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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...]
Nellis AMU receives Lightning IIs
One of two Lockheed Martin F-35 Lighting IIs lands at Nellis AFB on March 6th, 2013. The aircraft, F-35A AF-21 (USAF serial no: #10-5009) assigned to the 422nd TES, has a maximum speed of more than Mach 1.6. [USAF photo by A1C. Christopher Tam]
Mar 08, 2013 - The day the Lightning aircraft maintenance unit members have been working towards for more than three years has arrived. The Airmen's work to improve their skills and prepare for the arrival of the F-35 Lightning II came to fruition March 6 with the arrival of two F-35 Lightning IIs. [Read more...]
All 51 F-35s cleared to resume flight operations
Lt. Col. Eric Smith taxis in an F-35 at Eglin AFB on May 9th, 2012. [Lockheed Martin photo]
Mar 01, 2013 - The Pentagon will resume flights of its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets, which were grounded a week ago after a crack was discovered in a low-pressure turbine blade of an engine in one F-35 at Edwards AFB. [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...]
First F-35A four-ship flies over Eglin
A four-ship of F-35A Lightning IIs flies over the Gulf of Mexico on February 1st, 2013 before returning to Eglin AFB. Pilots with the 33rd FW began flying the formation the first time last week. [USAF photo by Capt. Edward Schmitt]
Feb 05, 2013 - Increasing capability is becoming routine for the F-35 Lightning II team. [Read more...]
F-35 'pushes the envelope'
F-35A AF-04 can be seen outfitted with a spin recovery chute (SRC) during High Angle of Attack testing accomplished by the F-35 Integrated Test Force team at Edwards AFB. [Lockheed Martin photo by Darin Russell]
Dec 20, 2012 - The F-35 Integrated Test Force made significant progress expanding the flight envelope of the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing variant over the past few months with numerous successes in High Angle of Attack (AoA) flight test, with the completion of the first intentional departure of controlled flight Dec. 4 and now having tested the aircraft to 50 degrees AoA. [Read more...]
Panetta says first F-35 overseas deployment planned for Iwakuni
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]
Dec 19, 2012 - Plans call for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to get its first overseas deployment in 2017 to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in line with the military’s "Pacific pivot," according to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. [Read more...]
AETC declares Eglin ready for F-35 training
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]
Dec 17, 2012 - Following an independent evaluation of Eglin's capability to conduct F-35A Lightning II pilot training, Air Education and Training Command announced Dec. 17 that the 33rd Fighter Wing can do so starting January 2013. [Read more...]
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