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Tomorrow's fight gets tested today ⚡

Iron sharpens iron, and last month's Black and Gray Flags were no exception. Read how the @usnavy and @usairforce are putting our adversaries on notice at the link in our bio. by @53rdwing

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5 days ago

Through daylight, darkness, and back again.

For 24 hours last week, #TeamEglin kept the POW/MIA flag moving in remembrance of the Americans who never made it home.

Every lap carried the same message:

You are not forgotten. by @53rdwing

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6 days ago

The future now has a tail number.

The Experimental Operations Unit over at @creechafb received their first two Collaborative Combat Aircraft last month. Want a peek at what comes next? Check the link in our bio 🦾 by @53rdwing

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12 days ago

Hey! There's a viper in this coffee! 🐍

Happy #NationalCoffeeDay ☕ What's fueling your mission today (besides JP-8)? by @53rdwing

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13 days ago

It’s legacy lives on in the Airmen who carried its mission forward.

#57WG #66WPS #53WG #422TES taken in Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada by @53rdwing

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16 days ago

End of an era, forever a legend.

The A-10 Thunderbolt II’s precision and rugged survivability defined Close Air Support for nearly half a century.

The U.S. Air Force Weapons School’s 66th Weapons Squadron, delivered 308 elite tactical experts in close air support to build the world’s premier combat leaders. As Nellis divests the airframe, we salute the decades of decorated service and the dedicated maintainers, pilots, and support personnel who kept the fleet mission-ready.

#57WG #66WPS #53WG #422TES taken in Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada by @53rdwing

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19 days ago

“My mind on lethality and lethality on my mind” 🧠

Okay, so MAYBE we’re misremembering our @snoopdogg lyrics 😒 But whether it’s our Airmen training for #CBRN threats on the ground or our teams testing the #F35 in the sky, readiness stays top of mind. by @53rdwing

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You can learn a lot from a good briefing—don’t get us wrong...

...But seeing the mission from the back of an F-15EX has a *bit* more staying power 🤏 Our friends from the 57th Wing got a taste of what the teams across @eglinafb and Hurlburt have been up to. Take a look 👆 taken in Eglin Air Force Base, Florida by @53rdwing

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First to respond and recover 👣🚁

On Aug. 10, Airmen from the 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, assigned to the 355th Wing but geographically located at Nellis Air Force Base, and the 88th Test and Evaluation Squadron rapidly generated and deployed two HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters to rescue five U.S. Navy personnel following an aircraft mishap near Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California.

Read the full story here: https://www.dm.af.mil/.../us-air-force-airmen-conduct.../

#CSAR #TOML #DM

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@nellisafb by @53rdwing

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2 months ago

QUICKSINK turns our JDAMs into ship-busters and target vessels into fish real estate 🐟 by @53rdwing

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2 months ago

We don't just pursue lethality—we perfect it ☠ by @53rdwing

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6 months ago

"We can rebuild him. We have the technology."

For one F-16 pilot, a cervical fusion came with a one-percent chance of ever returning to the cockpit. With @aircombatcommand's Aircrew Performance Team in his corner, though, one percent proved to be enough. Read the story at the link in our bio 👀 by @53rdwing

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