U.S. Marines pilot a KC-130J Hercules Aerial Refueling
U.S. Marines pilot a KC-130J Hercules Aerial Refueling Tanker during Exercise Valiant Shield at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sep 18, 2018. Valiant Shield is a biennial, U.S. only, field training exercise (FTX... More
An F-35 Lightning II from Hill Air Force Base, Utah,
An F-35 Lightning II from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, refuels with a hose cart from the 1970s in a hot-pit on June 20, 2019, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. A hot-pit allows aircraft to refuel without tu... More
Participants of the Pearl Harbor Remembrance 5K run
Participants of the Pearl Harbor Remembrance 5K run partake in group stretches Dec. 7, 2018, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Pearl Harbor Remembrance 5K run honors the victims of the deadly attack on Pearl Ha... More
Spectators watch the F-35A Lightning II perform during
Spectators watch the F-35A Lightning II perform during the Defenders of Liberty Air & Space Show at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 18, 2019. The airshow was first held in 1933 and is a full weekend of mili... More
An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 63rd Fighter
An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 63rd Fighter Squadron taxis to the runway April 8, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Luke AFB has graduated more than 61,000 pilots since 1941. Luke AFB is home to 77 F-1... More
Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35 mission at Luke AFB
A Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 308th Fighter Squadron prepares for takeoff Sept. 15, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The RNLAF arrived at Luke AFB in February 2019 and s... More
An F-35A Lightning II lands while an F-16 Fighting
An F-35A Lightning II lands while an F-16 Fighting Falcon prepares for takeoff, Dec. 15, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Luke AFB’s mission is to train F-16 and F-35 fighter pilots and has graduated more... More
A P-51 Mustang and an F-35A Lightning II fly in formation
A P-51 Mustang and an F-35A Lightning II fly in formation during the Defenders of Liberty Air & Space Show at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 19, 2019. The airshow was first held in 1933 and is a full weeken... More
An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 308th Fighter
An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 308th Fighter Squadron breaks away from a four-ship formation Nov. 6, 2019, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The F-35 is a multi-role fighter aircraft that can reach the speed... More
An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 62nd Fighter
An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 62nd Fighter Squadron executes a touch-and-go maneuver during sunset, Nov. 2, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The F-35 is the Air Force’s latest fifth-generation fig... More
First vertical landing of an F-35B Lightning II March 18, 2010
The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 performed the first vertical landing (VL) of an F-35B short take-off/vertical-landing (STOVL) variant wi... More
DoD's first production F-35B Lightning II joint strike
DoD's first production F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighter soars over Destin, Fla., on its way to its new home at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Marine variant of the JSF belongs to Marine Fighter Attack Sq... More
F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter crew chief,
F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter crew chief, Tech. Sgt. Brian West, watches his aircraft approach for the first time at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 14. Aircraft 0747 is DOD's newest aircraft.
The first Department of Defense F-35 Lightning II joint
The first Department of Defense F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter soars over the Northwest Florida airspace before landing at its new home at Eglin Air Force Base, July 14. Its pilot, Lt. Col. Eric Smith o... More
A 33rd Fighter Wing maintainer watches as the first
A 33rd Fighter Wing maintainer watches as the first F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter taxis in to its new home at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 14.
First Air Force F-35 pilot part of aviation history
Lt. Col. Eric Smith, operations director for the 58th Fighter Squadron, is the first Air Force pilot certified to fly the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter. He delivered the first aircraft to Eglin Air For... More
F-35 maintainer part of aviation history
Staff Sgt. Michael Sanders, of the 58th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron checks out the first F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The first JSF arrival also marked Sanders first ti... More
Marine Maj. Joseph Bachmann, of the 33rd Operations
Marine Maj. Joseph Bachmann, of the 33rd Operations Group, relaxes with 33rd Fighter Wing leadership as maintainers secure the newest F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter to arrive at Eglin Air Force Base, Fl... More
The first F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter to
The first F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter to arrive to the 33rd Fighter Wing was on display during the aircraft's official rollout ceremony Aug. 26 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 Commanding
Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 Commanding Officer Lt. Col. James B. Wellons handles the sword of office before passing it to the squadron's new sergeant major, Sgt. Maj. David R. Stocks during a re... More
The first two Marine Corps F-35B aircraft arrives at
The first two Marine Corps F-35B aircraft arrives at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., home of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Jan. 11. Both aircraft were piloted by Marine Corp... More
Lightning strikes twice for 2nd MAW: Marine Corps welcomes first F-35B...
