May 1, 2017 Hill F-35s forward deploy to Bulgaria Two F-35A Lightning IIs and about 20 supporting Airmen from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, arrived at Graf Ignatievo Air Base April 28 from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England.
Feb. 9, 2017 Youngest maintainer at Red Flag launches America’s youngest jet The future belongs to the young. Nathan Kosters, the youngest F-35 crew chief in the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, was born in 1996. “The Macerana” was No. 1 on the charts (somehow), “Independence Day” topped the box office and the F-16 Fighting Falcon had already been flying for 22 years.
Feb. 8, 2017 Interoperability is key to F-35A combat success The F-35A Lightning II can carry thousands of pounds of bombs, but its ability to gather and share information is just as deadly.
Feb. 6, 2017 F-35A, maintainers proving reliable at Red Flag When it comes to the F-35A, much is made of the edge its fifth-generation technology gives pilots, but America’s newest fighter aircraft is also proving capable in the hands of maintainers.
Jan. 31, 2017 F-35A maintenance sparks Red Flag 17-1 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.
Sept. 21, 2016 Carlisle: F-35A is fusion warfare key component During a panel session at the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 20, F-35A Lightning II senior leadership discussed the future of the multi-role aircraft.