33rd Fighter Wing fires live AIM-9X missiles for the first time
An AIM-9X missile is externally attached to a 33rd Fighter Wing F-35A Lightning II, during Exercise Combat Archer at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 17, 2019. This marked the first load and fire of AIM-9X missiles on a 33rd FW F-35 in history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Heather Leveille)