The Marine Corps welcomed its first F-35B aircraft, the Marine Corps variant of the F-35 Lightning II, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 11.
Lt. Col. Eric Smith, the 58th Fighter Squadron director
Lt. Col. Eric Smith, the 58th Fighter Squadron director of operations, secures his helmet for testing prior to stepping to the F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter for its first-ever training sortie March 6 ... More
Courtesy photo provided by Lockheed Martin Corp., taken
Courtesy photo provided by Lockheed Martin Corp., taken by Fred Clingerman in April 2012 at the Lockheed Martin Factory in Ft. Worth, Tx.
2nd MAW receives more F-35B production aircraft
F-35B Lightning II aircrafts four and five departed Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, for the 90-minute flight to 2nd MAW's Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, which resides with ... More
Becoming part of aviation history
Lt. Col. Randal Efferson (left) and Maj. Jay Spohn stand in front of the Air Force's newest fifth-generation fighter jet at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 11, 2012. The Florida Air National Guardsmen are the o... More
The F-35B, a single-seat aircraft capable of stealthy
The F-35B, a single-seat aircraft capable of stealthy operations, equipped with an enhanced computer technology system, and capable of performing short takeoff and vertical-landing capabilities while maintainin... More
The F-35B, a single-seat aircraft capable of stealthy
The F-35B, a single-seat aircraft capable of stealthy operations, equipped with an enhanced computer technology system, and capable of performing short takeoff and vertical-landing capabilities while maintainin... More
This artist’s rendering show what the proposed Aircraft
This artist’s rendering show what the proposed Aircraft Maintenance Unit facility for the incoming F-35 squadrons at Luke AFB may look like when it is complete. The Air Force officially announced the base as th... More
Senator John McCain, left, the Republican representative
Senator John McCain, left, the Republican representative of Arizona, steps from his airplane to his car, escorted by Col. Robert Kuckuk, center, the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma commanding officer, and Col. Mi... More
F-35 testing, evaluation
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. C.R. Clift and U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael Burks fly F-35 Lightning II aircraft, named BF-2 and BF-4, while undergoing testing and evaluation at the Atlantic Test Range at Naval Air Stati... More
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. JD Harris, 56th Fighter Wing
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. JD Harris, 56th Fighter Wing commander, speaks with Sen. John McCain, Aug. 23 in the wing conference room at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The senator visited Luke to meet with base leade... More
Third Marine Aircraft Wing's first F-35B taxis in Fri.,
Third Marine Aircraft Wing's first F-35B taxis in Fri., Nov. 16, 2012 at approximately 1 p.m. on the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma flightline. Piloted by F-35 pilot instructor Maj. A. C. Liberman, today's arri... More
U. S. Marine Corps F-18 Super Hornets (right) escort
U. S. Marine Corps F-18 Super Hornets (right) escort the new F-35B (left) to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Ariz., Nov. 16, 2012. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 is the nation's first home for the F-3... More
An F-35B Lightning II, also known as the Joint Strike
An F-35B Lightning II, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter, refuels above Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Nov. 20. This F-35B is the second aircraft to join the newly-designated Marine Fighter Attack S... More
"The hardest and most challenging part about our job
"The hardest and most challenging part about our job is being ‘firm but fair.’ We always want the product to be made right the first time. Unfortunately, there is always going to be a process or design flaw, an... More
United Kingdom Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Frankie
United Kingdom Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Frankie Buchler, became the first international student-pilot to fly a sortie in the F-35B Lightning II March 19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force phot... More
The Nellis Air Force Base Honor Guard marches towards
The Nellis Air Force Base Honor Guard marches towards the stage to post the colors at the F-35A Lighting II arrival ceremony March 19, 2013, in the Thunderbird Hangar at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The 422nd Te... More
The 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S.
