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Search and Rescue: Nomad Lightning

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nicholas Brown, 33rd Fighter Wing F-35A Lightning II student pilot, smiles after successfully getting inside the one-man life raft during exercise Nomad Lightning in the Gulf of Mexico at the Eglin Aquatic Test and Training Range, May 5, 2022. Our Airmen and pilots integrated into a joint rescue exercise with the U.S. Coast Guard, where personnel rehearsed a search and rescue procedure for a downed pilot offshore. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Leandra Garcia)

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Search and Rescue: Nomad Lightning

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nicholas Brown, 33rd Fighter Wing F-35A Lightning II student pilot, gets rescued by U.S. Coast Guard Boatswain’s Mate Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Shepard during exercise Nomad Lightning in the Gulf of Mexico at the Eglin Aquatic Test and Training Range, May 5, 2022. Our Airmen and pilots integrated into a joint rescue exercise with the U.S. Coast Guard, where personnel rehearsed a search and rescue procedure for a downed pilot offshore. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Leandra Garcia)

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Search and Rescue: Nomad Lightning

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nicholas Brown, 33rd Fighter Wing F-35A Lightning II student pilot, manually inflates a life preserver unit during exercise Nomad Lightning in the Gulf of Mexico at the Eglin Aquatic Test and Training Range, May 5, 2022. Our Airmen and pilots integrated into a joint rescue exercise with the U.S. Coast Guard, where personnel rehearsed a search and rescue procedure for a downed pilot offshore. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Leandra Garcia)

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Simulators: Nomad Lightning

U.S. Air Force Airmen 1st Class Thomas Kendrick, 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit assistant dedicated crew chief, and Major Robert Poe, 33rd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment commander, toggle aircraft control stick during a simulated flight May 4, 2022 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. These F-35 simulator instruction classes were a wing-wide education effort employed during the 33rd Fighter Wing’s Nomad Lightning exercise. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Colleen Coulthard)

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Hot Pit Refueling: Nomad Lightning

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Raymund Concepcion, 60th Aircraft Maintenance Unit dedicated crew chief, launches a jet onto the flightline after a hot pit refueling on May 3, 2022, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. These refuelings happened in conjunction with Nomad Lightning, a week-long large force employment exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Colleen Coulthard)

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AGE Packout: Nomad Lightning

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zackery Verburg, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman, prepares a B1 maintenance platform during pre-deployment readiness training May 4, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. These preparations were in conjunction with Nomad Lightning, a week-long large force employment exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Colleen Coulthard)

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Holcomb's Road to Chief

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremy P. Holcomb poses for a photo in front of a mural in 2005 while on deployment in Iraq.

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Desert Storm veterans reunite, celebrate heritage at 2022 Shaw Air & Space Expo

From left, Caeden Brynie, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) staff historian, receives photographs from retired U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bart Philips, former 17th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chief, at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, April 1, 2022. Philips spoke to Brynie about his service during Operation Desert Storm and how members of the 17th TFS joined together to celebrate their 32d reunion at the 77th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Blake Gonzales)

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Desert Storm veterans reunite, celebrate heritage at 2022 Shaw Air & Space Expo

From left, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Behrens, 77th Fighter Squadron commander, receives a signed squadron photograph from retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Harold Gonzales, former F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 33rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, April 1, 2022. Gonzales and other members of the 363rd Tactical Fighter Wing gathered at Shaw AFB as part of their 32d annual reunion. The Operation Desert Storm veterans visited the 77th FS during the 2022 Shaw Air and Space Expo festivities. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Blake Gonzales)

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Desert Storm veterans reunite, celebrate heritage at 2022 Shaw Air & Space Expo

From left, U.S. Air Force Col. Lawrence Sullivan, 20th Fighter Wing commander, receives a signed squadron photograph from retired U.S. Air Force Col. Ed Houle, former 10th Tactical Fighter Squadron commander, at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, April 1, 2022. Houle and other members of the 363rd Tactical Fighter Wing gathered at Shaw AFB as part of their 32d annual reunion. The Operation Desert Storm veterans visited the 77th Fighter Squadron during the 2022 Shaw Air and Space Expo festivities. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Blake Gonzales)

