F-35A Lightning II aircraft sit on the flightline during an exercise at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Jan. 6, 2020. A little more than four years after receiving their first combat-coded F-35A aircraft, Hill AFB’s fighter wings have achieved full warfighting capability.
The active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings conducted an F-35A Combat Power Exercise at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Jan. 6, 2020. The exercise, which was planned for months, demonstrated their ability to employ a large force of F-35As -- testing readiness in the areas of personnel...
The 388th Fighter Wing received its final F-35A Lightning II Dec. 17. The delivery brings the total number of aircraft at Hill to 78. The wing's three squadrons now have all assigned aircraft. The first operational F-35As arrived at Hill in Sept. 2015 and since then the active duty 388th and...
T-38C Talons from the 80th Flying Training Wing's Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program fly with an 56th Fighter Wing F-35 Lightning II from Luke AFB, Ariz., during a training exercise in Southern Arizona in early November. The 88th FTS took on adversary roles to provide support to F-35s...
An F-35 Lightning II performs during the 2017 Joint Base San Antonio Air Show and Open House Nov. 4, 2017 at JBSA-Lackland Kelly Field. Air shows allow the U.S. military and civilian demonstration teams to display their capabilities through aerial demonstrations and static displays. (Courtesy photo)
Just read this on Wired.com's "Danger Room":
Gates Sacks Stealth Jet Chief...
My apologies, I'm new here and didn't include my (limited) perspective on the subject. The Wired article mentions the problem of the F-35 vertical take-off burning a hole in flight-decks. Maybe (again) my limited...
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