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Navy Announces Decision to Base the F-35C at NAS Lemoore Oct 02, 2014 - The Department of the Navy, after carefully weighing the strategic, operational, and environmental consequences of the proposed action, has decided to base the F-35C aircraft at Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California. [Read more...]	First DOD general officer completes F-35 qualification training Sep 30, 2014 - When the wheels of his F-35A Lightning II touched down around 13:00hrs, Sept. 26, Maj. Gen. Jay Silveria became the first Department of Defense general officer to complete qualification training in the joint strike fighter. [Read more...]

Eielson AFB selected as preferred alternative for first overseas-based F-35As Aug 07, 2014 - Air Force officials announced that Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, was selected as the preferred alternative to host the first F-35A Lightning II squadrons in the Pacific area of responsibility. [Read more...]	F-35B successfully completes Wet Runway and Crosswind Testing Jul 30, 2014 - In an important program milestone enabling U.S. Marines Corps Initial Operational Capability (IOC) certification, the Lockheed Martin F-35B recently completed required wet runway and crosswind testing at Edwards Air Force Base, California. [Read more...]
Warlords return to Fightertown Jul 16, 2014 - Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 returned to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, July 11, and with it, the future of Marine Corps aviation. [Read more...]	AF-2 becomes first F-35 to achieve 1,000 flight hours Jun 19, 2014 - AF-2, the second production F-35 Lightning II for the Air Force, became the first F-35 to reach 1,000 flight hours on June 11, 2014. [Read more...]
F-35 achieves three major flight test milestones on same day May 30, 2014 - In three separate flight tests on May 27, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft demonstrated air-to-air combat capability, completed the first flight test with the next level software load and accomplished a landing at the maximum test speed and drop rate. [Read more...]	Israeli F-35 program receives go ahead May 29, 2014 - Israel has received a green light from the U.S. for its planned fleet of F-35A Lightning II fighter jets. The Defense Department awarded a $101.9 million contract to Lockheed Martin for JSF logistics for Israel. [Read more...]
Korea to test-fly the F-35 Lightning II May 26, 2014 - An evaluation team from the Republic of Korea Air Force will test the F-35 Lightning II before signing a deal to purchase 40 of them. A 10-man team will visit the Lockheed-Martin plant in Fort Worth, Texas today for two weeks of tests. [Read more...]	F-35 fleet surpassed 16,000 flight hours May 11, 2014 - The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft fleet, which surpassed 16,000 cumulative program flight hours to date in April, flew a monthly record high for System Development and Demonstration (SDD) with 282 flight hours and 153 flights in April. [Read more...]

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