Story by 2nd Lt. Sharon Cardenas | Seventh Air Force | 03.13.2025
As part of Freedom Shield 25, an annual combined ROK-U.S. military exercise, both nations’ armed forces are working side by side to integrate fifth-generation fighter aircraft into their defense operations. While the U.S. Air Force does not maintain a permanent F-35A Lighting II presence in Korea, a unit of U.S. F-35s has forward-deployed to Cheongju Air Base, ROK, from Kadena Air Base,......
Story by Senior Airman Seleena Muhammad-Ali | 48th Fighter Wing | 07.12.2024
Weapons load crews from the 492nd, 493rd, 494th and 495th Fighter Generation Squadrons competed in a load crew competition on July 12....
Story by Senior Airman Seleena Muhammad-Ali | 48th Fighter Wing | 07.12.2024
Crew chiefs from the 492nd, 493rd, 494th and 495th Fighter Generation Squadrons competed in a dedicated crew chief competition on July 12....
Story by Senior Airman Kayla Barker and Senior Airman Jack Rodgers | 419th Fighter Wing | 06.17.2024
Reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing conducted Multi-Capable Airmen (MCA) training in southern Nevada testing their abilities and broadening their specialties throughout an Agile Combat Employment (ACE) exercise....
Story by Airman 1st Class Abigail Duell | 33rd Fighter Wing | 08.23.2023
The Gorillas with the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, participated in Exercise Northern Lightning from Aug. 7-16....
Story by Airman 1st Class Zachary Nordheim | 325th Fighter Wing | 05.15.2023
The 325th Fighter Wing has begun the process of acquiring new aerospace ground equipment in preparation for the incoming F-35A Lightning II mission. With new equipment ready to go, the 95th Fighter Generation Squadron will continue the checkertail legacy of projecting unrivaled combat airpower with new F-35s expected to arrive August 2023....
Courtesy Story | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 03.15.2022
KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, Japan – U.S. Marines, with Marine Corps Installations Pacific, and Airmen with the 355th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron conducted hot-pit refueling training on Kadena Air Base, March 9....
Story by Micah Garbarino | 388th Fighter Wing | 09.03.2020
The 34th Fighter Squadron, along with Reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing, recently completed a weapons system evaluation here, employing a variety of munitions with the F-35A Lighting II....
