US Air Force - ACC F-35s



  • F-35
    An F-35A Lightning II aircraft passes under a water arch at Hill AFB on September 2nd, 2015. The jet and another F-35A, the first of the Air Force’s newest fifth-generation fighter aircraft to arrive at the base, were delivered by Col. David Lyons, 388th FW commander, and Lt. Col. Yosef Morris, 34th FS director of operations. The rest of the fleet of up to 72 F-35s will be coming in on a staggered basis through 2019. The 388th and 419th Fighter Wings at Hill were selected as the first Air Force units to fly combat-coded F-35s. [USAF photo by R. Nial Bradshaw]
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    USAF F-35A #13-5072 departs NAS Fort Worth on its delivery flight to the 34th FS at Hill AFB on September 2nd, 2015. [Photo by Seadogg]
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    USAF F-35A #13-5071 departs NAS Fort Worth on its delivery flight to the 34th FS at Hill AFB on September 2nd, 2015. [Photo by Seadogg]
  • F-35
    The active duty 388th FW and AFRC 419th FW formally welcomed the arrival of the F-35 Lightning II during a ceremony hosted by Lockheed Martin at Hill AFB on October 14th, 2015. The ceremony was attended by Airmen, Air Force leaders, Utah elected officials, and members of the local community to mark the beginning of F-35 operations at the two fighter wings. [USAF photo by Todd Cromar]
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    USAF F-35A #13-5077 is to be delivered to the 34th FS at Hill AFB seen here launching on its first flight from NAS Fort Worth on October 29th, 2015. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
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    USAF F-35A #13-5081 is seen on a test flight at NAS Fort Worth on December 10th, 2015. The airframe is destined for the 34th FS. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
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    USAF F-35A #10-5012 sits on display in the new Lightning Aircraft Maintenance Unit hangar on March 18th, 2014 at Nellis AFB. The new hangar will also have an engine maintenance addition built into the facility. Engine maintenance will now be conducted in the same facility the aircraft is stored in. Not moving an engine from one facility to another will make maintenance more efficient and ultimately reduce the amount of time the aircraft must remain on the ground. [USAF photo by Airm. 1st Cl. Thomas Spangler]
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    USAF F-35A #13-5077 with Maj. Jayson Rickard, a reservist in the 466th Fighter Squadron, takes off for his first local sortie in the F-35 Lightning II at Hill AFB on December 11th, 2015. Rickard's flight marks the 100th sortie in the F-35 at Hill since the first combat-coded aircraft arrived. [USAF photo by Alex Lloyd]
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    USAF F-35A #10-5012 taxis after landing at Mountain Home AFB on February 8th, 2016. The F-35s visiting from Edwards AFB will be part of an initial operating capability test at the nearby range complex. [USAF photo by TSgt. Samuel Morse]
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    USAF F-35A #11-5024 with RAAF squadron leader Andrew Jackson, F-35 Lightning II student pilot, prepares for his first flight in an F-35A on Eglin AFB on March 18th, 2015. After Jackson completes his training at Eglin AFB, he will go to Luke AFB to be in instructor pilot at the international pilot center. [USAF photo by SSgt. Marleah Robertson]
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    USAF F-35A #13-5082 from the 16th WPS is coming in for landing at NAS Fort Worth in early 2016. [Photo by Zane Adams]
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    Lt. Col. George Watkins, the 34th FS commander, drops a GBU-12 laser-guided bomb from F-35A #13-5071 at the Utah Test and Training Range on February 25th, 2016. The 34th FS is the Air Force's first combat unit to employ munitions from the F-35A. [USAF photo by Jim Haseltine]
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    USAF F-35A #14-5090 from the 34th FS is departing NAS Fort Worth on its delivery flight to Hill AFB on April 15th, 2016. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
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    USAF F-35A #14-5094 from the 34th FS is on a test flight at NAS Fort Worth on April 15th, 2016. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
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    USAF F-35A #14-5096 from the 34th FS is on a test flight at NAS Fort Worth on April 15th, 2016. [Photo by Keith Snyder]