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  • 33rd Fighter Wing gains F-35 training mission

    WASHINGTON - Air Force officials announced plans to assign the mission of training new Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and allied F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter pilots and maintainers to the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin AFB, Fla. Final planning for the move is dependent on the results of the

  • Lords win O'Malley Award

    Former Keesler commander Maj. Gen. William Lord and his wife, Cynthia, are winners of the 2006 Gen. and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley Award. The award recognizes the wing commander-and-spouse team whose contributions to the nation, the Air Force and the surrounding community best exemplify the highest

  • Internet is valuable resource for con artists

    Scams may have changed, but tried-and-true advice remains -- let the buyer beware, all that glitters is not gold, and if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. The Justice Department notes that fraud schemes that have victimized consumers for many years now appear online, offering

  • Two Luke Airmen to compete in AF Marathon

    Air Education and Training Command has selected two Luke runners to represent the base and command at this year's Air Force Marathon, scheduled to take place Sept. 16 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Master Sgt. Mary Simmons, 56th Medical Group patient advocate, and Tech. Sgt. Philip

  • 33rd Fighter Wing supports Operation Noble Eagle mission

    From Sept. 11, 2001, when F-15C Eagles scrambled from the runways here into the North American skies, until today, men and women in the 33rd Fighter Wing have supported Operation Noble Eagle by helping protect the U.S. homeland from terrorists. ONE is the military mission that combats the type of

  • 33rd Fighter Wing gains F-35 training mission

    Air Force officials announced plans to assign the mission of training new Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and allied F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter pilots and maintainers to the 33rd Fighter Wing here. Final planning for the move is dependent on the results of the ongoing environmental impact

  • Thornhill assumes command of AFIT

    The Air Force Institute of Technology welcomed its first-ever female commandant as Brig. Gen. Paula G. Thornhill accepted command from Lt. Gen. Stephen R. Lorenz, Air University commander, during a ceremony July 31. Brig. Gen. Mark T. Matthews relinquished his nearly 13-month command and is now

  • 204th SFS trains sharpshooter teams

    The word sniper brings many things to mind, such as Marines, Army scouts or even Tom Berenger as Thomas Beckett in the Hollywood movie, "Sniper." One thing it might not bring to mind is the U.S. Air Force or, more specifically, the Texas Air National Guard. Perhaps it should, now that the Texas Air