The 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, toured training facilities aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort and took questions from service members and their dependents... More
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 conducted its first
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 conducted its first F-35B Lightning II short take off and vertical landing at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 21, 2013. VMFA-121 is the Marine Corps' first operati... More
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, the Corps’ first
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, the Corps’ first operational F-35B Lightning II squadron, prepares for flight operations aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. March 21, 2013. VMFA-121 conducted the M... More
Instructor pilots maintain aerial refueling proficiency
An F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Traning Squadron 501 takes on fuel from a Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 KC-130J during a training exercise over the Atlantic Ocean April 9, 2013.... More
Doolittle Raiders, Col. Dick Cole, Lt. Col. Ed Saylor
Doolittle Raiders, Col. Dick Cole, Lt. Col. Ed Saylor and Staff Sgt. David Thatcher, were on hand at the 33rd Fighter Wing hangar dedication in honor of Saylor April 17, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. After unve... More
Eglin Air Force Base firefighters move toward a 33rd
Eglin Air Force Base firefighters move toward a 33rd Fighter Wing F-35 Lightning II during a major accident response exercise May 9. This was the first MARE involving the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft at ... More
For the first time in Eglin's air space, U.S. Air Force
For the first time in Eglin's air space, U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II pilots navigate their aircraft toward an Air Force Reserve KC-135R Stratotanker from the 336th Air Refueling Squadron, March ARB, Calif... More
U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters
U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters from the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., fly in formation off the right wing of a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 336t... More
For the first time in Eglin's air space, U.S. Air Force
For the first time in Eglin's air space, U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II pilots navigate their aircraft toward an Air Force Reserve KC-135R Stratotanker from the 336th Air Refueling Squadron, March Air Reserv... More
U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter
U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter pilots from the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla., navigate their aircraft toward an Air Force Reserve KC-135 Stratotanker from the... More
U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters
U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters from the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla., fly in formation May 16, 2013, off the coast of northwest Florida. The 33rd Fighter Wi... More
An F-35B Lightning with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
An F-35B Lightning with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 501 takes on fuel during a training exercise over the Gulf of Mexico, May 30, 2013. Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 flew from Marine Corps Ai... More
Representatives of the military services testify before
Representatives of the military services testify before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. The hearing was held to receive testimony on the Joint Strike Fighter fiscal year 2014 budget request. ... More
An F-35B Lightning II taxis after landing at Cherry
An F-35B Lightning II taxis after landing at Cherry Point for maintenance July 9. This is the first F-35B scheduled for maintenance at Fleet Readiness Center East.
An F-35B Lightning II from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
An F-35B Lightning II from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., lands aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., July 30. The Lightning II is the Marine Corps’ newest aircraft and is capa... More
Marines view an F-35B Lightning II from Marine Fighter
Marines view an F-35B Lightning II from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., July 30. The Lightning II is the Marine Corps’ newest aircraft and ... More
An F-35B Lightning II from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
An F-35B Lightning II from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., takes off aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., July 30. The Lightning II is the Marine Corps’ newest aircraft and is ... More
A F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
A F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 lands at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, August 7. Two F-35s from the squadron landed to refuel before heading back to MCAS Yuma to complete their flight.
Two U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircrafts
Two U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircrafts with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), conduct a training flight from Marine Corps Air Stati... More
VFA-101 F-35C sortie, US Navy Photogrpah
Lt. Cmdr. Chris Tabert, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, prepares to fly the squadron's first F-35C Lightning II local sortie. The F-35C is the carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter. VFA 101... More
Lt. Cmdr. Chris Tabert walks to the flight line to
Lt. Cmdr. Chris Tabert walks to the flight line to pilot the first F-35C Lightning II flight at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Aug. 14. Before arriving to U.S. Navy F-35 Strike Fighter Squadron VFA 101 in February... More
Sailors and Lockheed Martin personnel move in to chock
Sailors and Lockheed Martin personnel move in to chock the wheels of a Navy variant F-35C Lightning II after a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The sailors from the Strike Fighter Squadron-101, along with a... More
The F-35B variant of the Joint Strike Fighter demonstrates
The F-35B variant of the Joint Strike Fighter demonstrates its capabilities on the USS Wasp while being tested by Marine Corps and Lockheed Martin pilots and engineers off the coast of North Carolina, Aug. 19, ... More
F-35B Lightning II completes a Vertical Landing during DT-II aboard US...
