Photo by Airman Colleen Coulthard | 33rd Fighter Wing | 05.05.2022
A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 128nd Air Refueling Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, refuels a F-35A Lightning II from the 33rd Fighter Wing during aerial refueling training for Nomad Lightning ,a week-long large force employment exercise May 6, 2022, over Florida. Nomad Lightning prepared 33rd FW personnel and ANG partners for future missions in the Combat Air Forces (U.S. Air Force photo......
Photo by Airman Colleen Coulthard | 33rd Fighter Wing | 05.05.2022
U.S. Air Force Capt. Ryan Steel, KC-135 instructor pilot, and Lt. Col. Carson Hardest, KC-135 evaluator pilot from the 128th Refueling Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, perform pre-flight checks prior to take off during Nomad Lightning, a week-long large force employment exercise May 6, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Wisconsin ANG provided KC-135 Stratotanker’s to conduct aerial......
Photo by Airman Colleen Coulthard | 33rd Fighter Wing | 05.05.2022
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Carson Hardest, 128th Air Refueling Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard KC-135 evaluator pilot, performs pre-flight checks prior to take off during Nomad Lightning, May 6, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Nomad Lightning helped prepare 33rd Fighter Wing Airmen and ANG partners for future missions in the Combat Air Forces by focusing on the tactical and logistical......
Photo by Airman Colleen Coulthard | 33rd Fighter Wing | 05.05.2022
U.S. Air Force active duty and guard Airmen from the 33rd Fighter Wing and 128th Air Refueling Wing walk towards a KC-135 Stratotanker during large force employment exercise Nomad Lightning, May 6, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Wisconsin Air National Guard provided the KC-135s to conduct aerial refuelings throughout Nomad Lightning, and received training opportunities for their......
Photo by Airman Colleen Coulthard | 33rd Fighter Wing | 05.05.2022
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing flies with a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 128th Air Refueling Wing during Nomad Lightning, May 5, 2022. During the large force employment exercise, 33rd FW pilots participated in aerial refuelings with the support of KC-135s from the Wisconsin Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Karissa Rodriguez)...
Photo by Airman Colleen Coulthard | 33rd Fighter Wing | 05.04.2022
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......
Photo by Airman Colleen Coulthard | 33rd Fighter Wing | 05.03.2022
U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft from the 33rd Fighter Wing take off from the flightline after a successful hot pit refueling May 3, 2022, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The hot pit refueling, a part of Nomad Lightning, a large force employment exercise, was used to simulate limited resources: operations, personnel, and time, to generate sorties from anywhere with minimal delay.......
Photo by Airman Colleen Coulthard | 33rd Fighter Wing | 05.03.2022
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Zimmerman, 60th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew chief removes fuel line and additional wires from F-35A Lightning II during a hot pit refueling operation May 3, 2022, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The hot pit refueling, a part of Nomad Lightning, a large force employment exercise, was used to simulate limited resources: operations, personnel,......
