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  • Nomads: Face to Face A1C Alejandro Castillo

    Airman 1st Class Alejandro Castillo, 33rd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman, excelled through high school earning most valuable player titles during his sophomore through senior year. Eventually, he was scouted by an FC Dallas team and began rising through the program. He

  • Nomads: Face to Face MSgt. Pablo Perez-Gonzalez

    U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Pablo Perez decided early in his career that helping others was his passion. As a first sergeant, Perez is able to use that passion to help the people he serves.

  • Engineering the future

    (Editor’s Note: This is the final  article in the Sharpening the Spear series)Since the 33rd Fighter Wing’s existence, even before the Air Force’s, the Nomads were among the best in the sky. They earned respect from peers and foes alike while defending the homeland’s shores, securing North Africa

  • 33 FW supports Checkered Flag from home

    The 33rd Fighter Wing provided support for exercise Checkered Flag 18-1 Nov. 6-17, 2017, from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Checkered Flag is a large scale air-to-air only exercise that emphasizes the execution and production of tactics between fourth and fifth generation aircraft. “Our role was that

  • Wielded by the righteous

    (Editor’s Note: This is the second article in the Sharpening the Spear series) During the Vietnam War, the Nomads cemented themselves in history as the “MiG Killers.” They proved to the aviation world that dog fighting was not dead and that the United States Air Force epitomized air superiority

  • Nomads celebrate 70 years of service

    This year the 33rd Fighter Wing celebrated its 70th birthday on Oct. 15. During its existence, the wing was a part of the country’s largest contingencies. During each of these, the unit would uproot and take the fight to different corners of the world, earning its nickname “Nomads.”  Newly formed in