SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas ( Jun. 27, 2006)-- Two new 33-foot special purpose craft, law enforcement boats from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island, Texas,pause briefly during familiarization training the wat More
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas ( Jun. 27, 2006) -- A new 33-foot special purpose craft, law enforcement boat from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island, Texas, speeds through the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The More
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas ( Jun. 27, 2006)-- A new 33-foot special purpose craft, law enforcement boat from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island, Texas,pauses briefly during familiarization training the water More
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas ( Jun. 27, 2006)-- A new 33-foot special purpose craft, law enforcement boat from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island, Texas, speeds through the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The n More
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (Jun. 26, 2006)-- A new 33-foot special purpose craft, law enforcement boat from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island, Texas, speeds through the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The ne More
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas ( Jun. 27, 2006)-- A new 33-foot special purpose craft, law enforcement boat from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island, Texas, pauses briefly during familiarization training in the w More
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (Jun. 27, 2006)-- Two new 33-foot special purpose craft, law enforcement boats from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island, Texas,pause briefly during familiarization training the wate More
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas ( Jun. 27, 2006)--A new 33-foot special purpose craft, law enforcement boat from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island, Texas, speeds through the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The ne More
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (Jun. 28, 2006)-- A new 33-foot special purpose craft, law enforcement boat from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island, Texas, speeds through the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The n More
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (Jun. 28, 2006)-- A new 33-foot special purpose craft, law enforcement boat from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island, Texas, chases down a 27-foot Guardian small boat, also from Sta More
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (Aug. 16, 2006) -- The crew of Station South Padre Island pilot the new 33 foot patrol boat on a training exercise offshore here on Wednesday Aug. 16, 2006. The new 33's are designed t More
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (Aug. 16, 2006) -- During a training exercise, the crew of Station South Padre Island chase a mock launcha to practice chase and stopping maneuvers with the new 33 foot patrol boats. S More
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (Aug. 16, 2006)--A Coast Guard 33-foot special purpose craft, law enforcement boat from Station South Padre Island, Texas, speeds through the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The station More
MIAMI - Petty Officer 2nd Class Angel Vazquez, a machinery technician at Sector Miami, and Veronica Delgado, 7, a student at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School in Miami Lakes, Fla., hold a Flat Stanley doll More
The first F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter to arrive to the 33rd Fighter Wing was on display during the aircraft's official rollout ceremony Aug. 26 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
A law enforcement boatcrew aboard a 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement from Coast Guard Station Buffalo, N.Y., escorts the USS Hurricane as it moors up in the Buffalo Naval Harbor, Sept. 12, 2012. Th More
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Miami Beach, Fla., help Staff Sgt. Alex Martinez from Special Operations Command South with his parachute after his jump from a C-130 aircraft during an exercise off the co More
Doolittle Raiders, Col. Dick Cole, Lt. Col. Ed Saylor and Staff Sgt. David Thatcher, were on hand at the 33rd Fighter Wing hangar dedication in honor of Saylor April 17, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. After unve More
Eglin Air Force Base firefighters move toward a 33rd Fighter Wing F-35 Lightning II during a major accident response exercise May 9. This was the first MARE involving the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft at More
Maj. Laurens Vijge, a Royal Netherlands Air Force pilot, gets fit tested for his helmet mounted display for the F-35A Lightning II Dec. 11 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. On Dec. 18, Vijge became the first RNLAF More
Lockheed Martin maintainers complete preflight checks on the Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A Lightning II prior to a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The RNLAF completed their first joint strike fighter f More
Heat pulses off the flightline as Royal Air Force pilot, Squadron Leader Hugh Nichols, taxis a Marine F-35B Lightning II toward the runway for the first short take-off and vertical landing sortie by a United Ki More
A 33rd Fighter Wing maintainer performs post flight checks on an F-35A Lightning II after a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Staff Sgt. Mark Freeman, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs a post-flight check on an F-35A Lightning II tire before refueling it at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All of the F-35 variants use the refueli More
Staff Sgt. Mark Freeman, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, touches the 58th Fighter Squadron logo on the side of an F-35A Lightning II during hot pit refueling at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All of the F-35 v More
St. Vincent and Grenadines Coast Guard crews conduct pursuit and evasion drills aboard a 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement boat in Dickenson Bay during Tradewinds 2014, June 5. Tradewinds is a joint More
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.)
