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2012 05 15 - A Dozen F-35s Now Call Eglin Home
The twelfth F-35 Lightning II destined for the training fleet at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., was ferried today. U.S. Marine Corps pilot Lt. Col. Fred Schenk...
2012 05 10 - Two F-35Bs Ferried to Eglin, Marking 25th DOD Delivery
Two F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) production aircraft were ferried to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., today, marking the 24th and 25th F-35...
2012 05 10 - 200th Flight For F-35B Test Aircraft BF-3
U.S. Marine Corps test pilot Lt. Col. Matthew Kelly flies F-35B test aircraft BF-3 in an Atlantic test range May 3. The 200th test flight for BF-3 measured...
2012 05 09 - Officials Emphasize Commitment to Joint Strike Fighter
Senior leaders from the Air Force and Navy affirmed yesterday that the F-35 joint strike fighter remains the centerpiece of the tactical aircraft program and will play a large part in the services' onging modernization plans...
2012 05 09 - Marine Maintainers
Maintainers with the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-501 watch as the F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighter performs an engine run May 7 at Eglin Air...
2012 05 08 - Vice Admiral David J. Venlet Opening Remarks
My observations and assessments over the past year give me reason to believe the basic aircraft and engine designs are sound and will deliver...
2012 04 21 - F-35 Completes First In-Flight Refueling Mission
with External Weapons
A F-35A Lightning II conventional takeoff and landing aircraft completed the programs first in-flight refueling mission while configured with external...
2012 04 18 - F-35 Team Hits Weapons Testing Mark
After ejecting a 500-pound bomb from F-35B test aircraft BF-3, the test team took a collective breath, and watched as it hurtled toward the concrete...
2012 04 16 - F-35 Training Center Begins Formal Training
While celebrating each F-35 Lightning II arrival, the integrated joint strike fighter training team also recently opened the doors for the first Air Force certification courses on the logistical support behind the nation's newest weapons platform...
2012 04 16 - United Kingdom's First F-35 Makes Inaugural Flight
BK-1, the United Kingdom's first F-35 Lightning II production aircraft, flew its inaugural flight Friday. Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti took the short...
2012 04 12 - F-35A Pilots Complete Eglin's First Formation Flight
Two F-35A Lightning IIs from the 33rd Fighter Wing soar over Eglin Air Force Base's range during the unit's first joint strike fighter formation flight April...
2012 04 12 - Eglin Completes First F-35A Refueling Mission
An F-35A Lightning II from the 33rd Fighter Wing soars alongside a KC-135R Stratotanker and an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the unit's first joint strike...
2012 04 05 - Navy Test Pilot Knows His ABCs
In the alphabet soup of military acronyms and abbreviations, it can be difficult to keep the ABCs straight. Despite the alphabetical hurdles, one Navy test...
2012 04 05 - Navy's Newest Squadron Prepares for New F-35 Fighters
Navy personnel are busy preparing to teach the next generation of Sailors how to work with and fly the newest military aircraft, the F-35C Lightning II...
2012 03 28 - SecAF Visits Edwards F-35 Integrated Test Force
"You continue to make history-literally every day-with the work you do here." These words of affirmation were given by Secretary of the Air Force...
2012 03 28 - U.S. Remains Committed to F-35 Program, Panetta Says
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta yesterday reaffirmed the Defense Department's commitment to the F-35 joint strike fighter program and to...
2012 03 26 - F-35A Completes First Night Refueling Mission
The first night refueling in this history of the F-35 program was completed Thursday at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Piloted by U.S. Air Force Lt. Col...
2012 03 21 - Fuels Flight Ensures JSF Ready for Next Sortie
James Murr, a seven member of the 96th Petroleum Oil and Lubricants flight, refuels the F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter's 18,000 pound internal...
2012 03 20 - F-35 Reaches Critical Juncture After Strong Year, Official Says
The F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter program–the centerpiece of future tactical aviation and a key to implementing new military strategic guidance...
2012 03 20 - House Armed Services Committee Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee Opening Remarks, Vice Admiral David J. Venlet, US Navy, F-35 Program Executive Officer
Thank you Chairman Bartlett, Ranking Member Reyes and members of the committee for inviting me to appear before you today to discuss the F-35...