13P00405_22 – Aircraft BF-01 from the F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 completed a Vertical Landing (VL) aboard USS Wasp (LHD 1) on Au... More
Lt. Col. David R. Berke, Commanding Officer of Marine
Lt. Col. David R. Berke, Commanding Officer of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 (VMFAT-501) speaks with Scott Dudley, the former Commanding Officer of the squadron, about the F-35B Lightning II Joint... More
Sailors from Strike Fighter Squadron-101, refuel an
Sailors from Strike Fighter Squadron-101, refuel an F/A-18 Hornet during a hot pit session on the 33rd Fighter Wing flightline at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Airmen, Marines and sailors are refueling their F-35 ... More
An F-35 Lightning II aircraft sits on the flight deck
An F-35 Lightning II aircraft sits on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) Aug. 27, 2013. The ship was underway in support of F-35B Lightning II Developmental Testing Phase II, wh... More
Staff Sgt. Steven Dash, of the 33rd Maintenance Group,
Staff Sgt. Steven Dash, of the 33rd Maintenance Group, places a warhead on the front of a guided-bomb-unit 12 before it’s attached to an F-35A Lightning II Aug. 27 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This marked the ... More
The first F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter ever
The first F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter ever to land at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, arrives here the afternoon of Sept. 13. The multirole, fifth-generation fighter arrived from the 422nd Test and Evalu... More
Hanger doors open revealing an F-35 Lightning II during
Hanger doors open revealing an F-35 Lightning II during a ceremony at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 20, 2013. The ceremony was held to welcome the first F-35 delivered to the Ogden Air Logistics Complex. (U.... More
A Marine F-35B joint strike fighter makes an approach
A Marine F-35B joint strike fighter makes an approach to the runway during the first short take-off and vertical landing mission at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 25. The milestone training mission was flown ... More
The F-35 Lightning II Heritage Flight performs at the
The F-35 Lightning II Heritage Flight performs at the Joint Base San Antonio Air Show and Open House Nov. 4, 2017, at JBSA-Lackland, Kelly Field, Texas. The F-35A Heritage Flight Team at Luke Air Force Base tea... More
Dr. Ng Eng Hen, Singapore minister of defense, and
Dr. Ng Eng Hen, Singapore minister of defense, and staff walk to the static display of an F-35B Lighting II at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Dec. 10, 2013. The minister also viewed an aerial performance of the U.... More
Maj. Laurens Vijge, a Royal Netherlands Air Force pilot,
Maj. Laurens Vijge, a Royal Netherlands Air Force pilot, gets fit tested for his helmet mounted display for the F-35A Lightning II Dec. 11 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. On Dec. 18, Vijge became the first RNLAF ... More
Lockheed Martin maintainers complete preflight checks
Lockheed Martin maintainers complete preflight checks on the Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A Lightning II prior to a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The RNLAF completed their first joint strike fighter f... More
Heat pulses off the flightline as Royal Air Force pilot,
Heat pulses off the flightline as Royal Air Force pilot, Squadron Leader Hugh Nichols, taxis a Marine F-35B Lightning II toward the runway for the first short take-off and vertical landing sortie by a United Ki... More
A 33rd Fighter Wing maintainer performs post flight
A 33rd Fighter Wing maintainer performs post flight checks on an F-35A Lightning II after a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
An F-35A takes off from Hill Air Force Base, Utah,
An F-35A takes off from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, March 14, 2014. After getting upgrades, the F-35A is on its way back to Nellis AFB, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua D. King/ RELEASED)
Staff Sgt. Mark Freeman, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance
Staff Sgt. Mark Freeman, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, touches the 58th Fighter Squadron logo on the side of an F-35A Lightning II during hot pit refueling at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All of the F-35 v... More
Staff Sgt. Mark Freeman, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance
Staff Sgt. Mark Freeman, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs a post-flight check on an F-35A Lightning II tire before refueling it at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All of the F-35 variants use the refueli... More
Chris Avery, a F4U Corsair pilot, waves at participants
Chris Avery, a F4U Corsair pilot, waves at participants of the MCAS Cherry Point "Inspiration to Innovation" Air Show May 18. Avery performs aerobatic air shows in the Corsair, an aircraft primarily used during... More
A Navy F-35C, a Marine Corps F-35B, and an Air Force
A Navy F-35C, a Marine Corps F-35B, and an Air Force F-35A Lightning II participate in a training sortie together May 21, near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All three variants of the fifth generation multirole ste... More
President Donald J. Trump arrives in the Marine One
President Donald J. Trump arrives in the Marine One helicopter during a visit to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 19, 2018. President Trump visited the base to discuss military weapons and technology capabiliti... More
