To safely prepare for the arrival of the 48th Fighter Wing's first F-35As later in 2021, the 134th Fighter Squadron and 158th Maintenance Group, Vermont Air National Guard, traveled to Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, to perform tests alongside their Airmen, personnel from the F-35 Joint Program Office and members of the Air Force Research Laboratory. These tests and evaluations were conducted to collect acoustic and bioenvironmental data in protective aircraft shelters specific to the F-35A. It is necessary to determine the parameters of safe shelter operation as the sound and thrust profile differ between airframes. Read more about how they completed the tests on the F-35As.(Read more...)