2012 03 19 - Eglin AFB Conducts First Engine Run on F-35B
Marine Corps Maj. Aric Liberman, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 501 operations officer at the 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla., uses the first...
2012 03 14 - F-35A Completes Second Local Sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Joseph Bachmann successfully piloted the second F-35 local orientation flight in the skies above the Emerald Coast today...
2012 03 06 - F-35 Launch is First Step to Future Air Dominance
No matter what uniform they wear, service members of the 33rd Fighter Wing know the launch of the first F-35 Lightning II flight here March 6 is a small step into the next half century of air dominance...
2012 03 02 - Fifth Generation Fighters Crucial to Air Superiority
The Air Force is the world's most advanced air and space force and, with the
integration of fifth generation aircraft, is gaining new tactical...
2012 02 28 - Air Force Issues Flight Release for Eglin AFB F-35A
Officials at the Aeronautical Systems Center here issued a Military Flight Release today that will allow the F-35A Lightning II fighter to begin initial operations at Eglin AFB, Fla...
2012 02 23 - First F-35B Flight with External Weapons
Over an Atlantic test range, Lockheed Martin test pilot Dan Levin flies F-35B test aircraft BF-2 with external weapons pylons for the first time Feb. 22...
2012 02 21 - British Test Pilot Marks Milestone in the
Joint Combat Aircraft
On Feb. 21, Royal Air Force (RAF) Squadron Leader Jim Schofield became the United Kingdom’s first military test pilot to fly the F-35C, the carrier variant of the Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft...
2012 02 20 - Edwards F-35A Conducts First External Weapons
Test Mission
On Feb. 16, the first external weapons test mission was flown by an F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing (CTOL) aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif...
2012 02 17 - F-35B Marine Corps Major Selected as
Test Pilot of the Year
The test pilot responsible for leading the planning effort for the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter’s initial sea trials in October received accolades for his leadership during a ceremony here Feb. 16...
2012 02 17 - 'Lightning Legacy' Lives On
In 1941 the Lockheed Martin P-38 Lightning launched into service in the U.S. Army Air Corps and was instrumental in the success of American campaigns in World War II...
2012 02 07 - JSF Construction Progresses, Features Updated Design
Work on the new F-35B Joint Strike Fighter hangars is progressing; these hangars are slated to feature many improvements over the AV-8B Harrier hangars currently in use on station...
2012 02 03 - F-35 Jet Returns to Flying at Edwards AFB Feb 3.
AF-1, a F-35 Lightning II, resumed flying Friday, Feb. 3, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., after the Integrated Test Force Team there received and installed the first properly packed parachute head box assembly for its ejection seat from the Martin Baker Aircraft Corporation...
2012 01 26 - JPO Statement on Parachute Packing Irregularity with -21 and -23 Ejections Seats
On 26 January, the F-35 Joint Program Office temporarily suspended high speed ground and flight operations at Edwards AFB, Calif., Eglin AFB, Fla. and Lockheed Martin’s F-35 production facility in Fort Worth, Texas after discovering improperly packed parachutes in affected production and test aircraft...
2012 01 20 - Panetta Lifts F-35 Fighter Variant Probation
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta announced today he’s lifted probation from the Short Takeoff, Vertical Landing variant of the fifth generation F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter which is absolutely vital to maintaining air superiority...
2012 01 20 - JPO Statement as Panetta Lifts STOVL Probation
"Secretary Panetta's decision to take the F-35B Lightning II short takeoff, vertocal landing (STOVL) variant off probation was a hard-earned..."
2012 01 19 - BF-7 Delivered to Eglin Air Force Base
Piloted by U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Joseph Bachman, BF-7 departs Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base at 2:07 p.m. CST on its...
2012 01 18 - F-35A Performs First Night Flight
The first night flight in the history of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Program was completed Wednesday at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif...
2012 01 11 - F-35B Maintainer Trains to be Part of Aviation History
As the Marine Corps celebrates its
centennial of aviation this year, a member of the 33d Fighter Wing
became a part of that history having recovered the first F-35B Lightning
II, here, Jan. 11...
2012 01 11 - Marine Corps Welcomes First F-35B Aircraft to its Fleet
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...
2012 01 05 - 2nd MAW Plans to Revolutionize
Marine Aviation with F-35B
In keeping with th its highest traditions, Marine Corps aviation has been and will continue to expand throughout the next year...
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