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F-35B celebrates 1 year at Eglin
DoD's first production F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighter soars over Destin, Florida, on its way to its new home at Eglin AFB. The Marine variant of the JSF belongs to VMFAT-501 which received two F-35Bs on January 11th, 2012. [USAF photo by SSgt. Joely Santiago]
May 29, 2013 - The Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron-501 celebrated the one-year anniversary of flying the F-35B Lightning II on May 22, 2013, by continuing to train up the pilots and maintainers on the nation's newest fifth-generation fighter [Read more...]
F-35 fighter takes another step forward
An advanced F-35 Lighting II taxis on Eglin AFB arriving to the AETC F-35 schoolhouse on May 6th, 2013. The F-35s arrival will be a major training effort at the schoolhouse and allow all military branches to train on the newest platform. [USAF photo by SSgt. Nicholas Egebrecht]
May 09, 2013 - The Air Force took another step forward with its newest fighter jet when an advanced F-35 Lightning II landed at the service's lead training base, home to the largest fleet of F-35s worldwide. [Read more...]
UK F-35 base announced
On July 19th, 2012 the United Kingdom took delivery of its first F-35 Lightning II jet during a ceremony at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth. The jet (BK-1) is an F-35B STOVL model. [Lockheed Martin photo]
Mar 25, 2013 - The UK's Lightning II stealth fighter aircraft will be based at RAF Marham in Norfolk, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced today. [Read more...]
First international student pilot flies F-35
RAF Squadron Leader Frankie Buchler became the first international student-pilot to fly a sortie in the F-35B Lightning II on March 19th, 2013 at Eglin AFB. [USAF photo by Maj. Karen Roganov]
Mar 21, 2013 - The first international student aviator at the 33rd Fighter Wing, training to be an F-35B Lightning II instructor pilot, completed his first sortie in the joint strike fighter here March 19. [Read more...]
Nellis accepts delivery of F-35 with ceremony
USAF F-35A AF-21 (USAF serial no: 10-5009) on display at the F-35 Arrival Ceremony at Nellis AFB on March 19th, 2013. [Lockheed Martin photo]
Mar 20, 2013 - In the Thunderbird Hangar filled to capacity, Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Lofgren, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center commander, formally accepted delivery of three F-35A Lightning IIs March 19. [Read more...]
F-35 production on track
Two F-35A Lightning IIs from the 33rd FW soar over Eglin AFB's range during the unit’s first joint strike fighter formation flight on April 10th, 2012. Lt. Col. Eric Smith, 58th FS director of operations, flew the lead aircraft while Marine Maj. Joseph Bachmann, Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 aircraft maintenance officer, flew wingman. [USAF photo by Capt. Ryan Seymour]
Mar 19, 2013 - The F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter program is a different program than it was four years ago, the F-35 program executive officer said here March 12. [Read more...]
Edwards AFB Airmen begin F-35 operational testing
Members of the 461st FLTS and Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force watch the arrival of one of two F-35As Lightning IIs on March 6th, 2013, at Edwards AFB. [USAF photo by Laura Mowry]
Mar 18, 2013 - The F-35 Lightning II program here entered a new phase of testing with the arrival of the first two operational test aircraft March 6. [Read more...]
Nellis pilot first reservist to fly F-35
Maj. Joseph Scholtz, (right) 706th FS operational test pilot, salutes Col. Andrew Toth, 33rd FW commander, upon completion of his first training sortie in the F-35 Lightning II on October 30th, 2012. Scholtz is a reservist assigned to Nellis AFB, as the installation's first qualified F-35 pilot. [USAF photo]
Mar 18, 2013 - A reservist from the 706th Fighter Squadron here recently became the first to fly the F-35 Lightning II, Air Force's newest aircraft. [Read more...]
Pentagon grounds entire Joint Strike Fighter fleet
Two F-35A Lightning IIs from the 33rd FW soar over Eglin AFB's range during the unit’s first joint strike fighter formation flight on April 10th, 2012. Lt. Col. Eric Smith, 58th FS director of operations, flew the lead aircraft while Marine Maj. Joseph Bachmann, Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 aircraft maintenance officer, flew wingman. [USAF photo by Capt. Ryan Seymour]
Feb 22, 2013 - All Joint Strike Fighter operations have been suspended after an inspection revealed a cracked turbine blade in an engine at Edwards Air Force Base in California, officials said Friday. [Read more...]
Nellis prepares for F-35 arrival
Lockheed Martin test pilot Al Norman flew F-35A AF-20 (USAF serial no: 09-5007) on its inaugural flight on August 6th, 2012 from NAS Fort Worth. [Photo by Carl Richards]
Feb 15, 2013 - The 57th Wing is preparing for the arrival of four F-35 Lighting IIs February 28. [Read more...]
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