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33rd Fighter Wing’s F-35As fire AIM-9X for first time

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F-35As assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing have fired AIM-9X missiles for the first time from Sept. 17-19 for Exercise Combat Archer.

A 33rd Fighter Wing F-35A Lightning II takes off, during Exercise Combat Archer at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 17, 2019. The F-35As were launched from Eglin AFB and Combat Archer was conducted in the Joint Gulf Range Complex. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Heather Leveille)

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NGC to supply new and upgraded LITENING targeting pods to USAF

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The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $141 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) task order for new LITENING advanced targeting pods and upgrades that will bring existing pods up to the current configuration.

Lt. Col. Frank Marston, 158th Fighter Wing Alert Detachment 1 commander, prepares for takeoff in an F-16C Fighting Falcon, Oct. 28, at Langley Air Force Base, Va. The fighter jet carries a fourth generation advanced targeting LITENING pod, this is the first test during a two week exercise called Bold Quest 2009, an advanced concept technology demonstration./

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F-15Es from Lakenheath carried out first FARP

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The 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath has conducted its first Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) exercise using the F-15E for the first time.

A crew chief assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing approaches an F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron on the flightline at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 12, 2019. Airmen from the 48th FW participated in a Forward Arming and Refueling Point exercise alongside the 352nd Special Operations Wing and 100th Air Refueling Wing to build upon the relationships and integration between missions among different forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shanice Williams-Jones)

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