Live-fire operations on Tyndall become 'joint' Published Dec. 5, 2008 By Capt. Amanda Ferrell 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., will be joined by Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets from Naval Air Station Oceana, Va. here Monday, Dec. 8 to conduct live-fire missions as part of a new program bringing aviators from both services together for realistic combat training. More than 80 Air Force and Navy personnel including pilots, aircraft maintainers, weapons loaders and mission analysts, will arrive at Tyndall AFB Monday to be tested on their ability to conduct air-to-air missions using live, active weapons. Aircrews will be evaluated on every aspect of fighter aircraft combat missions, from weapons handling and loading techniques, to the pilots' ability to accurately fire live air-to-air missiles. The missions conducted Monday will be the first of their kind in support of a new joint program, which will bring Navy and Air Force pilots together on a quarterly basis to test their skills at realistic combat operations at Tyndall AFB.