An Airman gives the go-ahead for take-off to the pilot
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Senior Airman Max Todd, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Trever Nichols, 33rd
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zachary Weeks, 33d Aircraft
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An F-35A Lightning II pilot prepares for a night flight
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Staff Sgt. Kevin Grayer, 33rd Operations Support Squadron
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A 96th Test Wing F-15 lifts off from the runway Oct.
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Gen. Edward Rice, the Air Education and Training Command
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The 33rd Maintenance Group weapons standardization
The 33rd Maintenance Group weapons standardization crew returns a guided-bomb-unit-12 to its cradle after loading it onto an F-35A Lightning II Aug. 27 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This marked the first time A... More
Maj. Gen. Jay Silveria, U. S. Air Force Warfare Center
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Scissors and a county key wait the ribbon cutting portion
Scissors and a county key wait the ribbon cutting portion of the new fire station grand opening ceremony Sept. 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The $4.3 million state of the art fire station is owned by Okaloo... More
Firefighters with the 96th Civil Engineer Group, put
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Tech. Sgt. Brian West, the crew chief for DOD's newest
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(Left) Senior Airman Max Todd, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance
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Tech. Sgt. Michael McClure, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance
Tech. Sgt. Michael McClure, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, briefs Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on the cockpit of the F-35A Lightning II July 10 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Hagel visited the base to tour... More
Airman 1st Class Jake Wiedmeyer, 58th Aircraft Maintenance
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U.S. Air Force weapons load crew members, assigned
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An F-35A Lightning II departs for Eglin Air Force Base,
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The Air Force flag flaps in the wind during an honor
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An airman snaps a picture with his phone of the F-35
An airman snaps a picture with his phone of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter after its official rollout ceremony, Aug. 26, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
The F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter lifts off
The F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter lifts off for its first training sortie March 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. It’s the first flight of any 33rd Fighter Wing F-35 since their arrival to the base. (U.... More
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Load crew 8 members, Staff Sgt. Dillon Price, 33rd
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Brig. Gen. Henry Harder, assistant adjutant general
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Staff Sgt. Edwin Portan, 33rd Operations Support Squadron
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The first Department of Defense F-35 Lightning II joint
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel greets Maj. Gen. Scott
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The 33rd Fighter Wing held the 23rd Khobar Towers memorial
The 33rd Fighter Wing held the 23rd Khobar Towers memorial ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, June 25, 2019. On June 25, 1996, a bomb was detonated near the Khobar Towers Housing Complex in Dhahran, Sau... More
Brig. Gen. Henry Harder, assistant adjutant general
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Staff Sgt. Mark Freeman, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance
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Members of the 33rd Maintenance Squadron assemble an
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The 33rd Fighter Wing held the 23rd Khobar Towers memorial
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The Air Force's first joint strike fighter pilot, Lt.
The Air Force's first joint strike fighter pilot, Lt. Col. Eric Smith of the 58th Fighter Squadron, taxis his squadron's newest aircraft, the F-35 Lightning II, to its new home at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 14.
An F-35A Ligtning II assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing
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A T-38 Talon and a F-22 Raptor from the 325th Fighter
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Royal Air Force pilot, Squadron Leader Hugh Nichols,
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Airman 1st Class Zachary Weeks, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jon Snyder, 58th Fighter Squadron
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A T-38 Talon and a F-22 Raptor from the 325th Fighter
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Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright
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The A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team participates
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The 33rd Fighter Wing held the 23rd Khobar Towers memorial
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An Okaloosa County firefighter takes a breather at
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U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters
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A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter
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An aircraft armament staff sergeant with the 20th Aircraft
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Airman Basic Devin Enriquez, 33rd Maintenance Group
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Nondestructive inspection Airmen inspect an F-35A Lightning
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Revamping the corrosion control section
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Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader Andrew Jackson,
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An F-35A Lightning II awaits permission to taxi May
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William Paap, 33rd Fighter Wing pilot for a day, walks
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An F-22 Raptor pilot from the 27th Fighter Squadron
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Airmen at the 33rd Fighter Wing Change of Command ceremony
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The new Department of Defense aircraft, the F-35 Lightning
The new Department of Defense aircraft, the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter, taxis across the 33rd Fighter Wing flightline at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 14.
Chief Petty Officer Ben DeWitt, of the Strike Fighter
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The Avengers assembled outside of the 33rd Maintenance
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A F-22 Raptor from the 325th Fighter Wing flies alongside
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A maintainer from the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron,
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets a 33rd Fighter
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U.S. Air Force General David L. Goldfein, Chief of
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Rifle-bearing Airmen stand at parade rest prior to
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Michael Shea, 58th Fighter Squadron
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The 33rd Fighter Wing held the 23rd Khobar Towers memorial
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96th Test Wing firefighters carry a simulated helicopter
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Mariusz Blaszczak, Republic of Poland Minister of Defense,
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nathaniel Gray, 33rd
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An F-22 Raptor from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., takes
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F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter crew chief,
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U.S. Air Force instructor pilot Maj. Jay Spohn, assistant
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Airman 1st Class Jaylen Kelly, 96th Aircraft Maintenance
Airman 1st Class Jaylen Kelly, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Red, yells to his teammate during the annual Team Eglin weapons load competition May 11 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Teams from the 96th Test ... More
Thunderbird F-16 Fighting Falcon's fly over Ft. Lauderdale,
Thunderbird F-16 Fighting Falcon's fly over Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., May 5, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christopher Boitz)
U.S. Air Force Col. Jon Wheeler, incoming 33rd Fighter
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For the first time in Eglin's air space, U.S. Air Force
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Maintainers and refuelers haul the fuel hose out to
Maintainers and refuelers haul the fuel hose out to an F-15 for a hot pit session Dec. 14 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 96th Test Wing established the quarterly hot pit refueling capability six months ago.... More
United Kingdom Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Frankie
United Kingdom Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Frankie Buchler, became the first international student-pilot to fly a sortie in the F-35B Lightning II March 19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. He received his F-35... More
For the first time in Eglin's air space, U.S. Air Force
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Maj. Gen. Jay Silveria, U. S. Air Force Warfare Center
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Judges brief load crew team members before an F-35A
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An F-35A Lightning II is photographed on the flight
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Senior Airman Andre Weich, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance
Senior Airman Andre Weich, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepares AIM-120 fins during the annual Team Eglin weapons load competition May 11 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Teams from the 96th Test Wing and... More
Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration
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U.S. Air Force Col. Jon Wheeler, 33rd Fighter Wing
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The first Department of Defense F-35 Lightning II joint
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A Lockheed Martin maintainer for the Naval F-35C Lightning
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Airman 1st Class Reece Zoller, left, 58th Aircraft
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An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the takes off during
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The 33rd Fighter Wing held the 23rd Khobar Towers memorial
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A Thunderbird F-16 Fighting Falcon flies a close formation
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A CV-22 tiltrotor aircraft, assigned to the 8th Special
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A 55th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon takes
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Marine test pilot Maj. Joseph T. Bachmann exists the
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A 75th Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot performs
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A B-52 Stratofortress, assigned to 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale
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The first two Marine Corps F-35B aircraft arrives at
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Weapons online: F-35A train syllabus advances ahead of IOC
An Eglin Air Force Base F-35A Lightning II receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to MacDill AFB approximately 100 miles off the Gulf Coast March 2, 2016, following the 58th Fighter Squadron's first ... More