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 95th FS, FGS complete first TDYPublished March 21, 2024
                        
                        By Airman 1st Class Zeeshan Naeem
                        
                        
                        325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
                **TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) --**
                Airmen from the 95th Fighter Squadron and Fighter Generation Squadron recently went on their first temporary duty assignment at Truax Field, Wisconsin Air National Guard Base, March 1-16.
This TDY marks the first off-station flying training event for **Tyndall Air Force Base**’s **F-35A Lightning II** mission after jets **started arriving** to home station, Aug. 1, 2023. The 95th FS and FGS sent six aircraft to lay the groundwork for future mobility and combat readiness events, providing pilots and ground crews the opportunity to refine their skills with the Air Force’s latest fifth generation multirole fighter aircraft.
Airmen practiced loading cargo, generating aircraft and preparing jets for takeoff in a constrained environment. Pilots from the 95th FS and Wisconsin ANG’s **115th Fighter Wing** flew joint training missions focused on weakening enemy defenses in air-to-air combat. The operations section had the responsibility of mission planning, where they scheduled daily air-to-air training.Airman operates liftTech. Sgt. Michael Byers, 325th Logistics Readiness Squadron traffic management office cargo section chief, monitors the loading of equipment at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 29, 2024. The temporary duty assignment occurred at Truax Field, Wisconsin Air Nation Guard Base, March 1-16, 2024. LRS Airmen successfully shipped four trucks and moved 134 personnel for the TDY. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zeeshan Naeem)
            
            
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    Pilot performs checksCapt. Benjamin Hook, 95th Fighter Squadron F-35A Lightning II pilot, performs preflight checks at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., March 1, 2024. The 95th FS and Fighter Generation Squadron sent six aircraft to Truax Field, Wisconsin Air National Guard Base, where practiced loading cargo, generating aircraft and preparing them for takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zeeshan Naeem)
            
            
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    Civilian monitors equipmentCarlos Hunter, 325th Logistics Readiness Squadron forklift operator, signals to a lift operator while assisting a diesel power generator load-up at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 29, 2024. Equipment was loaded for an off-station F-35 training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zeeshan Naeem)
            
            
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“The objective was to take the team to an unfamiliar base and operate outside of our normal processes,” said Lt. Col. Michael Powell, 95th FS commander. “Truax Field offered a nice stepping-stone approach since they also operate F-35s, which allowed the teams to reduce their footprints in personnel and equipment as we leveraged some of the host unit facilities and equipment. This reduced costs, increased integration and flexibility.”
The training in an unaccustomed environment set the tone for readiness, cohesion and adaptability while providing a baseline for what needs to be evaluated for the future. Both necessary feats, as the **325th Fighter Wing** recently transitioned from a training mission to an air combat mission.
“We sent a large portion of our squadron, all the way from our squadron commander to some of the newest Airmen,” said Tech. Sgt. Ryan Wilson, 95th FGS noncommissioned officer of the support section. “During a TDY, you won’t have the comforts of being at home, we had limited personnel, tools and resources. The constraints helped us work together as a team to accomplish mission requirements, forcing us to practice like we play.”
The involvement with other units provides valuable experience for the 95th FS, not only for the on-the-job upgrade training but for simulating a combat environment where factors such as location, time or quantity of takeoffs are unpredictable.
“Alongside Ops, the maintenance section exceeded what was originally planned by executing [over eight takeoffs] a day with zero missed sorties in conjunction with routine aircraft maintenance,” Powell explained. “Logistics successfully shipped four trucks, 134 personnel and assisted Traux process their own deployment assets with over 280 pieces of equipment and pumped over 106,000 gallons of fuel. The performance while we were there was phenomenal, as each team not only met but exceeded the requirements.”
With Tyndall AFB being projected to serve as a hub for F-35 operations, this first temporary duty assignment serves as another step towards the 325th FW becoming a fully capable combat coded wing ready to project unrivaled combat airpower for America.LR 



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