Senior Airman Herbert Tucker, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, checks his six before marshaling out a refueled F-35A Lightning II at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All of the F-35 variants use the refueling area More
Senior Airman Herbert Tucker, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals in an F-35A Lightning II for a hot pit refueling session at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All of the F-35 variants use the refueling areas More
150420-N-NM917-005 ZHANJIANG, People's Republic of China (April 20, 2015) - Logistic's Specialist 3rd Class Mbalu Fornah, attached to the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), mans the rails as the s More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Kamil Zdankowski, a crew member from Coast Guard Station Miami Beach, Fla., pulls Col. James Wood from Special Operations Command South out of the water during an open water parachute ju More
The Naval Hospital Pensacola honor guard team brings in the colors during the 33rd Fighter Wing’s hangar dedication ceremony in honor of Doolittle Raider, Lt. Col. Ed Saylor April 17, at Eglin Air Force Base, F More
Brian Easterling, a 96th Test Wing firefighter, climbs a ladder to extract an injured F-35 Lightning II pilot during a major accident response exercise May 9. This was the first MARE involving the Air Force’s n More
Maj. Laurens Vijge, a Royal Netherlands Air Force pilot, dresses in his life support equipment prior to his first flight in the F-35A Lightning II Dec. 18 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Vijge became the first R More
A 33rd Fighter Wing F-35A Lightning II taxis back after a sortie as another F-35 lifts off from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Royal Air Force pilot, Squadron Leader Hugh Nichols, lifts off in a Marine F-35B Lightning II for the first short take-off and vertical landing sortie by a United Kingdom pilot at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Fe More
Staff Sgt. Mark Freeman, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs a post-flight check on an F-35A Lightning II before refueling it at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All of the F-35 variants use the refueling ar More
An F-35 Lightning II rolls down the 33rd Fighter Wing flightline toward the runway for another sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Dominica Coast Guard crews conduct pursuit and evasion drills aboard a 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement boat in Dickenson Bay during Tradewinds 2014, June 5. Tradewinds is a joint, combined exercis More
Airman 1st Class John Patterson, Tech. Sgt. James McCallen and Airman 1st Class Jake Wiedmeyer, 33rd Maintenance Group, stand at the ready during preflight checks prior to an F-35A Lightning II morning sortie a More
Airmen from the 33rd Maintenance Group perform checks on an F-35A Lightning II prior to a hot pit refueling session at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All of the F-35 variants use the refueling areas in conjunction More
F-35 Lightning II variants fill the 33rd Fighter Wing’s hot pit refueling area on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All of the F-35 variants use the refueling areas in conjunction with the 96th Logistics Readiness Squ More
150420-N-NM917-050 ZHANJIANG, People's Republic of China (April 20, 2015) - Sailors attached to the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and Marines from Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Pacific man More
Eglin's honor guard brings in the colors during the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter's official rollout ceremony here Aug. 26.
Doolittle Raiders, Col. Dick Cole, Lt. Col. Ed Saylor and Staff Sgt. David Thatcher, salute during the National Anthem at the 33rd Fighter Wing hangar dedication in honor of Saylor April 17, at Eglin Air Force More
Brian Easterling, a 96th Test Wing firefighter, extracts an injured pilot from an F-35 Lightning II during a major accident response exercise May 9. This was the first MARE involving the Air Force’s newest figh More
Maj. Laurens Vijge, a Royal Netherlands Air Force pilot, and Lt. Col. Matt Renbarger, the 58th Fighter Squadron commander, receive their preflight briefing Dec. 18 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Vijge became th More
A Lockheed Martin maintainer pulls the chocks from a Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A Lightning II prior to a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The RNLAF completed their first joint strike fighter flying so More
Royal Air Force pilot, Squadron Leader Hugh Nichols, hovers over the runway in a Marine F-35B Lightning II during the first short take-off and vertical landing sortie by a United Kingdom pilot at Eglin Air Forc More
A 33rd Fighter Wing pilot brings in an F-35A Lightning II for refueling after a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Staff Sgt. Mark Freeman, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, refuels an Air Force F-35A Lightning II while an international-partner joint strike fighter takes off in the distance at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More
St. Vincent and Grenadines Coast Guard Leading Seaman Junior Baptiste prepares his vessel to come alongside another vessel while conducting pursuit and evasion drills in Dickenson Bay during Tradewinds 2014, Ju More
Airman 1st Class John Patterson, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, moves underneath the F-35A Lightning II during preflight checks prior to a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 33rd Maintenance Group is More
Airman 1st Class John Patterson, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, monitors F-35A Lightning II preflight checks at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 33rd Maintenance Group is responsible for the maintenance of t More
Senior Airman Travis Barry, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals in an F-35A Lightning II for a hot pit refueling session on the Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., flightline while two other F-35s soar in the More
