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  • F-15EX completes first flight

    The first F-15EX completed its initial flight in St. Louis Feb. 2. The fighter jet took off and landed from St. Louis Lambert International Airport, Missouri.

  • Evaluation through integration, employment

    The 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron conducted a Combat Archer exercise Sept. 16-27.Combat Archer is part of the 53rd Wing’s Weapons System Evaluation Program and the Department of Defense’s largest air-to-air live fire missile employment exercise.

  • Blue, Red battle for load crew of the year

    96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crews compete during the annual weapons load competition for the title of Best Load Crew Of The Year. The quick paced competition tests the knowledge and proficiency of the Airmen. The winning load crew is scheduled to be announced at the Maintenance

  • 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.

  • Civilian aircraft crash

    Eglin and Okaloosa County emergency crews responded to a civilian aircraft crash approximately two miles north of the installation’s runway in a densely wooded area on the Eglin Reservation Aug. 30.

  • 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.

  • Nomads fire first missiles

    The 33rd Fighter Wing loaded and shot the first air-to-air missiles from an operational F-35A during a weapons system evaluation at Tyndall Air Force Base, Jan. 31, 2017. Individual AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles (AMRAAM) were loaded into four separate aircraft.