Photo by Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy | 33rd Fighter Wing | 11.18.2025
U.S. Air Force 33rd Fighter Wing Airmen pose for a photo during the Integrated Combat Turn exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 18, 2025. The team consisted of personnel from the 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 33rd FW fuels systems, and 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy | 33rd Fighter Wing | 11.18.2025
U.S. Air Force 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew carries an AIM-9X Sidewinder over to an F-35A Lightning II during an Integrated Combat Turn exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 18, 2025. The AIM-9X weighs around 190 pounds and has an infrared seeker. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy | 33rd Fighter Wing | 11.18.2025
U.S. Air Force 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew members load an AIM-9X Sidewinder onto an F-35A Lightning II during an Integrated Combat Turn exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, November 18, 2025. The ICT exercise helped increase overall readiness by simulating a potential scenario in a combat environment where the crew members would load live weapons into the aircraft.......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy | 33rd Fighter Wing | 11.18.2025
U.S. Air Force 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew members guide an AIM-120 AMRAAM into the weapons bay of an F-35A Lightning II during an Integrated Combat Turn exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 18, 2025. The AIM-120 weighs around 335 pounds and has an active radar to guide it upon launch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy | 33rd Fighter Wing | 11.18.2025
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Aren Ellithorpe, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics specialist, conducted a hot pit refuel on an F-35A Lightning II during an Integrated Combat Turn exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 18, 2025. The hot pit refuel occurs in conjunction with a live weapons load to quick-turn the jet and get it ready to go back up in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy | 33rd Fighter Wing | 11.18.2025
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Amber Cook, 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, operates an MJ-1 (jammer) as Senior Airman Wyatt Wadding, 58th AMU weapons load crew member, guides it during an Integrated Combat Turn exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 18, 2025. The weapons crew loaded live AIM-120 AMRAAMs and AIM-9X Sidewinders into an F-35A Lightning II. (U.S.......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy | 33rd Fighter Wing | 09.25.2025
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class John Kelvin de Ocampo, 60th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, walks around an F-35A Lightning II, tail number 08-0747, during a preflight check at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 25, 2025. The preflight check is important to ensure the aircraft is safe and prepared to fly. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy | 33rd Fighter Wing | 09.25.2025
U.S. Air Force 33rd Fighter Wing F-35A Lightning II, tail number 08-0747, sits on the flight line during the preflight check at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 25, 2025. Aircraft 747 was the 33rd FW’s first F-35A Lightning II. (U.S. Air Force photo by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy)...
