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The first F135 engine for the United States Marine Corps' F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter arrived at Bldg. 3001 June 23. According to base officials, Tinker will support the entire JSF program at the depot level for Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps engines. The new speedline to repair the engines will originally have 60 days to apply the upgrade to the engines and will eventually go down to a 30-day turnaround. See the story in next week’s paper. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)

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First Doses

Kimberly Leonard, deputy director for narcotic enforcement, assigned to the New York State Department of Health, oversees the safe handling and storage of the first doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, N.Y., March 3, 2021. The National Guard has hundreds of guardsmen deployed to help staff the vaccination site.

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First E11-A BACN arrives at Robins

An E-11A BACN, Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, arrived on April 24, 2023, at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The arrival of the first BACN, often pronounced bacon, established one of the four new mission sets coming to Robins AFB, and falls under the newly activated 18th Airborne Command and Control Squadron. It is a communications relay and gateway system that provides military commanders with a versatile means of exchanging information from multiple air, ground and maritime sources. (U.S. Air Force photo by C Arce)

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First E11-A BACN arrives at Robins

An E-11A BACN, Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, arrived on April 24, 2023, at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The arrival of the first BACN, often pronounced bacon, established one of the four new mission sets coming to Robins AFB, and falls under the newly activated 18th Airborne Command and Control Squadron. It is a communications relay and gateway system that provides military commanders with a versatile means of exchanging information from multiple air, ground and maritime sources. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Mather)

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First E11-A BACN arrives at Robins

An E-11A BACN, Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, arrived on April 24, 2023, at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The arrival of the first BACN, often pronounced bacon, established one of the four new mission sets coming to Robins AFB, and falls under the newly activated 18th Airborne Command and Control Squadron. It is a communications relay and gateway system that provides military commanders with a versatile means of exchanging information from multiple air, ground and maritime sources. (U.S. Air Force photo by C Arce)

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First E11-A BACN arrives at Robins

An E-11A BACN, Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, arrived on April 24, 2023, at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The arrival of the first BACN, often pronounced bacon, established one of the four new mission sets coming to Robins AFB, and falls under the newly activated 18th Airborne Command and Control Squadron. It is a communications relay and gateway system that provides military commanders with a versatile means of exchanging information from multiple air, ground and maritime sources. (U.S. Air Force photo by C Arce)

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First ever take off of the USMC F-35B STOVL Joint Strike Fighter following depot modifications

First ever take off of an USMC F-35B STOVL Joint Strike Fighter aircraft following modifications at the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, Hill AFB, Utah June 18. The aircraft was undergoing a functional check flight. (Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd/Release)

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Flashback: Northrop YF-23 Black Widow II

To prevent injury to ground personnel while under the aircraft, the ram air scoop was highlighted with a set of red and white triangles for visibility. The unintended coincidence looked like a Black Widow hourglass while the aircraft was in flight.

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Flight One rocks the crowd at Oshkosh

The U.S. Air Force Band of Flight rock band, Flight One, perform for a crowd at the EAA AirVenture airshow in Oshkosh, Wis., July 27, 2024. Flight One, based out of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, represented Air Force Materiel Command at the largest annual fly-in convention in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)

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Fluid Cell press

From left, Donovan Warren and Richard Lancaster, work leaders, prepare an airplane part to go through the 402nd Commodities Maintenance Group’s fluid cell press in Bldg. 140. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ray Crayton)

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Fluid Cell press

The 402nd Commodities Maintenance Group’s fluid cell press in Bldg. 140 is one of the largest in existance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ray Crayton)

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Force Support Contingency Training-Silver Flag beta test

Air Force services Airmen participate in a simulated mortuary affairs search and recovery exercise during the Force Support Contingency Training-Silver Flag beta test June 20, 2024, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The five-day course is designed to prepare Airmen in the services career field for essential tasks needed in a deployed environment. The beta test, one of four being conducted, will help align services training curriculum and requirements to meet the needs of the Air Force Force Generation deployment model. (U.S. Air Force photo by Emily Mifsud)

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Four-ship

(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. John Winn)

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From the Commander: Memorial Day Message 2022

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FSS hosts Summer Bash

Lt. Col. Kathryn Boucher, 66th Air Base Group deputy staff judge, and her son, Logan, enjoy a ride during Summer Bash held at Hanscom Air Force Base, June 28. More than 1,400 attended the event that included a live band, games, pony rides, inflatables, and culminated in a fireworks display. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)

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Fueling ACE operations from afar

U.S. Air Force Airmen prepare to offload fuel from a C-130J Super Hercules July 21, 2021, at Tinian International Airport, Tinian, during Pacific Iron 2021. Pacific Iron 2021 is a Pacific Air Forces dynamic force employment operation to project forces into United States Indo-Pacific Command’s area of responsibility in support of a more lethal, adaptive, and resilient force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)

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Fuels innovation

Tech. Sgt. Collin Stratton, 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron, secures his single-point nozzle adapter to an R-11 fuel truck Nov. 6, 2024 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The SN adapter, an innovation created by Stratton, makes fuel sampling easier and safer by reducing the steps required to gain the sample. Fuel samples are taken to ensure aircraft fuel is free of water and other contaminants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.)

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Gen Kirkland Move the Flag visit

Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, talks with employees in the 573rd Aircraft Maintenance Group Feb. 4, 2019, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The general and other AFSC leadership visited Hill AFB Feb. 3-8 as part of a “move the flag” visit that immersed them in the local mission, and allowed them to interact with the workforce and personally communicate AFSC goals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Donovan Potter)

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Gen Kirkland Move the Flag visit

Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, interacts with members of the Wing Inspection Team during a readiness exercise Feb. 7, 2019, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The general and other AFSC leadership visited Hill AFB Feb. 3-8 as part of a “move the flag” visit that immersed them in the local mission, and allowed them to interact with the workforce and personally communicate AFSC goals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)

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