A Marine F-35B Lightning II from the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 rolls by the 33rd Fighter Wing hot pit refueling area as two F-35As receive fuel at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All of the F-35 va More
150420-N-NM917-062 ZHANJIANG, People's Republic of China (April 20, 2015) - Sailors attached to the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and Marines from Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Pacific ma More
Col. Andrew Toth, the 33rd Fighter Wing commander, speaks to the crowd of 33rd Fighter Wing members and state and local leaders during the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter rollout ceremony Aug. 26 at Egli More
Landing-support team leader Cpl. Justin D. Faulkner, 33, with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, secures a patient to a stretcher during casualty-evacuation training aboard USS Makin Island (LHD 8) Jan. 28. The bat More
Staff Sgt. Alex Martinez waits for crew members from Station Miami Beach, Fla., to help him up out of the water during an open water parachute jump exercise off the coast of Miami Feb. 20, 2013. The open water More
Eglin Air Force Base firefighters and medical technicians prepare to move an injured F-35 Lightning II pilot during a major accident response exercise May 9. This was the first MARE involving the Air Force’s ne More
Maj. Laurens Vijge and Lt. Col. Albert De Smit, of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, walk out to the F-35A Lightning II prior to Vijge's first flight in the aircraft Dec. 18 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Vijge More
Royal Air Force pilot, Squadron Leader Hugh Nichols, moves his Marine F-35B Lightning II in for refueling after the first short take-off and vertical landing sortie by a United Kingdom pilot at Eglin Air Force More
Staff Sgt. Mark Freeman, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs a post-flight check on the tire of an F-35A Lightning II before refueling it at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All of the F-35 variants use the More
Staff Sgt. Chris Hunter, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, connects the gas pump to an F-35A Lightning II as another joint strike fighter lifts off the Eglin Air Force Base runway. All of the F-35 variants us More
Airman 1st Class John Patterson, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals in an F-35A Lightning II after a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 33rd Maintenance Group is responsible for the maintenance More
150420-N-NM917-075 ZHANJIANG, People's Republic of China (April 20, 2015) - Sailors attached to the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) man the rails as the ship arrives in Zhanjiang. Blue Ridge is More
Gen. Edward Rice, the Air Education and Training Command commander, speaks to the crowd of 33rd Fighter Wing members and state and local leaders during the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter rollout ceremon More
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Miami Beach and Col. James Wood from Special Operations Command South help pull out Staff Sgt. Alex Martinez from SOCS out of the water with his parachute after his jump fr More
An F-35A Lightning II and the Doolittle Raiders’ B-25 are parked together for the 33rd Fighter Wing’s hangar dedication to Doolittle Raider, Lt. Col. Ed Saylor April 17 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. After unvei More
An Eglin Air Force Base firefighter stands by to engage the fire from an F-35 Lightning II during a major accident response exercise May 9. This was the first MARE involving the Air Force’s newest fighter aircr More
Maj. Laurens Vijge, Royal Netherlands Air Force pilot, examines the wheel of an F-35A Lightning II with a Lockheed Martin maintainer during a preflight check Dec. 18 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Vijge became More
Royal Air Force pilot, Squadron Leader Hugh Nichols, taxies his Marine F-35B Lightning II in after completing the first short take-off and vertical landing sortie by a United Kingdom pilot at Eglin Air Force Ba More
A Lockheed Martin maintainer for the Naval F-35C Lightning II carries wheel chocks back to a hangar after a refueling session at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All of the F-35 variants use the refueling areas in c More
Suriname navy Korporal I Marvin Kromokarijo laughs with U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Dylan Skidmore before running another pursuit and evasion drill aboard a 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforc More
Tech. Sgt. James McCallen, 33rd Maintenance Squadron, monitors an F-35A Lightning II’s preflight checks at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 33rd Maintenance Group is responsible for the maintenance of the Air For More
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Maj. Laurens Vijge, a Royal Netherlands Air Force pilot, climbs into the seat of an F-35A Lightning II for his first flight in the aircraft Dec. 18 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Vijge became the first RNLAF pi More
Staff Sgt. Matthew Reed, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, salutes as an F-35A Lightning II rolls out for another sortie after hot pit refueling at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All of the F-35 variants use the More
Suriname navy Korporal Maabo Zezinio sprays down a 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement boat after pursuit and evasion drills in Dickenson Bay during Tradewinds 2014, June 4. Tradewinds is a joint, com More
150420-N-QL961-055 ZHANJIANG, People's Republic of China (April 20, 2015) - U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) commanding officer, Capt. Kyle P. Higgins, right, shakes hands with U.S. Consulate Ge More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Ramos from Coast Guard Station Miami Beach, Fla., watches an open water parachute jump with Staff Sgt. Alex Martinez and Col. James Wood, from Special Operations Command South, of More