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F-35C Det visits NAS Fallon for the first time
Sep 04, 2015 - F-35C Lightning II carrier variant aircraft assigned to the "Grim Reapers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, homeported at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, visited Naval Air Station (NAS) Fallon, Nevada, on September 3rd. [Read more...]
First operational F-35As arrive at Hill AFB
Sep 02, 2015 - The Air Force ushered in a new era of combat air power today as Hill Air Force Base received the service's first two operational F-35As. [Read more...]
Marines declare first F-35 unit operational
Jul 31, 2015 - The U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft reached initial operational capability July 31, 2015 with a squadron of 10 F-35Bs ready for world-wide deployment. [Read more...]
Ground testing for F-35 gun conducted at Edwards AFB
Jul 23, 2015 - The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force is in the process of testing the F-35A Lightning II’s newest munitions asset, a four-barrel Gatling gun that fires 25 mm rounds known as the GAU-22/A. [Read more...]
First F-35 fighter squadron activated at Hill
Jul 20, 2015 - The jets won't arrive for another few months, but the first F-35 fighter squadron has officially started work at Hill Air Force Base. [Read more...]
F-35B jet begins first ski-jump launch and weapons testing
Jun 24, 2015 - The F-35B Lightning II has successfully completed another major milestone as the fifth generation stealth fighter was launched into the skies from a ski-jump, Friday 19 June. [Read more...]
RAAF pilot flies first partner F-35 sortie
May 18, 2015 - A pilot with the Royal Australian Air Force made history May 14, by flying the first RAAF F-35A Lightning II sortie at Luke Air Force Base. [Read more...]
First female F-35 pilot begins training
May 06, 2015 - The Department of Defense welcomed its first female F-35 Lightning II pilot on May 5. [Read more...]
1,000th F-35 training sortie flown at Luke AFB
Apr 01, 2015 - The 56th Fighter Wing flew its 1,000th F-35A Lightning II training sortie March 31, making it the fastest F-35 wing to reach the 1,000-sortie milestone in the Defense Department. [Read more...]
Luke 1 flies first ‘student’ F-35 sortie
Mar 19, 2015 - The 56th Fighter Wing officially began training new F-35 pilots today when the first student, Brigadier General Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing commander, flew the wing's first training sortie. [Read more...]
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