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Alabama chosen to serve as home base for US Air Force F-35 jets
Dec 26, 2017 - The Alabama Air National Guard’s 187th Fighter Wing was selected after being one of the five Air National Guard sites to be considered for the new F-35 Lightning II jet. Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson announced this on on Thursday. [Read more...]
Hill’s F-35A and airmen mastering first Pacific deployment
Nov 21, 2017 - More than 300 men and women of the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings and 12 F-35As are conducting business for the next six months on the subtropical Japanese island of Okinawa during a deployment known as a Theater Security Package. [Read more...]
First Japanese-built F-35A lands at Misawa AB
Nov 14, 2017 - A Defense Contract Management Agency government flight representative landed the first Japanese-made F-35A on Misawa AB's runway, November 2nd. [Read more...]
500th F-35 pilot takes to the sky
Oct 05, 2017 - The Air Force trained and graduated the 500th F-35 Lightning II pilot across the joint and international enterprise September 19, 2017, at Eglin Air Force Base. [Read more...]
Hill’s 4th FS/AMU receives first F-35A
Sep 29, 2017 - Hundreds cheered the historic arrival of the 4th Fighter Squadron’s and 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit’s first F-35A as tail number 5133 landed on base Wednesday and taxied into Hotel Row. [Read more...]
Classified aircraft crashed in Nevada, F-35 pilot killed
Sep 06, 2017 - Some news agencies are reporting two days after the crash stating that the mission was a classified training sortie over the Nevada Test and Training Range from a USAF press release. [Read more...]
F-35As fly in weapons evaluation
Aug 14, 2017 - Airmen from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings supported and flew F-35A Lightning II aircraft during Combat Hammer, the first operational air-to-ground weapons evaluation for the Air Force’s newest fighter jets. [Read more...]
First Japanese built F-35A officially unveiled at Nagoya facility
Jun 05, 2017 - The first Japanese-assembled F-35A was unveiled at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Komaki South F-35 Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility on June 5th. The Japan F-35 FACO is operated by MHI with technical assistance from Lockheed Martin and oversight from the U.S. Government. [Read more...]
JASDF pilots graduate Luke’s F-35 program
May 31, 2017 - Two Japan Air Self-Defense Force pilots “Koku-Jieitai,” become the first from their country to graduate the F-35 program on May 20. [Read more...]
Hill Airmen generate 3,000th F-35A sortie, adopt upgraded ALIS
May 31, 2017 - The 3,000th F-35A Lighting II sortie departed Hill Air Force Base generated by maintainers from the active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Air Force Reserve’s 419th FW May 22, 2017. [Read more...]
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