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F-35 Lightning II News

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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...]
First International F-35B arrives aboard Fightertown
Feb 05, 2015 - Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 welcomed the first United Kingdom F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, February 3, 2015. [Read more...]
Marines receive first F-35C Lightning II carrier variant
Jan 23, 2015 - The first F-35C Lightning II, carrier variant, for the U.S. Marine Corps touched-down on the flight line at Eglin AFB on January 13, from the Lockheed Martin plant in Fort Worth, Texas, to begin training in support of carrier-based operations. [Read more...]
F-35 arrival begins new era at USAFWS
Jan 16, 2015 - A new era began at the U.S. Air Force Weapons School when its first F-35A Lightning II touched-down on the flightline on January 15, flown straight from the Lockheed Martin plant in Fort Worth, Texas. [Read more...]
Lakenheath selected to host first F-35s in USAFE
Jan 08, 2015 - Royal Air Force Lakenheath, U.K., was selected as the first U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) base to host the F-35A Lightning II. [Read more...]
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