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Desert Storm veterans reunite, celebrate heritage at 2022 Shaw Air & Space Expo

A 33rd Tactical Fighter Squadron patch is painted on a table inside the 77th Fighter Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, April 1, 2022. The 33rd TFS served as a host unit for the F-16 Fighting Falcon during Operation Desert Storm. Now disbanded, the 33rd TFS now exists as the 77th FS, which currently serves under the 20th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Blake Gonzales)

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Desert Storm veterans reunite, celebrate heritage at 2022 Shaw Air & Space Expo

Operation Desert Storm veterans attend a remembrance ceremony for U.S. Air Force Capt. Dale Cormier, a 363rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, at the Sumter Veterans Memorial Park in South Carolina, April 1, 2022. The veterans honored Cormier as part of their 32d annual reunion, which included a visit to the 77th Fighter Squadron for the 2022 Shaw Air and Space Expo. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Blake Gonzales)

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Desert Storm veterans reunite, celebrate heritage at 2022 Shaw Air & Space Expo

A monument honoring U.S. Air Force Capt. Dale Cormier, a 363rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, stands at the Sumter Veterans Memorial Park in South Carolina, April 1, 2022. Veterans of the 363rd TFW held a remembrance ceremony honoring Cormier for his service during Operation Desert Storm. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Blake Gonzales)

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Desert Storm veterans reunite, celebrate heritage at 2022 Shaw Air & Space Expo

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Harold Gonzales, former 33rd Tactical Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, gives the opening remarks during a remembrance ceremony at the Sumter Veterans Memorial Park in South Carolina, April 1, 2022. Veterans of the 17th and 33rd TFS attended the ceremony in remembrance of Capt. Dale Cormier, a 363rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-16 pilot who served in Operation Desert Storm. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Blake Gonzales)

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Desert Storm veterans reunite, celebrate heritage at 2022 Shaw Air & Space Expo

Retired U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel Lee, former 363rd Tactical Fighter Wing Aerospace Ground Equipment technician, leads a prayer during a remembrance ceremony at the Sumter Veterans Memorial Park in South Carolina, April 1, 2022. Veterans of the 363rd TFW attended the ceremony in remembrance of Capt. Dale Cormier, a 363rd TFW F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot who served in Operation Desert Storm. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Blake Gonzales)

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Desert Storm veterans reunite, celebrate heritage at 2022 Shaw Air & Space Expo

A wreath rests on a monument honoring U.S. Air Force Capt. Dale Cormier, a 363rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, at the Sumter Veterans Memorial Park in South Carolina, April 1, 2022. Veterans of the 363rd TFW held a ceremony honoring Cormier as part of their 32d annual reunion. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Blake Gonzales)

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Desert Storm veterans reunite, celebrate heritage at 2022 Shaw Air & Space Expo

Operation Desert Storm veterans attend a remembrance ceremony for U.S. Air Force Capt. Dale Cormier, a 363rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, at the Sumter Veterans Memorial Park in South Carolina, April 1, 2022. The veterans honored Cormier as part of their 32d annual reunion, which included a visit to the 77th Fighter Squadron for the 2022 Shaw Air and Space Expo. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Blake Gonzales)

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Nomads of the 33rd

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Kirrane, 33rd Maintenance Squadron commander support staff executive, stands in front of the flight line for a portrait March 15, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Kirrane is from Braintree, Massachusetts and joined the Air Force Jan. 1, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Heather Ley)

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Nomads of the 33rd

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Kirrane, 33rd Maintenance Squadron commander support staff executive, logs into his computer March 15, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Kirrane’s responsibilities include updating recall rosters, managing commander requests, routing documents for the commander, first sergeant or command chief, and various other support tasks for the squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Heather Ley)

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Nomads of the 33rd

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Kirrane, 33rd Maintenance Squadron commander support staff executive, logs into his computer March 15, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Kirrane’s responsibilities include updating recall rosters, managing commander requests, routing documents for the commander, first sergeant or command chief, and various other support tasks for the squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Heather Ley)

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