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The Cultural Challenge of Multi-National Exercises

09/09/2013
09/09/2013: Part of any multinational exercise is discovering the similarities or differences in military philosophy. It'a a question Gail McCabe asked the senior U.S. military representative at the West African based Exercise Western Accord.  Credit:Army Broadcasting:7/9/13

First UK Operational Flight of F-35

09/08/2013
09/08/2013: The first solo flight of the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) by a UK operational pilot has taken place in the United States. [slidepress gallery='first-uk-operational-flight-of-f-35'] Credit Photos: 33rd Fighter Wing On 19 March at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Squadron Leader Frankie Buchler piloted the fifth-generation multi-role stealth aircraft…

South Korean Air Force Visits F-35 Eglin Facility

09/08/2013
09/08/2013: In the Fall of 2012, the South Korean Air Force visited the 33rd Fighter Wing.  In this slideshow, several photos highlight aspects of that visit. [slidepress gallery='south-korean-air-force-visits-f-35-eglin-facility']  Credit Photos: 33rd Fighter Wing

Secretary Wynne Visits the 33rd Fighter Wing

09/07/2013
09/07/2013: On September 4, 2013, Secretary Wynne visited Eglin and the 33rd Fighter Wing.  The man who crafted the concept of the fifth generation aircraft saw first hand the progress at Eglin and re-affirmed the impact of critical mass at Eglin in rolling out new capabilities. [slidepress gallery='secretary-wynne-visits-the-33rd-fighter-wing'] Credit Photos:…

Re-Norming Air Power: The Policy Maker and the Implementor Discuss the 5th Gen Revolution

09/06/2013
2013-09-06 by Robbin Laird In a rare moment when a designer of a policy and an implementor of the policy sit down and discuss their convergent experiences, the way ahead for the re-norming of airpower was highlighted. On September 4, 2013, Secretary Wynne visited the 33rd Fighter Wing accompanied by…

F-22 and F-35 Flying at Eglin

09/06/2013
09/06/2013: In this slideshow, the F-35 and F-22 are seen flying together at Eglin AFB.  These photos were shot on September 9, 2012 and are credited to Major Karen Roganov, Team Eglin PA, 33rd FW and Sgt. Jeremy Lock. [slidepress gallery='f-22-and-f-35-flying-at-eglin']    

The Impact of the Impending German Elections on the Euro Crisis

09/03/2013
2013-09-03  By Harald Malmgren As most of Europe went on its customary August holiday, the Eurozone’s strains temporarily disappeared from consideration. In late August, complacency was abruptly shocked by top-level German politicians’ admissions that more money would soon be needed for Greece. Chancellor Merkel went so far as to say…