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 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
BF-02 Flight 197 conducted Asymmetric External Stores Testing June 14 with Cmdr. Eric Buus as the pilot.
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
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
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
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 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 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 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
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
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
A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), conducts it's first public demonstration at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Mirama More
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
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
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 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
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, 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
A U.S. Air Force pilot waits in the cockpit of an F-35 Lightning II during a hot refuel on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 12, 2013. The F-35 is a single seat, fifth generation, multi-role fighter in developme More
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, 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 checks on an F-35A Lightning II after a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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
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
Audience members watch as an F-35B Lightning II taxis down the runway May 17, before takeoff during the Joint Strike Fighter demonstration at the 2014 MCAS Cherry Point Air show. This year's air show, "Inspirat More
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
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 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 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
An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter successfully completes the first carrier launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integ More
An F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., performs a short takeoff as part of required flying field carrier landing practices (FCLP) at th More
Maintenance is performed on an F-35B Lightning II on the flight deck of USS Wasp (LHD-1) during night operations, a key component of the Marine Corps’ F-35B operational test May 22. OT-1, scheduled from May 18 More
The structure of the new F-35B Lightning II hangar begins to appear aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. The construction started with laying the foundation of the structure last year. Now the frame of the More
Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher C. Bogdan, left, is greeted by Col. Peter D. Buck upon his arrival at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Aug 19. Bogdan’s tour of the air station included stops at Marine Fighter A More
Marines prepare an F/A-18C Hornet to take off from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort to participate in Sentry Savannah, Aug. 21. The hornet flew a joint mission with the Air Force simulating enemy aircraft in a More
Sept. 23 marked the first time the F-35 Lightning II program conducted an external store weapons separation test. The Pax River ITF test team released four GBU-12 Laser Guided Bomb inert test assets from the F- More
151004-N-QD363-084 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 4, 2015) – Sailors refuel an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 on the flight More
The Hill Air Force Base Honor Guard presents the colors during an F-35A Lightning II aircraft unveiling ceremony Oct. 14 at the base. The unveiling commemorated the beginning of a new era in combat air power at More
A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) conducts an aerial refuel in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-16 near Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 1 More
An aircraft armament staff sergeant with the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., begins to unload a missile Dec. 8 at the Tyndall flightline. Airmen from Shaw AFB were at Tyndall for More
Exercise Steel Knight is the first time the F-35B Lightining II is participating in an intergrated live fire exercise with the 1st Marine Division. The Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 provided close air supp More
Marines hook up a hose for a power cart before a weapons functional test during Exercise Steel Knight at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 10, 2015. The Marines are with M More
A 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft armament member from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., performs maintenance on a training missile Dec. 15 at the Tyndall AFB, Fla., flightline. Airmen from Shaw came to Ty More
Senior Airman Seth Keadle, 95th Aircraft Maintenance Unit assistant dedicated crew chief, mounts a tire on an F-22 Raptor Dec. 17 during the Checkered Flag 16-1 exercise. The 95th AMU is part of the 325th Aircr More
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Todd Lafortune, Defense Contract Management Agency F-35 acceptance pilot, taxis an F-35A Lightning II aircraft between sunshades on the 388th Fighter Wing ramp as it arrives Jan. 26 at H More
Special operations ground attack controllers drive onto Saylor Creek Range, part of the Mountain Home Air Force Base complex, to conduct training and testing of the close air support capabilities of the F-35A a More
A P-51D Mustang, left, an F-86 Sabre and a P-38 Lightning taxi back to the flight line after a formation practice flight during the Heritage Flight Training Course at Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, Ariz., Mar 3, 20 More
Air Force Col. Michael P. Winkler, the 354th Fighter Wing commander, announces the Secretary of the Air Force’s signed decision to select Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, as the location of the Air Force’s first More
U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircraft from the 62nd and 512th Airlift Wings (AW), visit Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort to pick up passengers and cargo in support of Marine All Weather Fighter More
An F-35 aircraft arrives April 15 at Hill Force Base, Utah. The aircraft is the first Navy variant--designated “F-35C”--to arrive at the base where it will undergo depot modifications through the summer of 2016 More
Staff Sgt. Joseph Hicks, 419th Operations Support Flight, trains coworker Nolan Cooney on how to inspect an F-35 helmet to ensure it is in working order. Hicks is the first reservist at Hill Air Force Base to w More
Four F-35 Lightning II aircraft prepare for takeoff at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 4. Hill's active duty and Reserve F-35 pilots recently began flying routine four-ship configurations, just as they would in More
A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighter jet from the 56th Fighter Wing, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, touches down at the Atlantic City International Airport in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. on May 26, 2016. Pil More
