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First USAF pilot hits 1,000 flying hours in F-35A Oct 23, 2020 - On October 22, 388th Fighter Wing pilots flew a four-on-six tactical intercept mission over the Utah Test and Training Range in the F-35A Lightning II, using sensors and stealth to take on the enemy. The sortie lasted roughly two hours. [Read more...]	New F-35 flagship welcomed by youngest pilot, crew chiefs Jul 31, 2020 - Three new F-35A Lightning II aircraft belonging to the 354th Fighter Wing arrived from the factory line at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas, to their home station on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 30, 2020. [Read more...]

F-35A fleet doubles at Eielson Jun 29, 2020 - The F-35A Lightning II fleet has officially doubled at Eielson with the arrival of three new F-35As on June 25, 2020. [Read more...]	An F-35 stealth fighter's landing gear collapsed after landing at a Utah base Jun 08, 2020 - The landing gear of an F-35A Lightning II collapsed after it landed at Hill Air Force Base around 10:45h following a routine training flight Monday. The pilot safely egressed the jet. [Read more...]
F-35 pilot ejects at Eglin AFB, Florida May 19, 2020 - Pilot okay after ejecting from F-35 and no loss of life on the ground. [Read more...]	Eielson welcomes F-35A Lightning II Apr 21, 2020 - It was a historic day for Eielson as the base received its first two F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft on April 21, 2020. [Read more...]
RAAF completes training mission, departs from Luke Jan 15, 2020 - After achieving all training milestones, the Royal Australian Air Force began returning its F-35A Lightning II pilots, maintainers and aircraft to Australia from Luke Air Force Base in December 2019. [Read more...]	F-35A Lightning II standup complete at Hill AFB Jan 07, 2020 - A little more than four years after receiving their first combat-coded F-35A Lightning II aircraft, Hill Air Force Base's fighter wings have achieved full warfighting capability. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin delivers 134 F-35s in 2019 Dec 30, 2019 - Lockheed Martin delivered the 134th F-35 aircraft for the year today, exceeding the joint government and industry 2019 delivery goal of 131 aircraft. [Read more...]	Dutch throw foam party for their first operational F-35A Oct 31, 2019 - Crash trucks at the Royal Netherlands Air Force's Leeuwarden Air Base were supposed to provide a water cannon salute to herald the arrival of the country's first operational F-35A JSF to be based in the country, but accidentally coated it in firefighting foam instead. [Read more...]

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