a wide assortment of scenarios to test their knowledge and training in the medical field. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Charles Dickens/Released)

    96th MDG Airmen win emergency medic competition for the second year

    A team of medical technicians from the 96th Medical Group won the Emergency Medical Technician Rodeo at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico for the second consecutive year.
  • The current class of HG trainees are scheduled to graduate and become Honor Guardsmen Sept. 8. The HG’s mission is to represent all Airmen to the American public.

    Firing Party: Honor Guard training

    The Honor Guard trains new class of volunteer trainees.
  • Staff Sgt. Justin Gardner, 788th Civil Engineer Squadron, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, sweeps the front of a building for improvised explosive devices during the EOD Warfighter Challenge at Eglin AFB, Fla. The challenge was a four-day, scenario-based, skills exchange between 17 EOD teams from across the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Cheryl Sawyers)

    Airmen provide IED awareness for police

    The 96th Civil Engineer Group’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight led its first joint law enforcement improvised explosive device awareness training here June 8.
  • Senior Airman Kyle Belmares (center), 96th Communications Squadron cable and antenna systems, stands alongside Airman 1st Class Jaylyn Smith (right) and his squadron commander, Lt. Col. Matthew Imperial, during an awards ceremony June 20 on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Belmares and Smith were awarded Air Force Commendation Medals for life-saving care in response to a severe vehicle accident in February. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jasmine Porterfield)

    Airmen awarded medals for heroism

    Three 96th Communications Squadron members put their Self Aid Buddy Care training to the test when a cable surveying assignment turned into a rescue mission earlier this year.
  • U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Charles Escher, Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA-101) operations officer, dawns his helmet prior to flying an Air Force F-35A Dec. 6, 2016, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. For only the second time at Eglin AFB, a Naval Aviator has been selected to dual qualify in the U.S. Navy’s F-35C and the Air Force’s F-35A. Escher plans to use what he learns from his experience with the 33 FW to help the F-35 enterprise grow. He looks to join a group of test pilots at Edwards AFB, California, where he will have the opportunity to be the Navy’s voice for the aircraft weapons and vehicle system development. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Peter Thompson)

    Grim Reaper finds his rage

    For only the second time here, a Naval aviator has been selected to dual qualify in the U.S. Navy’s F-35C and the Air Force’s F-35A.

  • AF takes steps to reduce non-primary mission training

    The Air Force plans to reduce training not related to Airmen’s primary jobs in order to address concerns that excessive and non-mission related demands are impacting Airmen’s ability to focus on and accomplish their core duties, officials announced Oct. 31.
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