Two U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighter jets from the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. enter the pattern and break left over the Atlantic City International Airport in Egg Harbor Township, N More
A KC-130J Harvest Hawk touches down at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, June 29, 2016. As a lean base, RAF Fairford stands ready to ransform and receive forces on a moment's notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. More
Three F-35A Lightning II's fly over RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, June 30, 2016. The 5th generation fighters made the transatlanic flight with help from the mid-air refueling of a KC-10 tanker. (U.S. Air Force More
An aircrew of 70th Air Refueling Squadron members depart Travis Air Force Base, Calif.. July 11, 2016 en route to Royal Air Force Base Fairford in Gloucestershire, England. The purpose of the trip is to refuel More
F-35Bs, assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Az., sit on the flightline during Red Flag 16-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 12, 2016. This Red Flag marks the first time More
German armed forces Capt. Tim Jantzen, Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) with the 131st Artillery Battalion in Weiden, Germany, trains in the 227th Air Support Operations Squadron's $1.2 million Air Natio More
161028-N-AC237-0252 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 28, 2016) An F-35B Lightning II aircraft lands for the first time on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). The F-35B short takeoff/vertical land More
161030-N-VR008-0169 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 30, 2016) Two F-35B Lightning II aircraft land on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). The F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant More
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the Arizona National Guard's 162nd Wing during a bombing run at the Barry M. Goldwater Range Nov. 9. The range celebrated its 75th anniversary during a ceremony at Papago Park Milit More
An F-35A Lightning II Fighting flies past the Wasatch Mountains by Hill Air Force Base on Dec 7, 2016. The F-35A is a single-seat, single engine, fifth generation, multirole fighter that’s able to perform groun More
F-35A Lightning IIs piloted by the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings prepare to depart Hill AFB, Utah, Jan. 20 for Nellis AFB, Nev., to participate in a Red Flag exercise. Red Flag is the U.S. Air Force’s premier a More
An F-35A Lightning II intake cover rests on the flightline before the fighters land for Red Flag 17-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 21, 2017. This will be the first time the F-35A has participates in a R More
Maintainers with the 27th Aircraft Maintenance Unit out of Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., check for structural damages on an F-22 Raptor during Red Flag 17-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 27, 2017. If d More
The U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II demonstrates its refueling capabilities on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan 30, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Kierkegaard)
An Air Force weapons load crew assigned to the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, prepares to load a GBU-12 into an F-35A Lightning II aircraft at Nellis AFB, Nevada, Feb. 1. Airmen from More
Airman 1st Class Raul Guzman, a crew chief with the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, prepares to launch an F-35A Lightning II aircraft during Red Flag 17-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Feb. 3. Maintainers a More
Airman 1st Class Nathan Kosters, a crew chief with the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, prepares to launch an F-35A Lightning II aircraft during Red Flag 17-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Feb. 7, 2017. (U.S More
Pacific Air Forces hosts the Pacific F-35 Symposium, March 14 and March 15, 2017, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The symposium brings together the four Pacific members of the F-35 program: Japan, Austr More
A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II from the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, approaches the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron for an inflight refuel March 14, 2017, over More
An F-35 Lightning II from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, taxis after landing at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 15, 2017. The fifth generation, multi-role fighter aircraft is More
An F-35 Lightning II from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, flies over Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 15, 2017. The aircraft arrival marks the first F-35A fighter training depl More
F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, land at RAF Lakenheath, England, April 15, 2017. The aircraft arrival marks the first F-35A fighter training deplo More
An F-35 Lightning II from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, taxis in at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 15, 2017. The aircraft arrival marks the first F-35A fighter training dep More
An F-35A Lightning II from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, lands at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 15, 2017. The aircraft arrival marks the first F-35A fighter training deplo More
An F-35 Lightning II from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, lands at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 15, 2017. The aircraft arrival marks the first F-35A fighter training deploy More
An F-35 Lightning II from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, flys at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 15, 2017. The fifth generation, multi-role fighter aircraft is deployed here More
Gen. Tod Wolters, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, speaks during a press conference at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 19, 2017. The press conference was held for the visiti More
An F-35 Lightning II aircraft from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, land at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 19, 2017. The F-35A is a fifth generation fighter that provides the More
F-35 Lightning II aircraft from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, flies over Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 19, 2017. The F-35A is a fifth generation fighter that provides the More
F-35A Lightning IIs from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and F-15C Eagles from the 493rd Fighter Squadron, stand by to take-off for a training sortie at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, Engla More
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is refueled by a 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker during a flight to Estonia, April 25, 2017. The F-35s participat More
Two F-35A Lightning IIs from the 388th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah, and three F-15C Eagles from the 493rd Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, England, fly in formation during a training sortie over the Unite More
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, prepares to be refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, during a training sortie o More