Story by Richard McManus and Capt. Alyssa Letts | 56th Fighter Wing | 01.29.2026
Airmen assigned to Luke Air Force Base and Holloman Air Force Base conducted integrated training between fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft this week to strengthen combat readiness and highlight Luke’s role as the U.S. Air Force’s premier fighter training installation supporting the service’s global F-35 enterprise....
Story by Airman 1st Class Arnet Tamayo | 18th Wing | 01.05.2026
The 356th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, deployed from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to Kadena Air Base, Japan, as part of the U.S. Air Force’s fighter rotation program, regularly integrates with F-35B Lightning II aircraft from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and participates in large-scale exercises like Keen Sword, reinforcing interoperability and strengthening the U.S.–Japan......
Story by Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy | 33rd Fighter Wing | 10.13.2025
Nomad heritage runs deep at the 33rd Fighter Wing and July 14, 2011 marked a turning point in the wing’s evolution. On this day, the wing’s first F-35A Lightning II, tail number 08-0747, arrived at Eglin Air Force Base....
Story by Senior Airman Ashley Talley | 48th Fighter Wing | 10.07.2025
Representatives from the Royal Netherlands Air Force, Royal British Air Force and Navy, Italian Air Force, Belgian Air Force, Royal Danish Air Force and Royal Norwegian Air Force service members joined the 48th Fighter Wing to refine F-35 tactics, advanced maneuvers and maintenance practices....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Pham | 419th Fighter Wing | 09.23.2025
Capt. Mary Kretzer, director of operations for both the 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 4th Fighter Generation Squadron, earned the 2025 Air Force Reserve Command Gen. Lew Allen Jr. Trophy for her exceptional leadership, innovation and impact on aircraft maintenance operations....
Story by Lt. Col. Casey Staheli | 419th Fighter Wing | 09.05.2025
The 419th Fighter Wing completed the Air Force Reserve’s first ever F-35 hot integrated combat turn certifications during a Unit Training Assembly Sept. 6–7, 2025, validating a critical combat capability that combines live refueling and weapons loading on a fifth-generation fighter. The milestone demonstrates a major advancement in Reserve combat readiness, enabling Airmen to rapidly......
Story by Airman 1st Class Amanda Alvarez | 325th Fighter Wing | 06.23.2025
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – U.S. Airmen assigned to multiple squadrons within the 325th Fighter Wing executed the base’s first hot Integrated Combat Turn on an F-35A Lightning II, June 11, 2025, marking a milestone in Tyndall’s capability to generate efficient and lethal air combat sorties....
Story by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez and Staff Sgt. Dwane Young | 18th Wing | 04.08.2025
The F-35A’s from the 355th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Eielson AFB, Alaska, and F-15Es from the 336th EFS, Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina will be integrating with 18th Wing Operations and Maintenance groups along with U.S. allies across the Pacific....
