Lt. Col. G.B. Van Woerden, Royal Netherlands Air Force Senior National Representative and F-35A Lighting II instructor pilot, prepares for a test flight Aug. 14, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Van Woerden was among a group of U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy F-35 pilots to complete the first test of the Coalition Mission Data File. The MDF [Read More …]
A joint coalition force formation of U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs, E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System and United Arab Emirates Air Force Mirage 2000s, fly behind a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, July 29, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master [Read More …]
A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II pulls away from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, July 15, 2020. The F-35 Lightning II is an agile, versatile, high-performance, multirole fighter that combines stealth, sensor fusion and unprecedented situational awareness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Duncan C. Bevan)
A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II flies over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, July 22, 2020. The F-35 Lightning II is an agile, versatile, high-performance, multirole fighter that combines stealth, sensor fusion and unprecedented situational awareness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Duncan C. Bevan)
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, flies overhead during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 20-3 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 7, 2020. Each year, RF-A shapes scenarios to meet each unit’s specific desired learning objectives in order to prepare the next generation of Airmen for 21st Century combat. [Read More …]
First Lt. Joshua Shook, 63rd Fighter Squadron F-35A Lightning II pilot, performs a pre-flight inspection July 22, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The 63rd FS implemented the Beast Mode weapons configuration on their F-35s during training sorties to better prepare B-Course student pilots with experience needed for combat. The implementation of the maximum strike weapons configuration is one [Read More …]
U.S. Air Force F-35A LIghtning IIs assigned to the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings stage for combat training sorties at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, July 14, 2020. The fighter wings are the Air Force’s only F-35A combat capable units. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)
An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 61st Fighter Squadron taxis during sunset July 13, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Since 1941, Luke has been building the future of airpower by graduating more than 61,000 pilots. Luke AFB is home to F-35s and F-16 Fighting Falcons that are used to train the world’s greatest fighter pilots and combat [Read More …]
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Malik McKenzie, F-35A Demonstration Team dedicated crew chief, sprays down an F-35A Lightning II during a routine jet washing June 22, 2020, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Jet washing is a routine maintenance task, the frequency of which can change based on the environment the jet normally operates in. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. [Read More …]
A Defense Contract Management Agency pilot taxis a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II after landing at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 25, 2020. This was the fourth of 54 F-35As scheduled to arrive to Eielson by the end of 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kahdija Slaughter)
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