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Eielson selected to receive operational F-35A aircraft
Apr 07, 2016 - Col. Michael P. Winkler, the 354th Fighter Wing commander, announced the Secretary of the Air Force’s signed decision to select Eielson Air Force Base as the new home for the service’s first operational overseas F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation fighter aircraft base during an April 4, 2016, ceremony at Eielson [Read more...]
First ANG base to host the F-35A Lightning IIs
Dec 17, 2013 - Hill AFB was recently selected as the new home for the Air Force's first operational F-35A Lightning IIs. But, these jets are also set to patrol the skies of the Green Mountain State in the near future. The USAF announced their decision for operational basing of the F-35A at Burlington Air Guard Stationt, Vermont. [Read more...]
Hill selected to receive first operational F-35A aircraft
Dec 03, 2013 - Hill Air Force Base was selected as the new home for the Air Force's first operational F-35A Lightning IIs. [Read more...]
First F-35 For Australia Takes Shape In Fort Worth
Oct 10, 2013 - Lockheed Martin and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) celebrated the beginnings of the first F-35 Lightning II for Australia on October 8th. The aircraft, designated as AU-1, officially began the mate process, where major components of the aircraft are joined together to form the aircraft’s structure. [Read more...]
F-35 Lightning II Program Surpasses 10,000 Flight Hours
Oct 09, 2013 - The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II program continues its operational maturation, surpassing 10,000 flight hours in September. More than half of the total hours were accumulated in just the past 11 months. [Read more...]
Navy rolls out F-35C
Oct 07, 2013 - The Navy's first F-35C Lightning II carrier variant aircraft squadron, the "Grim Reapers" of Strike Fighter Squadron 101, hosted a roll-out ceremony for their new aircraft at the squadron's home October 1st. [Read more...]
F-35: New fighter creates new culture for 21st Century and beyond
Sep 26, 2013 - She didn't have a smudge on her. Not a leak found anywhere. She even had that "new jet smell." Skies were blue, everything was perfect. [Read more...]
Hill welcomes F-35 workload
Sep 20, 2013 - Several hundred people gathered in hangar 237 to witness the first F-35A Lightning II which arrived for depot level maintenance during a ceremony hosted by the Ogden Air Logistics Complex commander, Maj. Gen. H. Brent Baker Sr. [Read more...]
The Netherlands buy 37 F-35 jets to replace F-16s
Sep 17, 2013 - The Dutch defense ministry stated today that it has formally selected the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter from Lockheed Martin to replace its aging fleet of F-16s. [Read more...]
New F-35 depot maintenance workload arrives at Hill AFB
Sep 16, 2013 - The Ogden Air Logistics Complex commander, Maj. Gen. H. Brent Baker Sr., will host an F-35A Lightning II welcome ceremony at 10 a.m. Sept. 20 to officially commemorate the beginning of depot maintenance at Hill. [Read more...]
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