Military, industry leaders exchange ideas at opportunity forum
Jim Smerchansky, chief engineer for the Marine Corps and deputy commander for Systems Engineering, Interoperability, Architecture and Technology at Marine Corps Systems Command, speaks about Small Business Inno... More
Maj. Gen. Scott Jansson, the Armament Directorate program
Maj. Gen. Scott Jansson, the Armament Directorate program executive officer, salutes as the Secretary of Defense arrives to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 9. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visited the base to ... More
Col. Peter Buck, commanding officer of Marine Corps
Col. Peter Buck, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, speaks at a ceremony in downtown Beaufort July 11 to welcome home Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501. VMFAT-501 returned to Fig... More
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort welcomed home one
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort welcomed home one of its own, July 11. Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 returned to Fightertown and with it, a new era in Marine Corps aviation. VMFAT-501 was locate... More
The first F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter assigned
The first F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 (VMFAT-501) lands aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, July 17. The aircraft is the first to join V... More
The first F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter Short
The first F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing was performed aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Aug. 1. The landing was executed by Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadr... More
An F-35A Lightning II banks right while flying over
An F-35A Lightning II banks right while flying over the Duke Field runway Aug. 6. The joint strike fighter landed at Duke for the first time moments later to participate in a joint base exercise. (U.S. Air Forc... More
A 33rd Fighter Wing F-35A Lightning II taxies down
A 33rd Fighter Wing F-35A Lightning II taxies down the Duke Field flightline for the first time Aug. 6. The joint strike fighter’s first visit to the reserve base was to participate in a joint major accident re... More
F-35s begin Auto GCAS test flights
An F-35 Lightning II from the 461st Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, California, soars over the Mojave Desert on a test sortie. (Courtesy photo by Chad Bellay/Lockheed Martin)
An F-35B Lightning II, with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
An F-35B Lightning II, with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 “Green Knights,” refuels on the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Aug. 18. The Lightning II is scheduled to show of... More
F-35A Lightning II crew chiefs from the 61st Aircraft
F-35A Lightning II crew chiefs from the 61st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, perform preflight inspections on the flightline at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Aug. 22, 2014. In addition to preflight inspections, (f... More
An F-35B is drogue refueled by a KC-135 during an evening
An F-35B is drogue refueled by a KC-135 during an evening flight test August 2014 near Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. Teams from Pax River and Edwards Air Force Base, California, completed testing ... More
Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 (VMFAT-501),
Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 (VMFAT-501), the Marine Corps' only F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter training squadron, completed their first F-35B Lightning II takeoff supported entirely by ... More
Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, F-35 Heritage Flight Team
Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, F-35 Heritage Flight Team commander,speaks with Brig. Gen. Kari Renko, Logistics commander from the Finland official delegation, during the 2018 Berlin Air and Trade show at the Berli... More
Senior Airman Herbert Tucker, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance
Senior Airman Herbert Tucker, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals in an F-35A Lightning II for a hot pit refueling session at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All of the F-35 variants use the refueling areas... More
Maj. Gen. Jay Silveria, U. S. Air Force Warfare Center
Maj. Gen. Jay Silveria, U. S. Air Force Warfare Center commander, has a laugh with Airman 1st Class John Patterson, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, after completing his final qualifying flight in the F-35A ... More
An F-35A Lightning II pilot turns his aircraft along
An F-35A Lightning II pilot turns his aircraft along the yellow taxi line on the 33rd Fighter Wing flightline at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Senior Airman Herbert Tucker, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance
Senior Airman Herbert Tucker, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, checks his six before marshaling out a refueled F-35A Lightning II at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All of the F-35 variants use the refueling area... More
Senior Airman Herbert Tucker, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance
Senior Airman Herbert Tucker, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals in an F-35A Lightning II for a hot pit refueling session at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All of the F-35 variants use the refueling areas... More