EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The commander of Air Education and Training Command, Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., visited the 33rd Fighter Wing last week. During his tour, the general received a status report on the wing and it's integrated Academic Training Center that is the school house for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter pilots and maintainers for the Air Force, Navy, Marines and future coalition partners. He said the 33rd "represents the first time we've engaged deeply in joint fighter training and could be a template for future endeavors." It will train fighter pilots for the Air Force, Navy and Marines, and affords "a great opportunity for us to demonstrate this concept can work. It's too early to tell whether joint training facilities like the 33rd will be the way of the future." (Source: Team Eglin Public Affairs, 02/01/11)
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011
AETC commander visits 33rd FW
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The commander of Air Education and Training Command, Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., visited the 33rd Fighter Wing last week. During his tour, the general received a status report on the wing and it's integrated Academic Training Center that is the school house for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter pilots and maintainers for the Air Force, Navy, Marines and future coalition partners. He said the 33rd "represents the first time we've engaged deeply in joint fighter training and could be a template for future endeavors." It will train fighter pilots for the Air Force, Navy and Marines, and affords "a great opportunity for us to demonstrate this concept can work. It's too early to tell whether joint training facilities like the 33rd will be the way of the future." (Source: Team Eglin Public Affairs, 02/01/11)