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F-35A maintenance sparks Red Flag 17-1 Jan 31, 2017 - The debut of the F-35A Lightning II at Red Flag has afforded the pilots and maintainers of the aircraft a chance to be a part of the Air Force's premier air-to-air combat training exercise. [Read more...]	First Pacific-based F-35C fighters arrive at NAS Lemoore Jan 25, 2017 - Four of the Navy’s newest F-35C Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft arrived at Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, on January 25. [Read more...]

F-35B Lightning II marks an aviation first at JBER Jan 18, 2017 - On any given day at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, you can hear the sound of freedom as F-22 Raptors circle the mountains and come in for landing. There was a different tone to that sound Jan. 9, as the Marine F-35B Lightning II joined the orchestration. [Read more...]	Multiple F-35s take to the skies to test communication data links Dec 07, 2016 - All three variants of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter are being used by the 461st Flight Test Squadron in recent multi-ship testing, which employs four or six jets to ensure communication systems between the planes are working properly and accurately. [Read more...]
Japan celebrate Roll Out of JASDF’s first F-35A Sep 23, 2016 - Senior Japanese and U.S. government officials joined Lockheed Martin to celebrate the roll out of the first Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) F-35A Lightning II, marking a major milestone in Japan’s enhanced national defense and strengthening the future of the U.S-Japan security alliance. [Read more...]	F-35 Lightning II has first operational air-to-air missile fire Sep 21, 2016 - Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 became the first operational F-35 Lightning II squadron to fire an air-to-air missile September 15, during a 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group Weapons System Evaluation Program at Tyndall AFB. [Read more...]
AF declares the F-35A 'combat ready'; testing continues at Edwards Aug 04, 2016 - The F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation fighter aircraft was declared ‘combat ready’ by Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander of Air Combat Command, August 2nd. [Read more...]	34th Fighter Squadron makes first USAF F-35 combat ready Aug 02, 2016 - The F-35A Lightning II fifth generation fighter aircraft was declared ‘combat ready’ today by Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander of Air Combat Command. [Read more...]
Luke activates 3rd F-35 Squadron Aug 01, 2016 - Lt. Col. Matthew Vedder, previously 62nd Fighter Squadron director of operations, officially assumed command of the 63rd FS in a ceremony conducted on the flightline August 1, 2016, at Luke Air Force Base. [Read more...]	First USAF F-35A takes overseas flight to England Jul 01, 2016 - The Air Combat Command F-35A Heritage Flight team accomplished America’s first transatlantic flight in an F-35A Lightning II, with refueling support from a KC-10 Extender, when it touched down at RAF Fairford on June 30. [Read more...]

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